Mr Viral
For the first time in a few years, the Canadians find themselves in a position to play meaningful hockey in March. The club is in the midst of a playoff push, and they are fully invested.
And clearly, the fans in the city won’t complain about it after tougher years.
That being said, it also means that the intensity is high… and that the guys have a shorter fuse. And today, during practice, TVA Sports cameras captured images that show things got heated between Patrik Laine and Juraj Slafkovský.
In short, Slaf and Laine took part in a puck retrieval exercise… and the Slovak gave it his all, so much so that Laine fell and saw his skate blade get damaged.
And it really didn’t make him happy.
Oups! https://t.co/v5w28a0kDV
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) March 6, 2025
Of course, we shouldn’t blow it out of proportion: the two guys were caught up in the intensity of the moment and it led to a small skirmish. No, they’re not at war: it’s an isolated incident that happens when the intensity and emotions are raised a notch within a team.
That being said, it does show one thing: seeing the guys give it their all and being emotionally invested is a clear sign that they’re fully committed to the project of making the playoffs. We can think that Jake Evans’ contract extension yesterday showed the group that the managers believe in them… and they want to give them reason to.
The important thing now will be to control these emotions. And that’s also part of the learning process: that’s why it’s good to see the Canadiens playing important games in March.
But clearly, intensity is not lacking in practice. And that’s a good thing.
In rafale
– A goal for Logan Mailloux.
Logan Mailloux gives the Rocket a 3-goal lead with a clever deflection in the slot! #GoRocket on RDS pic.twitter.com/kXF9TJUI9g
— RDS (@RDSca) March 6, 2025
– Wow.
Dowd hits the wall Lafrenière pic.twitter.com/72OxkeOysd
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) March 6, 2025
– Interesting.
«It will be more difficult and painful» for Canadian teams https://t.co/a23mEojskj
— TVA Sports (@TVASports) March 5, 2025
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