Монреаль Канадиенс багийн дасгалжуулагч Мартин Сент-Луис шинэ улирлын өмнөх бэлтгэлийн төлөвлөгөө болон бүрэлдэхүүний өөрчлөлтийн талаар байр сууриа илэрхийлэв.
Монреаль Канадиенс баг NHL-ийн шинэ улирлын бэлтгэлээ лхагва гарагт эхлүүлсэн ч тоглогчид биеийн хүчний хүнд сорилтуудад оролцолгүйгээр зөвхөн эмнэлгийн үзлэгт хамрагдлаа. Дасгалжуулагч Мартин Сент-Луис бэлтгэлийн хуваарийг өмнөх жилүүдээс илүү оновчтой болгож, 57 тоглогчийг А, В, С гэсэн гурван хэсэгт хуваан сургуулилт хийлгэхээр болжээ. Пүрэв гарагт эхлэх мөсөн дээрх бэлтгэлийн үеэр Торонто Мэйпл Лифс багтай хийх тоглолтуудад оролцох бүрэлдэхүүнийг тодорхой болгох юм.
Багийн хоёрдугаар эгнээний төвийн тоглогчийн байрлал дээр хэн тоглох нь одоогоор тодорхойгүй байна. Дасгалжуулагч Сент-Луис энэ байрлалд Кирби Дак, Оливер Капанен болон Алекс Ньюхук нарын сонголтууд байгааг онцлоод, ямар ч тоглогч талбайн бүхий л хэсэгт тэнцвэртэй тоглолт үзүүлэх чадвартай байх ёстойг санууллаа. Тэрээр Ник Сузукиг нэгдүгээр төвийн тоглогчоор баталгаажуулсан бол бусад байрлалуудыг тухайн тоглогчийн ур чадвар болон хамгаалалт, довтолгооны үүрэг гүйцэтгэх чадамжид тулгуурлан шийдвэрлэхээ илэрхийлжээ.
Арбер Шекайн хувьд хамгаалагчийн үүргээ илүү сайжруулах шаардлагатай байгааг дасгалжуулагч дурдсан бөгөөд түүнийг довтолгооны бүсэд тоглуулахыг үгүйсгэхгүй ч энэ нь үндсэн сонголт биш гэдгийг тодотгов. Монреаль Канадиенс багийнхан Броссард дахь цогцолборт бэлтгэлээ үргэлжлүүлэх бөгөөд ирэх даваа гарагт А хэсгийнхэн Труа-Ривьерт бэлтгэл хийхээр төлөвлөжээ.
Дэлгэрэнгүйг эх сурвалжаас харах
↓Эх сурвалжийг нээх ↓
The Montreal Canadiens’ training camp opened on Wednesday, but there were no on-ice sessions scheduled, unlike previous years, and thanks to the new CBA, players didn’t have to face grueling physical tests. On Wednesday, all they had to do was undergo medical tests. While they were doing that, coach Martin St-Louis was back in the conference room fielding questions from the media.
The bench boss made it clear he’s happy the camp is streamlined and won’t last as long as it did before; St-Louis wants to hit the ground running. From the start, we’ll see the 57 players invited to camp split into three teams: A, B, and C.
Canadiens: More On The Newhook Contract
Canadiens: The Big Question With The Xhekaj Contract
Canadiens’ Bolduc Thought It Was Important To Stay As Long As Possible
On Thursday, Team A will hit the ice first at 10:30 AM and will feature the players who will take on the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre on Saturday night. Team B, who’ll practice at 11:50 AM, will feature the players who will take on the Leafs at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday evening. As for Team C, it will take to the ice at 1:00 PM,
While the coach was very forthcoming last season in telling the media that Kirby Dach would be starting camp as the second-line center, he made no such declaration this time around. St-Louis played it safe, saying his team has some good depth and some options. He didn’t go as far as naming those options, but one can imagine they include Oliver Kapanen, Kirby Dach, and Alex Newhook. Despite how last season’s playoffs ended, it would be surprising if they considered Jake Evans. What is the pilot looking for in a second-line center? That he was willing to share:
You have to be pretty good on draws. Guys who play center usually need a good computer and to complement other players; there’s not just one thing. Suzuki is our first center; there’s no debate on that, but looking at the other spots in the lineup, I don’t see it as: this is the first line, this is the second line, this is the third line. I don’t see it that way. I think we have a lot of depth, and of course some lines have more opportunities to provide offence, while others are relied on more to contribute defensively, but that doesn’t mean they don’t play offensively and our top guys don’t play defensively. So, you ask me what I want from a center who perhaps plays with more offensive players: I want him to have a balanced game, to be able to do pretty much everything on the ice.
– St-Louis on what he needs from a second-line center
Given how short the camp is, the first player that the Habs try in that position may very well be the one St-Louis sees as the frontrunner right now. We’ll see when the three groups hit the ice on Thursday.
Unsurprisingly, St-Louis was also asked about the possibility of playing Arber Xhekaj as a forward, and you could tell that’s not his first choice. He said he wouldn’t be afraid to do it, especially if Xhekaj wasn’t going to play as a defenseman on a given night and the Habs had injuries up front, but he added that he’s first and foremost a defenseman and could still improve in that role.
As things stand, the Habs are set to practice at the CN Sports complex in Brossard on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. On Monday, Team A will be practising in Trois-Rivières, while Teams B and C will be in Brossard. The players will have a day off on Tuesday, then return to practice in Brossard on Wednesday the 23rd, Thursday the 24th, Friday the 25th, and Saturday the 26th.
Follow Karine on X@KarineHainsBluesky@karinehains.bsky.socialand Threads@karinehains.
BookmarkThe Hockey News Canadiens’ pagefor all the news and happenings around the Canadiens.
Join the discussion bysigning up to the Canadiens’ roundtableon The Hockey News.
