What Martin St-Louis said to Jakub Dobes after the elimination has fans turning their heads
Jakub Dobes got Martin St-Louis at his side the second the Canadiens' season ended in Carolina.
That was the image that stuck after Montreal's 6-1 loss to the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference Final.
Before the usual handshake line, St-Louis crossed the ice to reach his young goaltender.
You don't see that every time a team gets knocked out. Not even close. A coach making that walk, in that moment, says plenty before a single word is heard.
It also said a lot about how St-Louis handles his room.
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He didn't wait for the cameras, and he didn't save it for the dressing room. He went straight to Dobes.
The score was brutal, and nobody in a Canadiens sweater was hiding from that. A 6-1 elimination leaves a mark, especially with a trip to the Stanley Cup Final on the line.
But that scene shifted the focus for a second. It turned a painful finish into a reminder of how much belief the coach seems to have in his goalie.
A moment Jakub Dobes won't forget
Dobes later got asked what St-Louis told him, and he shut it down the right way. He said that conversation would stay between the two of them.
That answer only added to the weight of the exchange. Fans immediately started wondering what was said, and it's easy to understand why.
Dobes was one of Montreal's biggest reasons this run lasted as long as it did.
Through the spring, he gave the Canadiens a chance more than once and looked unfazed by the stage.
That's why this wasn't just a polite gesture after a bad night. It felt like a coach making sure a young goalie understood the bigger picture after one hard result.
St-Louis likely knew exactly what Dobes needed in that second.
Not a speech. Not a public display. Just a direct message from one competitor to another after the toughest loss of the year.
For Dobes, that memory may last longer than the final score. Seasons end fast, but moments like that can stay with a player for a long time.
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YESTERDAY
MAY 29, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Taylor Hall | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Logan Stankoven | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Jackson Blake | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Seth Jarvis | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Cole Caufield | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Shayne Gostisbehere | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Eric Robinson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Sebastian Aho | - | 1 | 1 | |
| William Carrier | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Lane Hutson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Alexander Nikishin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Andrei Svechnikov | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Frederik Andersen | - | - | - | |
| Josh Anderson | - | - | - | |
| Zachary Bolduc | - | - | - | |
| Alexandre Carrier | - | - | - | |
| Jalen Chatfield | - | - | - | |
| Kirby Dach | - | - | - | |
| Phillip Danault | - | - | - | |
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