Copy paste. c command, v command. Martin St-Louis didn’t use the language of a computer scientist, but it was his key message to his players hours before the game against the Arizona Coyotes.
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The Canadian, who won the Penguins 3-2 in overtime in Montreal on Monday, will be looking to play a second good game in a row.
“We talked about that this morning,” St-Louis said. Can we repeat that? Can we understand what we did in the last game to be successful? Does that mean we’re going to win? I do not know. But it will help us win. It remains a group decision. We know how we should play. We have to come back and do it again. »
Like the Habs, the Coyotes are in a rebuilding phase. Since the start of the season, André Tourigny’s band has recorded one win and two losses. The “Yotes” beat the Maple Leafs 4-2 in their last game on Monday in Toronto.
Like St-Louis, Tourigny is not too enthusiastic about the concept of reconstruction. He wants to establish a good culture in his young team. When asked about his rivals of the night, the Habs head coach admitted the two teams live similar realities.
“I know they have a young team,” he replied. Coach Tourigny wants to help the culture of the Coyotes. It takes patience. They want to see improvements. We’re kind of in the same boat. Sometimes you can get lost in the result, you can’t just look at it. »
No change
The CH are using the same formation as in the last game against the Penguins, except for the return of Jake Allen in front of the net.
Michael Pezzetta, Rem Pitlick and Corey Schueneman will follow the game from the press catwalk. For Pezzetta he falls out for the fifth time in a row.
“I’ll keep in touch with him,” St-Louis said. It is important to be transparent and tell the truth. It’s hard not to play, it’s not a job I like. It’s the elephant in our room. We know there are 14 forwards. There are two extras and Army (Joel Armia) will be returning shortly. »
Canada squad at practice on Thursday morning:
attacker
- Caufield Suzuki Monahan
- Dadonov-Dvorak-Gallagher
- Drouin-Dach-Anderson
- Slafkovsky-Evans-Hoffman
defender
- Guhle Savard
- Harris-Kovacevic
- Xhekaj-Wideman
Guardian