The dawn of the Martin St. Louis era started with another Montreal Canadiens loss, but as losses go, it wasn’t that bad. They outshot, out-chanced, and largely outplayed the Washington Capitals, and better goaltending or conversion on their scoring chances could have yielded a different result. There were some very encouraging signs from this game.
Most importantly, it was the best game that Cole Caufield has played all season.
Development is key in this failed season, and it was a key term in the press conference introducing St. Louis as the team’s new coach.