It's officially the big return of Martin St-Louis with the Canadiens, and he will be present against the Avalanche tomorrow

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David St-Jean
March 25, 2024 (7:27 PM)

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We have been eagerly awaiting this news, and it's now confirmed. Less than 24 hours after Trevor Letowski's first win, Martin St-Louis is back with the team and will be behind the bench on Tuesday against the Avalanche.

This is excellent news for the entire team and the fans, but especially for his son, who we hope is doing better. We are really happy for his family.

"DENVER � The Canadiens announced on Monday that head coach Martin St-Louis will return to the bench for Tuesday's game against the Colorado Avalanche.

St-Louis, who had been away from the team since March 16 to be with his family, has rejoined the Canadiens on Monday in Denver. Assistant coach Trevor Letowski had assumed the team's head coaching duties during St-Louis' absence.

«I'd like to thank Geoff Molson, Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes, along with Trevor Letowski, our players, coaches, and hockey operations staff for fully understanding and facilitating my need to be with my family for the past several days,» St-Louis said upon his return to the team. «Everyone within the Canadiens organization has been very supportive of my wife Heather and me [...]"

- Montreal Canadiens

We see that the coach has already made an announcement to thank everyone for their support during his absence. Although we don't have more details about the reasons for his absence, the fact that he is back is very reassuring.