Defenseman David Savard resumed regular practice with his Montreal Canadiens teammates Monday in Nashville, moving one step closer to a return to the game.

After wearing a jersey that excluded contact in Washington on Saturday, Savard was able to take part in regular exercises again. He has not played against the Edmonton Oilers since December 3 with an upper-body injury.

Watch Martin St-Louis’ press conference in the video above.

However, head coach Martin St-Louis declined to say whether the full-back will play against the Predators on Tuesday night.

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In this duel, the Canadian will try to break a streak of five losses. Since the holiday break he has lost his three duels with an aggregate result of 20 to 5. According to St-Louis, it is not the system that is missing, but the effort to get the puck.

“We have to win the battles and be more difficult to deal with,” he said during his daily press conference. you have to work hard I’ll start with that.”

St-Louis, calm in the storm, refuses to garland his troops too brutally. Knowing that his team is young, he has so far opted for a gentler method. But he realizes that his patience has limits.

“If every time you raise your voice, your voice [a moins d’impact]. You have to choose your moments. There are many ways to tell the truth. I have to be myself too. I don’t want to become someone I’m not.”

“Everything in life has an expiration date. anything. People, milk on the table… and sometimes patience too.”

Samuel Montembeault will be the goalkeeper in front of the Canadian goal.

The Predators are also struggling, having won just three of their last 10 games.

Guhle in the stands

Young defender Kaiden Guhle was in the stands. He was wearing a knee brace.

The rookie was injured in the third period of Thursday’s game against the Florida Panthers. As he tried to stop Aleksander Barkov behind the net, he saw his rival fall on his twisted leg. The defender did not finish the duel, lost 7 to 2.

Guhle has two goals and 12 assists for 14 points in 36 games this year.

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Press Conference by Samuel Montembeault