Martin St-Louis, Jeff Gorton, and Kent Hughes: They often argue among the three of them.

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Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes, and Martin St-Louis form an interesting trio within the Montreal Canadiens organization.

It will soon be 3 years (early February) since they began working together, and we are starting to see results over the past few weeks.

The Canadiens have been winning lately, after all.

Jean-Charles Lajoie (TVA Sports) had the opportunity to sit down with the Canadiens’ GM recently to conduct an interview, and there was one aspect in Hughes’ comments that caught my attention.

We know that Hughes, Gorton, and St-Louis are three guys who are competitive by nature… And perhaps that’s also the reason why the three often argue.

However, that’s not a bad thing because it allows them to push each other. They all have the same goal, which is to make the team win.

On the other hand, listening to Hughes, maybe Gorton should be more open about some ideas (hehe)… But the GM is right in saying that it’s beneficial for the club’s work environment:

Jeff Gorton says my middle name is “disagreement”. I don’t mind!

A good work environment encourages differing opinions. – Kent Hughes

Note that the Journal de Montréal has also written on the subject:

If everyone always agreed, there would be a problem.

No one would challenge whether it’s really the right decision… And it would limit the organization’s potential because the opinion of multiple leaders is (often) better than that of a single person.

This works in any job field.

Note that Kent Hughes also stated in the interview that he thinks his players look more “business-like” than before, and it makes sense because that comes with time.

The players are older, they are slowly gaining maturity… And now, they are able to taste success.

They are in a good position, and even though they know it, we don’t see the team panicking on the ice for some reason. We often saw the Canadiens collapse last year after giving up two or three quick goals to the opponent, but it’s different now because the guys are confident.

This also comes with the new culture that has been established within the organization.

After all, the atmosphere is good in the locker room because the players play for each other, and we must commend the work of the coaches and executives at this level.

It starts from the top, after all.

In Brief

– The guys are having fun with the Rocket.

– A little slap on the wrist for the Kings player.

– Good.