What Martin St-Louis' comments on Kapanen reveal about Demidov and Slafkovsky's roles
In an important week for the Montreal Canadiens, Martin St-Louis spoke about Oliver Kapanen and Ivan Demidov in a positive way.
As he has accustomed us to over the past few years, Martin St-Louis was very calm and his words were well chosen, suggesting that the best is yet to come for the young duo of the Tricolore.
We are beginning to understand that the two young forwards are starting to change the Canadiens' offensive dynamic. He talks about confidence, but especially about development.
If there is one player on the Canadiens who has improved since last spring, it is Kapanen. The way these two players support each other in situations that require strong play-reading and a lot of maturity is impressive.
For now, St-Louis does not want to reveal everything. He prefers to let the young players progress at their own pace. But you can sense that something is being built.
Kapanen stabilizes Demidov according to the Canadiens' analysis
St-Louis' first quote clearly showed what he sees in his duo. He explained:
"I feel Kapi has allowed me to not protect Demi against other teams. It's also that Demi has showed me that he can be trusted out there on both sides but I think Kapi helps that a lot.
Kapi is always in a good spot to protect that calculated risk that Demi will take sometimes."
- MSL via Habs On Reddit
Kapi is always in a good spot to protect that calculated risk that Demi will take sometimes."
- MSL via Habs On Reddit
In my opinion, a relationship of trust is developing between St-Louis and his second center.
Since the addition of Slaf, the Canadiens are discovering a combination that could become very useful in the coming weeks.
And I believe this dynamic could become a real advantage for the Canadiens in tight games, which gives me a lot of hope for what's ahead.
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