Canadiens’ Juraj Slafkovsky makes his feelings about being benched during Habs-Blue Jackets extremely clear

Juraj Slafkovsky responds to Canadiens coach benching him in the game against Blue Jackets. (Source: Imagn)

Juraj Slafkovsky made his feelings clear after being benched in the Montreal Canadiens' 5-1 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets at Bell Centre on Saturday. Slafkovsky was moved to the fourth line late in the second period by head coach Martin St. Louis. He was then benched for most of the third period.

Slafkovsky was frustrated with the decision.

"Obviously, I wanted to play and I was a little mad at myself," Juraj Slafkovsky said, as per Priyanta Emrith on X. "Because I knew I had a couple of bad shifts. But yeah, just move on and focus on the next game. it's already in the past..."