Le Canadien | Still a few hours of uncertainty

In 15 seasons in the National League, Martin St-Louis knows all the types of date limit of transactions.

He himself was swapped in 2014, passing Lightning to the Rangers, who was three months later in the Stanley Cup final. But there were also some who remained in Tampa when the Lightning was in vogue. For example, in 2008, when Brad Richards and Vaclav Prospal were exchanged.

“It’s hard for the whole world, admis St-Louis, met after the mat training of the CH, Monday, in view of the match of the evening against the Bruins de Boston. Tu perds des gars proches dans ta ta quotidienne vie. When Ritchie was exchanged Dallas, he was Ensemble for 6-7 years, having won the Cup. This is the end of a team. It’s hard for the guys who part, but it’s also for the guys who stay, to lose that guy who’s seen every day. »

The Canadian did not have Brad Richards to exchange this year, but he could even lose some items here at 3pm, Monday. The attacker Artturi Lehkonen and the defender Brett Kulak come to the top of the list of the most “easy” players to exchange, especially because they are at the end of the contract.

“It’s a guy that everyone loves in the team, an intelligent player,” defender Joel Edmundson wrote. It can play anywhere in the formation, it’s a Swiss couture that has played a big role in our recent career series. For a month, he has really raised his game level. »

St-Louis insisted on the need to leave the management of the team “doing its job”. But in order to speak, we must hope to keep a relatively intact formation. After all, this group has been showing a 9-6-2 record since its arrival, an impressive record especially considering that the CH has lost its first three matches under the new coach.

“It’s what made this difficult day, a car that has been successful for a while,” St-Louis noted. I did not know what to expect when arriving, but I was very impressed by this group. »

The Petry case

The transaction market is mainly packaged for the defenders, several of them reporting the choice of 1^is and of 2^e Tours for their team.

That said, Jeff Petry, a defender that Kent Hughes is openly seeking to swap, has less chance of generating a frenzy in the marketplace, just in case his well-contracted contract for three other seasons.

The chances are good that Petry will end the season in Montreal. In this case, St-Louis assures that the number 26 will not “contaminate” the locker room.

“Better a poor horse than no horse at all,” he recalled. Once 15 h arrives, you can do nothing more, you have to go ahead. Op va essayer de l’encadrer et de l’aider. It’s a guy capable of giving us very good Minutes. »

Gallagher malade et absent

On the patio, there was an absence this Monday morning, but it was apparently not because a transaction took place. It’s Brendan Gallagher who’s missing the call.

Oder, the team indicated that Gallagher was ill, but that he was not related to COVID-19.

Of the rest, Lehkonen and others Kulak were well and truly present, at least five hours from the end of the transaction period.

We note that Guardian Price’s guard took part in the day’s exercise, as did the injured Tyler Pitlick, David Savard and Kale Clague.