A gesture made by the head coach of the Montreal Canadiens, Martin St-Louis, is being praised today. As you know, the Habs just crushed the Buffalo Sabres live from the Bell Centre.

The visitors continue their streak of consecutive losses. In the victory, Patrik Laine notably recorded a hat trick.

This obviously drew attention.

Today, many observers are highlighting a gesture made by Martin St-Louis near the end of the game, a gesture that went unnoticed on television but deserves a mention.

Unlike the Seattle Kraken, when they crushed the Canadiens in Montreal, St-Louis made a classy move to spare his opponents.

Martin St-Louis did not want to humiliate the Buffalo Sabres

Here’s what various journalists reported over the past few hours.

«Head coach Martin St-Louis puts his second power-play unit on the ice with a 6-1 lead over the Sabres and a little over 3 minutes left in the third period.»

«Head coach Martin St-Louis gives ice time to players who don’t usually play on the power play as the clock winds down and they lead 6-1 over the Sabres. A classy move.»

Stu Cowan

This is the kind of classy gesture noticed by other NHL teams and, unfortunately, one that few coaches make.

»A lot of class from Martin St-Louis, who sent out his depth players on the power play late in the game. I know plenty of coaches who wouldn’t have done the same.»

Anthony Marcotte

Kudos to Martin St-Louis for not kicking his opponent while they’re already down. The Sabres have now lost 11 straight games and are in complete free fall, sitting last in the Eastern Conference.