{"id":429395,"date":"2026-01-26T19:53:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:53:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/429395\/"},"modified":"2026-01-26T19:53:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-26T19:53:16","slug":"martin-st-louis-abruptly-stops-practice-midway-after-losing-patience-with-his-players-effort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/429395\/","title":{"rendered":"Martin St-Louis abruptly stops practice midway after losing patience with his players’ effort"},"content":{"rendered":"


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A striking scene unfolded during the Montreal Canadiens’ practice in Brossard.<\/p>\n

For one of the rare times this season, head coach Martin St-Louis literally lost his patience and temporarily stopped practice, on two separate occasions, to send a serious message to his players.<\/p>\n

Personally, I like seeing that!<\/p>\n

Practice had just gotten underway when Martin St-Louis had to stop play (twice) because he wasn’t satisfied with his players’ effort.<\/p>\n

The coach didn’t look very patient this morning, and that’s understandable given the recent results.<\/p>\n

– Marc-Olivier Cook<\/p>\n

A striking scene involving head coach Martin St-Louis, live from Brossard<\/p>\n

Martin St-Louis did in fact put practice on pause, twice, and the message was clear. It had just gotten started when the coach shut everything down.<\/p>\n

We saw a group that wasn’t showing the expected level of effort, and St-Louis didn’t let it drag on.<\/p>\n

He restarted the drill, then abruptly stopped it again a few minutes later.<\/p>\n

Let’s call it like it is: this morning, he wasn’t in the mood to joke around.<\/p>\n

When it happens that quickly in a session, it sends a signal to everyone, not just the targeted player.<\/p>\n

The Montreal Canadiens are in a stretch where every detail matters, and the atmosphere in Brossard reflects that.<\/p>\n

A practice is often a mirror of what you want to fix, period. In this case, it was a drill where puck protection simply wasn’t there.<\/p>\n

St-Louis took several long minutes to speak directly, eye to eye, with his guys.<\/p>\n

A Montreal Canadien that wants to move forward doesn’t have the luxury of floating, even in practice-especially after the meltdown against the Boston Bruins last Saturday.<\/p>\n

Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n

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Martin St-Louis abruptly stops practice midway after losing patience with his players’ effort<\/p>\n

Do you like seeing this kind of emotion from Martin St-Louis?<\/p>\n

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