"MSL lost the room, fire him already": Habs fans call for HC Martin St. Louis' head after Montreal Canadiens' 6-3 loss to Capitals

Fans reacted as the Montreal Canadiens suffered a tough 6-3 loss to the Washington Capitals on Thursday night. The defeat comes after Tuesday's disappointing 8-2 defeat to the Seattle Kraken.

Fans are growing increasingly frustrated with coach Martin St. Louis as the Canadiens continue to struggle.

Alex Ovechkin, Aliaksei Protas, Tom Wilson, Brandon Duhaime, Connor McMichael and Jakub Vranan scored for the Capitals. Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher and Cole Caufield were the goalscorers for the Montreal Canadiens.

Charlie Lindgren stopped 13 shots, while Cayden Primeau thwarted 28 in the loss. Fans took to social media to voice their criticism of St. Louis following the loss. One tweeted:

"MSL lost the room, fire him already."

Another wrote:

"Someone question MSL about his love for armia and Dvorak"

Here are some more fan reactions:

"This is on St. Louis, he needs to change something and not just a minor change," one fan wrote on X.

"I’m usually a huge MSL respecter but his coaching decisions this year have really made me question if he’s the guy," another user wrote.

"After last game we all thought maybe they will show up and put up a fight but hell no……no leadership no heart given up 14 goals in two games, 14!!!!!!," a user commented.

"Problem was that management thought Monty was a #1 goalie and Primeau would do the job as a second…boy they were wrong ! Nevermind offensive or defensive help…we need a goalie ASAP !," another user wrote.

The Montreal Canadiens will look to bounce back on Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

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NHL analyst Brian Wilde talks about Montreal Canadiens' HC Martin St. Louis after loss to Capitals

The loss against the Capitals drops the Habs' record to 4-6-1 through the first 11 games of the season. Following the defeat, NHL analyst Brian Wilde of Global News commented on the pressure facing coach Martin St. Louis.

"It’s disappointing how much heat Head Coach Martin St. Louis is taking early in this season.” Wilde said. “A coach loses the media and the fan base when they feel the club should be doing much better than they are."

According to Wilde, expectations were high coming into this year that the Canadiens would take a step forward in their rebuild. However, the team has struggled to find consistency and string together wins.