BROSSARD – The Canadiens skated on the Bell Sports Advanced on Wednesday morning before their sport against the Maple Leafs.
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Following the on-ice session, forwards Phillip Danault and Jake Evans, and intervening time head coach Dominique Ducharme spoke with reporters through Zoom.
Listed below are a few highlights from their respective chats:
Danault on Jonathan Drouin‘s insist:
“It’s miles a stressful insist. I could per chance per chance per chance reasonably no longer clarify and accumulate into fundamental aspects; it be his internal most existence. It’s completely no longer evident. I comprehend it, too. I am a Quebecer and I know what it potential to play in Montreal. It’s stressful for me to comment, I function no longer are attempting to build up into fundamental aspects. He’s a spacious section of our crew and we’re sad for Jo.”
Danault on the stress of taking half in in Montreal:
“There are many highs and lows in Montreal, there’s no pleased medium. When the entirety is going well, you may per chance per chance per chance per chance even be very pleased and the entirety is mighty. When issues don’t look like going besides, it be more stressful. As a participant, we already attach aside a range of stress on ourselves. I would teach it gets amplified in Montreal. We so are attempting to function well and attach aside on the jersey with pleasure. It’s an added stress we placed on our shoulders. Infrequently, it becomes more stressful on the ice and off it. These don’t look like the types of issues we are in a position to retain a watch on.”
Video: Phillip Danault on Jonathan Drouin’s absence
Evans on taking half in on a line with Eric Staal:
“He talks lots on the bench. I mediate we’re rising some some nice chemistry. He’s this type of considerable participant; he’s played in this League for some time and he true is conscious of where to be. He’s so staunch on the puck and if truth be told suitable on faceoffs, too, so he’s a easy guy to play with.”
Video: Jake Evans on taking half in with Eric Staal
Evans on his reaction to news of the Staal alternate:
“When that alternate took place, it became level-headed in my hands to play my sport and if I played well sufficient, hopefully I could per chance per chance per chance accumulate these opportunities. It’s miles the identical mindset now when I accumulate reduction in the lineup: strive and make certain that that it be no longer your final one, and bewitch a examine and accumulate that different again and again again. So, every sport, I’m going in and attempting to level to myself and level to to the coaches and to the crew that I in overall is an acceptable participant on this crew and include a certain impact.”
Ducharme on Drouin:
“I am no longer going in fundamental aspects. The true ingredient I wish for him is that he takes care of himself. We’re with him, we’re supporting him, his teammates strengthen him. We’re a crew and we’ll remain a crew.”
Video: Dominique Ducharme on Jonathan Drouin’s predicament
Ducharme on the human facet of the sport:
“I search the advice of with my gamers day-to-day, I maintain to know how they’re feeling. Our role is to build up the explicit out of them. We’re here to assist them, insist them, and assist them reach their fleshy potential. But we’re additionally here for other folks. I’ve the least bit times acted the identical formula with Jonathan as with any assorted participant. We’re here to augment them and we’ll the least bit times be there for them.”
