“Laine, ça lui tentait pas”: Félix Séguin believes young people must not like it

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Patrik Laine’s second period in Game #2 against the Capitals won’t go down in history for all the right reasons. It’s the talk of the town today, and everyone has something to say about the usefulness – or otherwise – of #92 in Montreal.

This morning, I wrote that his talent no longer makes up for his disinterest, lack of effort and 5-on-5 play. For the sake of the club’s culture, this must be the end of the Laine experiment.

Over the course of the day, many called for him to be left out of the lineup for the third game and doubted his future with the Habs.

Michel Bergeron, however, made no bones about it during TVA Sports’ pre-game show. The tiger hopes that the Finn will no longer wear the Tricolore jersey.

“He’s invisible. Laine from the start, he’s the only one who can’t stop and start (go). He never stops, he skates all the time, he skates in circles, but he doesn’t skate fast. I think it was a good decision [to bench him], and I’d like him to have played his last game with the Habs

– Michel Bergeron

However, the former coach wasn’t the only one to come down hard on Patrik Laine today on TVA. The match commentator himself, Félix Séguin, was on TVA Nouvelles, and he too talked about team culture.

“Patrik Laine was disinterested, it didn’t appeal to him. That’s a huge criticism I’d level at him, because there are young Canadiens players who watch him go and say to themselves, that’s not how you play in the playoffs “.

– Félix Séguin


I find it interesting to see him talk from the perspective of the team’s youngsters, who shouldn’t be negatively influenced, but who aren’t crazy either. They can see that it’s not working. Lane Hutson must be happy to have the option of throwing to left field, but fully aware of the lack of effort.

Félix Séguin is normally more cautious in his analyses and opinions as the club’s official commentator. He doesn’t often make outings like this one. For him to drop a juicy one like this on Laine, it’s really not working.

Add to that his 2-3 viruses this season…

Free translation: if you don’t feel like playing field hockey – especially in the playoffs – you’re not cut out to play in Montreal.

In a gust

– Has Laine been given too much rope?

– Newhook, a fraud on the second trio.

– The Quebecer almost tops the podium of the NBA’s best defensive players.