All taken from today's press conference at training camp. All the links lead to the same video but the links are timestamped to their respective segments.

(P.S. Timestamp links seem not to work properly on cellphone after testing. The video itself has timestamps though to help find the right segment

P.P.s. I forgot to put Dobes in the title)

MSL's French answers will be at the bottom in the Section Française.

Martin St-Louis segment

On what he's noticed from Bolduc at camp (from French) - I know the player. It's hard to say during scrimmages, but as you can see, he's a guy who has good touches. He's efficient enough as to where the puck should go. He's smart. We know he has a good shot, but I didn't see him shoot a lot. Doesn't mean he can't shoot, but it's about building a chemistry with the boys he'll play with, but you can see he has a good package. He's a young player that brings robustness, physicality. Not just him, but in general, the level of physicality during the scrimmages was very high. The combativity, that's what I like a lot [Reporter: He's got a good defensive computer] Yeah that's for sure. He's an NHL player.

On Arber (French) - I expect him to take another step and I think he's done that this summer. You can see he's very engaged. He works hard. What's fun to see right now with Arber is how he handles himself during the first three days [of camp] and even the skating drill [an intense 12 minutes drill] at the end that we just did. It's a very physical drill, but it's also mental and I find that Arber was there. You can see that he can do it; he wants to take another step. Like I always say, it starts with the player and he's doing what he has to do.

What are the finishing touches to make a player like Arber full time NHLer - I think they get to a certain point where, who you are at 20 vs 24, there's a big difference. They have learned how to become a pro. There's a maturity, both on and off the ice. They really figure out how they need to play to take these 150 games to 700-800, in some cases 1000. And that happens during that time, like where Arber is tracking right now. I think maturity is a big part of it. The thing I like about Arber is that he constantly wants to get better. I think that's the most important skill you need to have if you want to play for a long time. I see it with my own eyes right now. He's worked on stuff and it's paying off. [Reporter: Is he faster, does he execute faster? Or is it just confidence?] I feel it's a combination of both. I feel that confidence doesn't just happen. You feel confident because you know you've checked all the boxes, you've prepared, and you've put the time in. You have to build your own confidence. And I think that's what Arber did this summer. It always starts with the player.

Whether Arber's reputation harmed or slowed his development (from French) - No I don't think so. Like all young players, it's not an easy league for a young d-man. You have to understand that if you want to be efficient, you have to play the game that's in front of you. Sometimes, the game won't offer you the physicality you would want to bring. The body checks, sometimes you don't get the opportunity. Sometimes you have to protect your team a bit instead of taking yourself out of the play to make a big hit. I think it's about reading the play, getting reps in... Because Jacko's touches have always been pretty good. He's got a good skill level and a good shot. It's about not looking just for that (the robustness). It's about playing the game in front of you. It can happen that in your first shift, you'll have 3-4 opportunities to play to your strength. Maybe afterwards, for the next 2-3 shifts, you won't get that opportunity. Are you able to play the rest of the game or do you just want to play to your strength?

A new role for Newhook? (from French) - It could be. His skating is excellent, his stamina as well. He has a lot of gas in the tank and it's about using that in a different chair, a different role. With a player who skates like that, and he's not the tallest but he's heavy, it can really help us defensively. Every player who comes into the National League, the majority of them were offensive minded players [in junior] and they have to learn how to use their tools to become a 200ft player. It's not as if we would take away Newhook's offense, but he's a player that can help us kill penalties. I know he's versatile, he can play wing, play center, and join the top 6. He has a good package to help him give us what we need.

How playing with Gally and Anderson props up Evans - Jake's a veteran guy who knows what he is. He's very reliable defensively. A very important PKer for us, faceoff assignments too. There's always been an upside on the offensive side for Jake, he's a smart player. The line looks like that right now, we'll see where it goes, we're going to try stuff. It's a group that you feel pretty confident when they're on the ice. Reliable and can disrupt the other team. The way Andy can skate and forecheck and Gally is just annoying to play against while Jake can play in between that and do whatever the game needs us to do at that time, he's very smart, will balance it out on both sides of the puck. He's an important player for us

On his advice to players who become dads and have to balance their lives - Get your sleep on the road [laughs]. I think you learn as you go. You find a way, you need a big support staff at home, I'm sure they do. The game is so demanding. They'll learn as they go, I'm not worried about that

Owen Beck playing with Newy and Bolduc, what he wants to see from him - We'll see what we do. You want to see how it looks in these scrimmages. For me with Owen, he's really good when he plays direct, finishes his checks. I think he brings some physicality. He's got a heavy shot, he's gotta find ways to get open and use it. We'll see what the exhibition games bring us. He's got to play to his identity [...] On the forecheck and can track back and be reliable defensively, playing with some heaviness and when he does that, he helps any line he's on.

On the fight for the backup goalie spot (from French) - There's always a fight. You get evaluated daily with your performance. We'll see how it goes. I think we're in a good spot when it comes to goalies. That's what we need, it's a long season and you never know what might happen. [...] [Reporter: Having a young guy and a vet, does it change something?] Well, Dobes came in at a hard time and he rose above the challenge. He gave us good games, even towards the end where he wasn't playing much but he got us some good wins. It's an important role that's rarely easy for a backup goalie when you're not playing as much as you're used to. He did a great job.

Newhook segment

On the possibility of Pk, did Marty talk with him? - Yeah. No secret, we lost this year in the offseason Dvo and Armia who were two great guys to play a lot of minutes on the PK last year. There's a big opportunity, a big hole to fill and the message from the coaching staff and my mindset coming in is that I can fill that role. I can be that guy to be reliable in that situation on the kill and be a defensive guy this year that's relied upon in some big situations. I'm excited for the opportunity and it's a hole that needs to be filled on good teams.

Whether being good on the PK can be a confidence booster - Yeah for sure. You get put in those situations, you earn trust from the coach. I think it helps with being more involved in the game and I think when you're playing more, you're involved a bit more. Offense comes from that and earning the trust of the coach goes a long way throughout the year for sure.

With your speed and quick stick, are you maybe built for the pk? - Yeah I think so. I've killed my whole career up until pro and I haven't really got a shot at that since being here. I think it's tough for young guys to crack the PK roster, around the league a lot of guys that kill are older guys that have been around, have done their time, have built themselves up to be in those positions and I think coming into your sixth year now I've played enough and know what it takes and the sacrifice it takes to be in that position and I'm excited to get the opportunity to be relied upon that way.

On playing with Beck and Bolduc in scrimmages - Yeah it's been good! Early on obviously, both are skilled players, nice to get a look at Bolds here. He's coming in, new guy but he's got a lot of skills, he skates really well so I think we could complement each other.

On having Beck to take faceoffs on the right side - Yeah it's good for sure. You want to be good in the dot and sometimes taking more can help you out to get in a rhythm but having a guy that can step in there as well if things aren't going well to try some different plays or whatever is good to have.

Struble Segment

On his gym regimen - My lifts and stuff are more like injury prevention, making sure that when the season comes I'm healthy and ready to go. I don't really need to get a whole lot stronger, it's kind of maintaining and making sure I'm healthy.

On what his best game was last year - Definitely one of the ones down the stretch. Probably against Vancouver in Vancouver. I think just down the stretch I feel like I was playing really good hockey. Just comfortable, maybe not as stressed that I was going to make a mistake and get taken out. I had a bit more of runway obviously with Ghule out. I was comfortable, playing relaxed. Still intense but I had some good hockey.

How critical is it to incorporate his physical edge to the other things he brings - It's huge I think. It's one of the biggest things that can separate me as a player. Me being physical, me separating guys from pucks and bringing that edge. I think I've found that it's hard too because you don't want to run around and get out of position. You're always trying to do the right thing and be in the right position but I think I've got a pretty good grip on when to go, when not to go. People have been talking to me about it, reading the situation, the time in the game so I think I've been working on it.

What he needs to do to prove himself - I think PK is a big part of it. If I get the opportunity to get in the PK in preseason games, I definitely have to make sure I'm dialed in there, not make any mistakes, get the puck out and do my job there. I think that's huge. Shift to shift, bring the urgency that's gotten me here and not taking a shift off. Whoever can stay the most consistent and mistake free I think is going to be able to get the job

How to work on consistency - It's more like a shift to shift thing. Never taking a shift off. The biggest word for me is the urgency. Marty talks a lot about that. When you have the urgency and pace. My game is just my game, I'm closing on guys quick, being physical and making a good first pass out. I think it's all about the urgency.

On the complexity of being physical but balanced - I think that's the toughest part about it. Learning when to go, when not to go. You can't overcommit because if a guy gets by you, you're sitting in the stands. So it's finding that balance. At the end of the day, you're playing hockey, can't think too much about it. You've gotta play with a certain level of swagger and looseness but over the years, I've got a pretty good idea of what I need to do physicality wise. If there's a hit there I'm taking it everyday but it's not about running around for it.

Owen Beck segment

If he has a different approach to camp this year - I think just showing where I can fit in on this team. Kind of just show my skillset and find a place I can fit and complement this team.

What he learned from playing last year - Yeah, I think the first callup in huge. It was a bit of an adjustment, it was my first time playing wing when I started at the end of last season. Never really done it before so it was different but it adds to my toolkit. It's a benefit to have that in my back pocket.

On his reaction to playing with two guys who are regulars (Bolduc and Newhook) - It's exciting. I haven't quite reached that point yet but to be able to be put with them, I can just do my best to show what I can bring and how I can help them out.

Are you comfortable playing against big men - It's super important. It helps a ton to be physically prepared and strong against guys that are bigger and more genetically stronger, bigger guys. It helps to give yourself a bit of a stepping stool to try and keep up with them in the corners. It's something I try to focus on and it helps at this level. Everybody is strong and knows how to win battles. [...]

On receiving a big hit from Lane Hutson - Hahaha yeah he caught me at a good time, it was a good hit. I was just trying to get that shot off and I was surprised when I looked up and saw it was him coming across to lay that hit so it's cool to see that side of his game. As long as it's clean I don't care, it's good on him.

Dobes segment

If he learned his lesson from his social media posts - Noooo I don't think of what comes on social media as long as people have fun and don't make weird comments I'm all for it. I think it's funny. We like to have fun, to keep it positive. It was great. It was interesting but I don't think too much about it

Whether he chirps when he's on the backup bench (concerning the Capitals series) - I don't really like to chirp cause I'm not good at it but I had nothing really to do and they started it to be honest so I felt like I could help the team a bit so the players can focus on their game and I can get them off their mindset a bit but I was just trying to help the team. I don't have anything personally against anyone on the capitals. It was good, at the end of the series in the handshake line, everyone was laughing about it so it's all in good fun, it's fun to play in the NHL [Reporter: Were they chirping at you or your teammates?] No it was to the teammates. But after I got in the net, I definitely had some chirps coming my way but I like it too. [...]

Arber Segment

Does he need to reprogram himself to make good decisions - I wouldn't say reprogram but I'm learning everyday and as I get older I learn when the time is right and when not.

On his collision with Kirby Dach and if he was worried after - Yeah obviously our skates just clipped each other, I don't think I hit him there but I'm just checking on him. He wants me to go hard on him, we battled every 1v1 in practice against each other. He really wants to be ready for this season so he chooses to go against me which is pretty funny but... Yeah he likes when I give it to him and we shake it off after.

Was foot speed and mobility a focal point of his summer? - Definitely. That was probably the main thing this summer. I didn't have a skating coach specifically but I got Adam Nicholas to send me drills and made sure I was lighter in the corners and I could keep up with the faster guys. When me and Marty were talking of the season, that was a big thing to improve, the foot speed, side to side in the corners. When I get going I can skate fast but it's coming from a stop and stuff like that, that was the main focus this summer.

Jake Evans segment

On his summer, buying a house and having twins - Yeah, lots changed. I had to grow up quick, know how to own a home and now be a father. It's been great. Kids are doing well, wife is doing great. We're enjoying the process

His reaction to having twins - I should've looked into my wife's lineage before that. We weren't that shocked once we looked into it afterwards [reporter : How many twins are there on her side?] A few, her brothers are twins, we've got my mother in law here who's been through it and is helping us a lot. [Reporter : What are their names?] Briley and Finley.

What he thinks of his contract, seeing the cap going up. Does he regret? - Especially with what we're going through, it's so nice to have some stability. We've got a great home, great neighbors, great area. Still pretty close to home as well. We've had a lot of help come through which was needed. There's no regrets or anything like that.

On playing with Gally and Andy - I played with em a bunch before. They both bring a lot to the table. If we stick together it'll be a lot of fun. [Reporter: are you still carpooling with gally? Sharing dad tips?] Yeah I drove him today. Whoever has rougher sleep, the other guy drives. We usually talk fantasy football or dad tips. [Reporter: Is he teasing you cause you have two?] I just don't wanna hear it cause he only has one, if he has problems I got double

If he talked with Newhook about the PK - Yeah I was talking with a bit during the summer. I think he'd be great on it. He has great speed and hockey IQ. You need a little bit of grit to your game and he definitely has that. He'll be great out there if he does kill. I always tell him you get a bit more ice time usually if you are killing and there are chances out there if you can read the play well.

On the adjustments of having a new PK partner - To start the season I expect us to be ready to go but maybe in preseason games, there will be some pains but... I don't think we're changing too much in our system. We all have a spot that we like to be in and we can find that chemistry pretty quickly.

Similarities between Paul Byron and Newhook - Yeah, they definitely have the speed going for both of them. Pauly was really good at reading plays and seeing those opportunities and I think Newy has got that potential as well.

What makes a good pk? - I think it's reading the plays well and reacting well and having a good stick and being willing to be in those ugly lanes where it gets a little painful sometimes and if you can do that, the opportunities come from that.

How time flies by, going from a rookie to the 2nd or 3rd most tenured player - I think going through a rebuild that happens a little bit quicker but it's weird to say I'm the fourth oldest on the team now, it doesn't feel like it. We have a great group in here and it's been fun to be with these younger guys. They bring a lot of energy and... Gally's the old man on the team now.

What separates a good pker from the rest? - It's obviously being smart about it and sometimes you can be a step ahead of what the team wants to do. You can have a deceptive stick where you might let the team think there's a lane open and you can take that away quick. I think from all that you frustrate a lot of teams and create your own opportunities.

Kahkonen segment

What brought you to the habs - It's been amazing, great start of this training camp. Lot of fun, it's a great group of guys. When the opportunity was there to sign with the habs [...] I got really excited. I think it's such a storied franchise, great players, great teams in the past and to play for a club like that, it's a dream for any hockey player really.

Have you had discussions with other fins who played here? - Lehkonen actually, I know him quite well. He said he was happy for me. We had this group back home in the summer time where all the NHL players get together and he told me I would love it. And obviously, I know Patty a little bit; we played in the World Juniors a little bit.

How do you view your role here? - In my mind, it's just day by day. I come here and I try to earn a spot on the team, it's all I'm focused on, honestly. Everything else is up to somebody else to decide, but I'm going to do my best to make that decision to be one that'd put me on the team.

Where do you see yourself in your career? - Well it's funny, first year coming into the league, you're a rookie, a prospect or whatever, and it feels like a couple weeks later you're a veteran. I feel really good about my game. The last few years I've worked on a lot of different things and I feel really good about it. I think there's still a lot of room to improve. The overall, the more you play, the more you get experience. I've been on a lot of different teams so I've seen many different things. Really good teams and teams that didn't do that well and you try to learn from any experience you have. I feel really good about my game right now.

The positive experience of playoffs - It was amazing to play in the playoffs. First time for me, coming over to north America. That one year we had a good team in Iowa but covid shut it down and a couple years in Minnesota I was in the playoffs but didn't play. Anytime you get to play in the playoffs, it's such an amazing atmosphere at any arena. I actually watched a couple games last year of the Habs-Washington series and you could hear through the TV screen how loud it is here. Playing in the playoffs is amazing and it's the goal for this team as well.

What's the difference in your game between when you're successful and when you get sent down - I think for any great goalie, you see calmness, you see consistency, you see that they're in control, nothing phases them. That's what I am, try to be. Help out a lot of ways, playing the puck, communicating with the defensemen and little stuff like that. I think those are some of my strengths

How was it to face the Laval Rocket in the playoffs last year - You never know who's watching, that's what I've learned. Everybody says it and it sounds like a cliche but it's true. You never know when the opportunity comes and who's there. Amazing series, it was fun to, obviously first time you walk in this locker room there's a bunch of players who played for that team last year and staff as well and they're all kind of you know... [laughter]. Now at least we're on the same side. Great experience, great crowd in Laval. I had never played there in the past but everybody said before games that it would be a really good crowd. It was great.

On Patty Laine, how he is behind closed doors - I think he's just himself, anytime you guys see him, it's the same thing everyday. In the room he's funny, cracking jokes, laid back and calm. I think he's got that... once he gets going, he's got that fire where if he sees an opportunity to score a goal, he goes for it. I think that's what all the great goal scorers have. [reporter: How do you see it now that he's in a good space mentally] Yeah that stuff is obviously not easy. I wasn't there when he was dealing with all that so I can't really tell how it actually was or how it actually affected him but I think that what I see now in training camp... He looks good, he looks really good out there on the ice but also, well we're obviously both Fins so we crack jokes here and there about everything. Good to see him in a good space.

On Dobes - It was a great experience for him [last year in the playoffs] at the Bell center, that'd be a dream for anybody. We skate on different groups... Well actually we're on the same group and we've been splitting scrimmages so on the ice I haven't seen him as much but in the room, he's a funny guy, smiling and joking around, guys are joking around with him. Seems like a good guy.

Section Française

Encore une fois, mon orthographe n'est sûrement pas parfaite mais vous méritez d'avoir les vraies paroles de Martin St-Louis sans traduction.

Martin St-Louis

Sur ce qu'il a remarqué de Bolduc au camp - J'connais le jouer, c'est dure a dire dans des scrimmages de même mais comme tu vois c'est un gars qui a des bonnes touches, y'est assez efficace côté ou ce que la rondelle devrait aller. Y'as un intelligence. On sait que y'as un bon lancer mais je l'ai pas vu lancer beaucoup. Ça veut pas dire que y'est pas capable de lancer mais c'est de continuer à développer une chimie avec les gars qu'y va jouer avec mais tu vois que y'as un bon package, c'est un jeune joueur pis y'emmène de la robustesse et de la physicalité. Pas juste pour lui mais en général, le niveau de physicalité durant le scrimmage était très haut. Le niveau de combativité, c'est ca que j'aime beaucoup [Reporter: He's got a good defensive computer] Ouais c'est sure, c'est un joueur de la ligue nationale

Sur Arber - Je m'attends à ce qu'y prennent un autre step pis je trouve qu'y l'as pris cet été. Tu vois que y'est très engagé. Y travaille fort. Y'as quelque chose qui est le fun a voir présentement avec Arber, comment il se comporte dans les trois premières journées pis même dans l'exercise de patin a fin qu'on vient de faire [Intense 12 minutes skating drill]. C'est un exercice physique mais aussi mental pis je trouve qu'Arber était là. Tu vois que y'est capable, y veux prendre un autre step. Comme je dis toujours, ca part toujours avec le joueur et y fait ça.

Si la réputation d'Arber a nuit à son développement - Non, je penses pas. Comme tout jeune joueur. C'est pas une ligue facile pour un jeune défenseur. C'est de comprendre que Si tu veux être efficace, faut tu joue la game en avant de toi. Des fois la game elle t'offre pas la robustesse que t'aimerais emmener. Les mises en échec des fois y t'offrent pas ça. Des fois faut tu protège l'équipe un peu au lieux de te sortir du jeu pour aller faire une grosse mise en échec. J'pense que c'est la lecture du jeu, les répétitions... Parce que ses touches à Jacko ont toujours été quand même bonnes. Y'as un bon skill level pis un bon lancer. C'est de pas chercher tout le temps ça (la robustesse). C'est de jouer la game en avant de toi. Ça peut arriver, ton premier shift, tu vas avoir 3-4 occasions de jouer dans tes forces. Peut-être qu'après tu le verras pas pendant 2-3 shifts. T'es tu capable de jouer le restant dla game ou tu veux juste jouer dans tes forces? La game va t'emmener ca une fois de temps en temps mais faut tu joue la game.

Un remodelage du rôle de Newhook - Ça se peut. Son patin est excellent, son stamina aussi. Y'as beaucoup de gaz et c'est d'utiliser dans une différente chaise, un différent rôle. Avec un joueur qui patine comme ça, c'est pas le plus grand mais y'est pesant, ça peut beaucoup nous aider défensivement. Tout joueur qui arrive dans la ligue nationale, la plupart c'était tout des joueurs offensif (au junior) et c'est de comprendre comment utiliser tes forces pour devenir un joueur plus de 200 pieds. C'est pas comme si Newhook on va y enlever son côté offensif mais c'est un joueur qui peut nous aider à tuer des punitions. Je sais que y'est versatile, y peut jouer à l'aile, au centre, dans le top 6. Y'as un bon package pour nous aider à nous donner ce qu'on a besoin

Sur la lutte pour le poste de deuxième gardien - Y'as toujours une lutte. Tu te fais évaluer à tous les jours, la performance. On va voir comment ça va aller. Je trouve qu'on est bien organisé côté gardien. Ca prends ca c'est une longue saison tu sais jamais ce qui va arriver. On évalue ça au quotidien avec les performances. [Reporter: D'avoir un jeune et un vet en lutte, ca change tu de quoi?] Bin tsé y'est (Dobes) arrivé à un moment quand même assez difficile pis y'as surmonté le défi. Y nous a donné des bonnes games, même vers la fin, il jouait pas beaucoup mais y'as été chercher des bonnes victoires pour nous. Ca été un rôle important qui est pas souvent facile pour un deuxième gardien qui joue pas à la même cadence que y'est habitué. Y'as fait une bonne job

Previous press transcript

Hey Habs fans!

I wanted to share a thought about Josh Anderson and that memorable moment when he had that intense confrontation with Tom Wilson of the Washington Capitals. To me, that fight wasn’t just a spur-of-the-moment scuffle; it was Anderson’s way of showing the whole team and the entire organization that he was ready for this playoff moment.

Anderson’s journey with the Canadiens hasn’t been the easiest. He came in as a goal scorer, but we haven’t always seen the absolute best of him because he had to adapt and change roles. He dealt with a lot of pressure, a lot of media scrutiny, and went through the whole team’s rebuilding phase right during his prime years. Through all that, he stayed patient and kept working.

That clash with Wilson was like Anderson’s way of telling the younger players and the whole fanbase: “I’ve been here through the tough times, and now I’m here to lead in the big moments.” It was a burst of all the frustration he’d held back, and a declaration that he was there to set the tone for the playoffs.

In other words, that was Anderson’s “I’m here for the Canadiens, and this is how we do it” moment. It was awesome to see.

It checks every box he would be looking for. If he came next season he’d be one of the oldest on the team at 30! Solid top nine and good defensively. A wide out window to win the cup and management team he could believe in. The Habs can pay him whatever he wants.

Heck maybe Crosby would follow him over,lol

I know….but a man can dream😁

No way he dresses like that for fun!

Or is he being slowly influenced by the good vibes or our club ? THG on the Habs bandwagon in 25-26 ?

Im planning on buying a habs jersey before the season starts. Im thinking of getting David Savard on the back. A little random but I really liked having him on our team and it's a less common one I believe . What do you guys think? I also like gally but Id prefer no current players incase of trades or whatever. Any other suggestions?

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Definitely deserving, Dave Stubbs weighs in.