"I loved my six seasons in Montreal. There were ups and downs; it was a great place for me. I think the last two years helped me develop my game today. I'm really looking forward to coming back and having dinner with some CH players, and my family will be attending the game. It's going to be special; you think it's a game like any other, but it's not. Since November, I've been looking at the date."
"It's hard to pinpoint just one thing (to explain why he didn't perform at his best in Montreal), but there was a moment when I was afraid of making mistakes. I wasn't comfortable with my game, and I was thinking about too many things.
In my first game, I thought I was ready, but that wasn't the case. It took me years to understand [the pressure]. But I believe that in the last two years, Martin St-Louis has helped me a lot with all that, just playing hockey and not worrying about what people thought of me. The fans have been extraordinary with me despite everything."
Jonathan Drouin via TVA Sports