The Montreal Canadiens hire Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis
After an abysmal first half to the 2021-22 season, the Montreal Canadiens made the decision to walk away from head coach Dominique Ducharme on Wednesday. As if that news wasn't big enough for the franchise, the subsequent announcement that came out late Wednesday afternoon was even more significant.
Per The Athletic's Julian McKenzie, the Montreal Canadiens have brought in the legend himself, Hall of Famer Martin St. Louis, as the club's interim head coach. Take that in for a moment.
St. Louis retired back in 2015 after playing 17 NHL seasons and winning a Stanley Cup with the Tampa Bay Lightning back in 2003-04. He has won several individual awards as well, including 3 Lady Byng Trophies, 2 Art Ross Trophies, a Hart Trophy and a Ted Lindsay Award.
While St. Louis certainly has a winning pedigree as a player, we don't yet know what he'll be able to do coaching in the NHL ranks - especially in a pressure cooker of a market like Montreal.
The good news for Marty is that, since the Habs have pretty much already hit rock bottom, it can't get much worse.
