{"id":643390,"date":"2026-08-15T12:18:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/643390\/"},"modified":"2026-08-15T12:18:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-15T12:18:25","slug":"latest-report-makes-the-canadiens-plan-for-martin-st-louis-increasingly-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/643390\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest report makes the Canadiens’ plan for Martin St-Louis increasingly clear"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Photo credit: Eric Bolte-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

The Montreal Canadiens could soon take care of one of their biggest pieces of business this summer.<\/p>\n

A contract extension for Martin St-Louis appears increasingly likely and imminent.<\/p>\n

The head coach will enter next season in the final year of his deal. And very few coaches begin a season without an extension already in place.<\/p>\n

Montreal Gazette journalist Stu Cowan believes a four-year agreement would make perfect sense.<\/p>\n

The logic is simple. Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes signed five-year extensions last year; a four-year deal for St-Louis would align all three contracts.<\/p>\n

St-Louis’ track record gives him a strong case.<\/p>\n

Since February 2022, the Canadiens have improved every season, going from 55 points to 106 last season.<\/p>\n

That was followed by two straight playoff appearances.<\/p>\n

Jeff Gorton has also described that steady progress as exceptional, something rarely seen in the NHL (yes, Martin St-Louis is in Montreal for the long haul).<\/p>\n

Canadiens stability under Martin St-Louis makes an extension the logical next step<\/p>\n

His longevity is impressive, too.<\/p>\n

Without much fanfare, Martin St-Louis is now the fourth-longest-tenured head coach in the league, behind Jon Cooper, Jared Bednar and Rod Brind’Amour.<\/p>\n

That kind of stability behind the bench is valuable.<\/p>\n

In a league where coaches are replaced quickly, keeping yours sends a strong message to the locker room. Especially when St-Louis’ message is still clearly getting through to the players.<\/p>\n

With results like these, it would be surprising to see management let this situation drag on.<\/p>\n

An official announcement in the coming days is clearly the most logical and likely scenario.<\/p>\n

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Latest report makes the Canadiens’ plan for Martin St-Louis increasingly clear<\/p>\n

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