On Sunday, players of the Canadiens learned during the day that their head coach Martin St-Louis had to leave the team for an indefinite period. A regrettable family situation affects the Quebecer. The players of the Tricolore seemed clearly affected by the situation during post-game interviews following the loss to the Flames. Several players expressed themselves emotionally about their coach and his family. Cole Caufield well summarized the impact of Martin St-Louis within the Canadiens' entourage, besides his major role as head coach. <q> Obviously, it's difficult, he is our rock, our leader and our head coach so it's hard when he's not there... - Cole Caufield </q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HabsOnReddit/status/1769215021051953308?s=20'> </a></blockquote></div>