What Martin St-Louis' comments on Kapanen reveal about Demidov and Slafkovsky's roles
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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
In my opinion, a relationship of trust is developing between St-Louis and his second center.
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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