Martin St. Louis Torches the Officials Repeats Same Fiery Answer to Five Questions in One-Minute Presser
Martin St. Louis was very coy in his post-game remarks this evening as he refused to answer questions normally after the loss.
His team dropped their 12th game in regulation this season by a final score of 4-3 in New York.
The Canadiens were down 3-1 going into the final frame, but they got a goal from Cole Caufield early in the period and captain Nick Suzuki tied it up with under 6 minutes left to make it a new game.
Unfortunately, while the Canadiens were playing well, they would give up the lead with a Rangers powerplay goal from Kappo Kakko with under a minute left, all but sealing their fate.
That being said, the game was not without controversy. As we can see on the replay of the game-winning goal, Canadiens forward Joel Armia was clearly tripped by Will Cuylle.
Making matters worse is the fact that it was Cuylle who got the primary helper on the goal, sending a pass to Kakko on the wing from the slot.
As one might expect, fans were very quick to point this out as the NHL celebrated the moment by sharing it on social media.
Fans were not the only ones frustrated by the call. Obviously, the Canadiens themselves were quite frustrated, including their head coach.
After the game, Martin St. Louis addressed reporters but only provided a single answer to their questions regardless of what was asked.
Each time a question was posed, the coach simply responded with, "I loved our game but I'm not going to talk about the refs."
He did this in both English and French, just to make sure he got his point across.
After several questions of St. Louis giving the same response, reporters and the coach agreed to end the press conference as it was clear he was not going to give them anything else.
It was a fairly subtle jab as the referees, but hopefully one that will not get him a fine from the league like we have seen in the past.
He technically fulfilled his obligations and did not officially comment on the refs, so he should be in the clear but we will only know for sure tomorrow. Be sure to stay tuned to see if Gary Bettman decides to give him a call for this little display.
