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“He was more of a nuisance to Montreal than anything else”: Renaud Lavoie picks up Tyler Toffoli
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“He was more of a nuisance to Montreal than anything else”: Renaud Lavoie picks up Tyler Toffoli
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Tyler Toffoli is a player who was appreciated in town during his time in Montreal. The forward, who spent just over a year in town (he was traded in his second season with the Habs), scored 37 goals and 70 points in 89 games with the Habs.And he quickly became a crowd favorite, but also in the locker room.

That said, the rumor that followed his departure was that he wanted to leave because of the club's rebuilding. And today, on BPM Sports, Renaud Lavoie talked about Toffoli… for all the wrong reasons. In fact, according to the tipster, Toffoli was as much a part of the problem in town before he left as a guy like Mike Hoffman.

Tyler Toffoli] wasn't helping Dominique Ducharme at all when he was coaching. In fact, he hindered him more than anything else.

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Renaud Lavoie

https://www.youtube.com/live/xFf9Y5I-yEA?si=xZFcmL5iNVyGK2gj&t=8071

Lavoie explains that Toffoli's biggest problem was his carelessness. He explains that he's never seen an NHL player with such an attitude on the ice.He's not criticizing the person, saying that Toffoli is a good guy. He only criticizes the professionalism of the forward, who “was just waiting for the game to end” and who “didn't want anything to do with playing for the Canadiens”.We know that Toffoli isn't the surliest player on the ice. He's a guy who's not used to getting his nose dirty, and in that respect, it's true that he may not have been the best example for the youngsters in town.But even so, we agree that these are very, very harsh remarks. And I wonder how much Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton, who traded him very quickly after taking over, wanted to get rid of him for those reasons

'Overtime'

– Yes. Especially if it comes with Sidney Crosby.

– Indeed.

– Worth a read.

– Interesting.

– Signing in Sacramento.

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