Change alert for the Canadiens, and head coach Martin St-Louis would officially be the one who possibly made the decision

As we reported earlier, Trevor Letowski told reporters last night that, even though he is away from the team to take care of his family, Martin St-Louis is constantly in contact with the coaches.

He is still very involved in the day-to-day of the team and in decision-making, which is obviously positive.

During the last game against the Calgary Flames, the defensive pairings were as follows (and were chosen by Martin St-Louis before his departure).


Michael Matheson - Kaiden Guhle

Arber Xhekaj - David Savard

Jordan Harris - Jayden Struble

However, yesterday during the live practice in Edmonton and in anticipation of the game against the powerful Oilers, the pairings were changed:

Matheson - Guhle

Xhekaj - Savard

Struble and Harris in rotation - Kovacevic

Details here:


So it seems that a change will be made to the lineup (on defense) for tonight's game, and it looks like Johnatan Kovacevic will be reinserted into the lineup in place of Struble or Harris.

If we go by Trevor Letowski's recent statements, it could be believed that this is a decision that comes directly from Martin St-Louis, from his home!

This is obviously quite unusual, but it shows how much Martin is a true enthusiast and continues to follow the team very closely despite everything.

The rotation on defense continues.