The Montreal Canadiens shuffled their forward lines at practice on Monday.
The Canadiens recalled forward Joshua Roy from the American Hockey League, while winger Patrik Laine skated in a regular jersey.
Meanwhile, slumping forwards Juraj Slafkovsky and Kirby Dach took rushes on Montreal’s fourth line alongside Joel Armia.
“I think they have to push more, and it’s not just working hard, it’s doing the things that the game asks of you,” head coach Martin St. Louis said. “Sometimes that’s working hard, sometimes that’s making good decisions. It takes more.”
St. Louis, however, said he wasn’t necessarily trying to send a message.
“On the board it might be the fourth line, but once the game starts it’s about how you conduct yourself,” he said. “Is it a message? I don’t think it’s a message. It’s get to work.”
Slafkovsky, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 draft, hasn’t produced a point …