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Martin St-Louis loses his cool post-game and repeats the same answer five times to all questions

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Daniel Lucente
December 1, 2024  (11:18)
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Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis speaks to the media post-game
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Montreal Canadiens coach Martin St-Louis was in no mood to speak with reporters following his team's loss, and he pulled a John Tortorella style presser.

The Canadiens lost their 12th regulation game of the season in a 4-3 loss to the Rangers in New York.

Trailing 3-1 entering the third period, Montreal rallied with an early goal from Cole Caufield and a clutch equalizer by captain Nick Suzuki with under six minutes to play.

But their comeback hopes were dashed when Kaapo Kakko scored the game-winner on a Rangers power play with less than a minute left. The winning goal was sure controversial.

Replays, though, showed Canadien forward Joel Armia getting blatantly tripped by Will Cuylle the split second before he set up Kakko with a pass out of the slot, an instance that had fans and analysts alike, quickly point out the no-call for a penalty, right after the NHL pushed out the goal on social media.

Frustration wasn't limited to fans. Canadiens head coach Martin St-Louis, clearly irked, addressed reporters after the game but offered only one repeated response to their questions.

«I loved our game, but I'm not going to talk about the refs.»

- Martin St-Louis


He delivered this message in both English and French before ending the press conference after multiple similar exchanges.

While St-Louis' comments appeared to be directed at the officiating, he carefully avoided any direct criticism of the referees, no doubt to avoid a fine from the league.

Whether his subtle jab will draw any response from NHL commissioner Gary Bettman remains to be seen. Stay tuned for any fallout.

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