Head coach of the Montreal Canadiens Martin St. Louis Offers Wise Counsel to Up-and-Coming Players.

Martin St. Louis, head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, gives his young players insightful counsel.
He stresses that players should not take themselves too seriously and should instead concentrate on what they can control.
St. Louis encourages players to bounce back from setbacks by fostering mental toughness and resilience.
Martin St. Louis, the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, has received recognition for his kind and encouraging leadership style. Recently, St. Louis gave his young players five pieces of advice. They emphasized the value of not taking themselves too seriously, moving on from bad days, seeing setbacks as teaching opportunities, and concentrating on what they can control. His upbeat and supportive demeanor, emphasis on education, promotion of mental toughness and resilience, present-centered methodology.

After allowing nine goals to the Boston Bruins, the Montreal Canadiens’ defensive ranking fell from 24th to 28th, continuing a recent trend of giving up a lot of goals. To help with the defensive problems, they have called up Arber Xhekaj from the AHL. Against physical opponents like the Ottawa Senators, Xhekaj’s style of play is thought to be advantageous.