{"id":938790,"date":"2026-10-19T12:20:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/938790\/"},"modified":"2026-10-19T12:20:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T12:20:10","slug":"how-much-pressure-is-placed-on-canadiens-francophone-players","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/938790\/","title":{"rendered":"How much pressure is placed on Canadiens&#8217; francophone players?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Playing for the Canadiens comes with a lot of pressure under Montreal\u2019s very bright hockey spotlight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">That spotlight is even brighter for francophone players and the Canadiens have several of them this season, including Phillip Danault, Alexandre Texier, Zachary Bolduc, Alexandre Carrier and Samuel Montembeault.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/HIO-32-Rectangle-Sticker-Landscape-7.png\" alt=\"Canadiens winger Zachary Bolduc celebrates his game-winning shootout goal in Montreal on Oct. 10.\" class=\"wp-image-100310731\"  \/>Canadiens winger Zachary Bolduc celebrates his game-winning shootout goal in Montreal on Oct. 10. Tim Snow \/ Montreal Gazette<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this Hockey Inside\/Out Show bonus episode, former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Brian Skrudland join The Gazette\u2019s Stu Cowan to discuss what it\u2019s like playing under Montreal\u2019s intense spotlight and how it has impacted players.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is our last bonus episode for the week. We\u2019ll have a new Hockey Inside\/Out Show on Wednesday, followed by three more bonus episodes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Hockey Inside\/Out show and bonus episodes are also available on <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/663fB47gXxxQ7oqg24axaN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/ca\/podcast\/hockey-inside-out\/id1846419875\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> and if you haven\u2019t done so already, please subscribe to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@HabsInsideOut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">the Hockey Inside\/Out YouTube channel.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Gazette\u2019s Hockey Inside Out newsletter brings all of our Canadiens coverage straight to your inbox. Get the latest news from Stu Cowan, Herb Zurkowsky and Jack Todd, as well as interviews, opinions and new episodes of our HI\/O Show.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To sign up,<a href=\"https:\/\/cac02da7-7e38-4812-b59b-54afda02c09f.us07.ldpgs.com\/mg-newsletters?lid=4du3lknsuvdr&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=Braze&amp;utm_campaign=montreal_fromthenewsroom_newsletter&amp;utm_content=2026-06-10&amp;utm_id=d15441ee-d8f2-4e6b-93af-ef6a2906dedc#:~:text=The%20Gazette%20Health-,On%20Quebec%20Politics,-Daily%20Headline%20News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\"> visit this page<\/a> and check the box labelled \u201cHI\/O: Montreal\u2019s Road to the Cup\u201d before providing your email address.<\/p>\n<p>\t\tEditor\u2019s Picks\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Playing for the Canadiens comes with a lot of pressure under Montreal\u2019s very bright hockey spotlight. 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