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Michael Pezzetta : it’s because of his 'energy' that he plays in place of Joshua Roy

Originally posted on Dose.ca | Last updated Apr 3, 2025 3:26 PM ET

Throughout the season, Martin St-Louis has done everything to leave Michael Pezzetta on the sidelines. The majority of his 19 games have been played because the Habs didn’t have much of a choice.

He hasn’t obtained a single point this season, by the way.

But for a few games now, the coach has had options. He could put Joshua Roy in the lineup. He could play with 11 forwards and put Arber Xhekaj on the ice.

And tonight, it won’t change: WiFi and Roy won’t play.

Note that Oliver Kapanen won’t play either. Maybe the coach doesn’t want to change his winning formula, but maybe they also want to give the European player time to get used to the time difference.

Tonight’s lineup:
Samuel Montembeault will be in goal
Arber Xhekaj and Joshua Roy won’t play either pic.twitter.com/vXlgyqsdaB

— DansLesCoulisses (@DLCoulisses) April 3, 2025

All this to say that Martin St-Louis explained in a press conference why Pezzetta was playing over Roy these days.

In short, he says it’s because of the energy Pezzetta brings to the ice (during his five minutes of play…) when he’s in the lineup, which is to the detriment of Joshua Roy.

Martin St. Louis says he likes the energy Michael Pezzetta brings to #Habs, which is big reason why he’s in lineup instead of Joshua Roy.

— Stu Cowan (@StuCowan1) April 3, 2025

Pezzetta brings more energy, but he doesn’t change much when he’s dressed.

Clearly, Joshua Roy must understand the message from Martin St-Louis (and the management?) on this one. He has things to correct and possibly sooner rather than later, he will correct them in Laval.

And what about Arber Xhekaj? It seems to me that he brings energy to the ice, doesn’t he? Should he also understand certain things from the Habs in this story? Possibly, yes.

Pezzetta will surely be gone next year. Xhekaj and Roy must be wondering about their situations.

Overtime

– Trap in sight?

The Bruins are in town tonight:

– They’re on a 9 game losing streak.

– They’re last in the East.

– They’re 29th in the NHL.

This is a trap game for the Habs. pic.twitter.com/Flt5LurxvB

— /r/Habs (@HabsOnReddit) April 3, 2025

– Still an interesting point of view.