Martin St-Louis Could Reach $7 Million With Canadiens — Lnh
lnh says Martin St-Louis could be heading toward a six- or seven-million-dollar annual salary if he signs a new deal with the Canadiens de Montréal. That would push him into the top tier of NHL coaching pay and redraw what the club is willing to spend on its head coach.
St-Louis And Canadiens Momentum
St-Louis took the job in February 2022, when the Canadiens were in poor shape, and the group around him has changed sharply since then. Nick Suzuki has grown into a true number-one center, Cole Caufield has become a top scorer, Juraj Slafkovsky has started to justify his first-overall draft status, Lane Hutson has become one of the most electrifying young defensemen in hockey, and Ivan Demidov is already viewed as a future franchise star.
The club has publicly said discussions have not started, and Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes have refused to confirm anything about negotiations. That silence has not slowed the belief in NHL circles that the file is already settled or extremely advanced, with the Canadiens wanting to keep St-Louis long term and ready to pay him accordingly.
NHL Coaching Salary Ladder
A deal in the six-to-seven-million range would change the standard for evaluating a coach. The article places Mike Sullivan at about $6.5 million per season with the Rangers de New York, Jon Cooper at $5.3 million with the Lightning de Tampa Bay, Rick Tocchet at $5.25 million with the Flyers de Philadelphie, Jared Bednar near $5 million with the Avalanche du Colorado, Bruce Cassidy at about $4.5 million with the Golden Knights de Vegas before he was fired, Peter DeBoer around $4.25 million on Long Island, and Paul Maurice at about $3.9 million despite the Panthers de la Floride's success.
St-Louis also gave the Canadiens a tactical lesson in the playoffs, a reminder of how quickly his standing inside the organization has risen since February 2022. If the circulating figures are right, he would be at or near the top of NHL coaching salaries, and the next move for Montréal is to turn that internal belief into a deal that matches it.
