Little fright in training – TVA Sports

The Canadians had to train without a goalkeeper for a few minutes on Friday morning in Brossard.

Not only did Carey Price have training leave, like Captain Shea Weber, but substitute Keith Kinkaid retired to the locker room for a few minutes after receiving a shot on his right hand, under his blocker.

The American goalkeeper however resumed his place in the net after showing his hand a few moments to the coach, Claude Julien.

"It's okay, it just pinched a bit," Kinkaid said after the session.

"We want to stay on track, have a series of victories, then commented on the goalkeeper. It will start in St. Louis tomorrow and then it will be in Minnesota. "

"We played a good game yesterday, we did not give them much and we have to continue like that," Kinkaid also said. You can not relax, even for a few minutes. The teams are so good in this league that they can enjoy it. "

Julien also agreed in the same direction.

"Offensively, we managed to score goals, but defensively, it was one of our deficiencies at the beginning of the season," said Julien. We gave too many goals, too many chances to score. Lately it has improved. We must continue to improve. "

Weal returns to his job

Left out Thursday night against the Wild in favor of Nick Cousins, forward Jordan Weal was back on the power play during training.

Julien has also confirmed that his two goalkeepers will see action during the weekend.

The Canadians then flew to St. Louis in the afternoon, where they will face the Blues tomorrow before doing the same Sunday in Minnesota against the Wild.

"It does not bother me, said Julien on the irregular schedule of his. At the end of the day, when you watch the morning workouts the days of a match, it's not really necessary. Especially since we will play three in four, so it may be good to only play games in the afternoon. You leave, you do not arrive in the early hours of the morning and you play another. "