Juraj Slafkovsky Responds Publicly to Martin St-Louis' Decision to Demote Him
In a press conference, the young Montreal Canadiens forward, Juraj Slafkovsky, publicly responded to his head coach, Martin St-Louis.
And frankly, the young Slovak had exactly the right attitude.
As you probably know, things stirred up within the team yesterday.
First, Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach were demoted to the fourth line during the morning practice. Then, Martin St-Louis clearly sent a message to both players during his press conference.. (especially to Slafkovsky).
«He needs to push harder»
- Martin St-Louis, on Juraj Slafkovsky.
In short, when Slafkovsky was questioned about it, the young forward wearing number 20 responded very well.
Juraj Slafkovsky responds to Martin St-Louis after yesterday's events and his demotion to the fourth line with Kirby Dach
Here's what Stu Cowan reported:
Juraj Slafkovsky, who has one goal this season and no goals in his last 13 games, on getting demoted to the fourth line tonight by head coach Martin St. Louis
«He saw how I was playing and it's well-deserved.»
That's exactly the kind of response you want from your young player, but now he needs to act and correct course quickly.
Juraj Slafkovsky, the first overall pick in 2022, is now 20 years old. The 6 foot 3, 225-pound forward has accumulated 11 points in 17 games this season after tallying 50 points, including 20 goals, in 82 games last season.
Let's not forget he's under contract with the team until 2033.
Do you believe Slafkovsky will bounce back and surpass 50 points this season for the Canadiens?
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Less than 50 | 874 | 63 % |
50-60 | 459 | 33.1 % |
60-70 | 40 | 2.9 % |
More than 70 | 15 | 1.1 % |
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