“I don’t know how long I’ll be here.” – Martin St. Louis

Martin St. Louis has just begun his second full season at the helm of the Montreal Canadiens.

In an interview with Jean-Charles Lajoie on Thursday, the coach explained how he revolutionized his profession by enhancing communication.

“You can’t look too much at things that have been done elsewhere, because you don’t have the context. You don’t know what the question is. If you ask a lot of players who played with me, they will tell you that Martin talked a lot about hockey. I talked a lot with My teammates. As a coach, it’s a little bit the same. I try not to give them too much and guide them to the answer. I like to have discussions and find out what they’re thinking.

In this topic, the Montreal team captain told how he was able to revive the careers of Kirby Dutch, Mike Matheson and Alex Newhook.

“These are new beginnings. They have no history with us, so we have no say in them. They arrive and can breathe better. You saw this with Kirby last year. We see it with Newhook this year. It’s the same with Matheson. It could be the role, the playing style or “The approach. It’s a combination of a lot of work, but it all has to start with the players.”

In a response that leaves room for interpretation, St. Louis said that the most important thing to him is the legacy he will leave for the Canadiens, the day he leaves the team.

“I don’t know how long I will be the coach here. My goal is to leave the team in a better position than when I arrived. I don’t know yet what it all means and it doesn’t bother me, but I love directing.”

No matter what happens, the Canadiens coach says he will never deviate from the plan.

“We don’t want to rush anything. If you want to do everything quickly, are you going to do the right things? You have to go at the right speed. Your team talks to you and tells you if they are ready for other things. And if not, why rush?”

Watch the interview in question in the video above.