SALT LAKE CITY — Ever since Martin St. Louis became head coach of the Montreal Canadiens almost three years ago, he’s had a dream. And he saw that dream in action Tuesday night in Utah.

Clearly, Montreal Canadiens head coach Martin St. Louis wants to do things his own way. Despite a tough loss against the Detroit Red Wings, and despite the fact that most head coaches would have held a practice the day after a defeat, St. Louis still decided to give everyone the day off on Friday.

While there's a lot of talk about the most unbreakable records in sports, one all-time mark that deserves more attention is Martin ... suiting up for the Montreal Canadiens and Chicago Blackhawks.

The Montreal Canadiens ... their lead to 3-0 at 4:25. The Canadiens tried to level up their offense but were limited to just one goal on 12 shots. Coach Martin St. Louis said postgame that his ...

The Montreal Canadiens ... early in the game. The Canadiens were leading 3-0 after the first period but allowed seven unanswered goals. After the game, head coach Martin St. Louis shared his ...

The New Jersey Devils honored former coach Jacques Lemaire, inducting the 11-time Stanley Cup champion into the team’s Ring of Honor

In mid-November last year, Jacques Lemaire received an unexpected phone call from a few old friends. On the other line were two of his former players, Hall of Famer Martin Brodeur and Devils current assistant coach Sergei Brylin.

Jacques Lemaire, who coached the Devils to their first Stanley Cup title in 1995, was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor on Wednesday.

Iggy – being Iggy – should beat the Senators who were picked by the Hockey News Yearbook to finish seventh out of eight Atlantic Division teams. Then again, the Canadiens were tabbed to finish LAST in the Atlantic and looked at what they did to the Rangers in Habtown.

NEWARK, N.J. -- It wasn’t until the last period of the last game of the 1995 Stanley Cup Final that New Jersey Devils coach Jacques Lemaire finally thought to himself, "You know, this might be possible." Lemaire was coach of the Devils, who swept the Detroit Red Wings in the ’95 Final for the franchise’s first championship.

I once asked Cup-winning Devils center Bobby Holik to name the best five coaches in National Hockey League annals. "I'll make it easier for you," Holik shot back. "Jacques Lemaire is the first best." Then a pause: "And there are no runners-up!

Also in this week's notebook, Lane Hutson's self-evaluation, the second line's emergence and an update on an under-the-radar prospect.