SAD NEWS:Habs Nation headcoach Martins St-Louis Turns Down $4.6Million deal offer due to….
On February 9, 2022, the Montreal Canadiens replaced Dominique Ducharme, who had just guided the team to the Stanley Cup Final, with Martin St-Louis. To view the embedded media, view the original article. All but four other teams have fired and hired new coaches since taking over the Canadiens on that chilly February day, propelling St-Louis to the top of the NHL’s list of head coaches with the longest
It is interesting to note that during St-Louis’ tenure with Montreal, only Bednar has won the Stanley Cup, defeating Cooper in the 2022 Final. In the meantime, Brind’Amour has not yet guided the Hurricanes to the Final, and Sullivan has won twice (in 2016 and 2017), matching Cooper in 2020 and 2021.
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Regarding St-Louis’ place among his active peers, he currently ranks 11th in career wins (75) and needs the Canadiens to get at least 25 in 2024-25 to reach 100 for his career.
But with 100 losses in two and a half seasons, he is seventh in terms of losses. St-Louis would come in sixth, but the current leader in this area is Lindy Ruff (Buffalo), who returned to coaching and has 432 career points.
