Captain is 3rd star, doesn't even go on the ice at home.

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Captain is 3rd star, doesn't even go on the ice at home.
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The Montreal Canadiens are a media circus and their captain has just given them another topic to talk about.

Max Pacioretty has been in a bad slump along with his linemates from tonight's game Brendan Gallagher and Tomas Plekanec. It has seemed to be weighing Pacioretty down that it was even said he has been calling his mother regularly to have her help with his confidence.

Tonight he busted out of it with a lucky goal but it ended up being the winner. You could see some weight come off his shoulders when he scored. However, it seems there might be something else bothering him. When he was announced as the game's 3rd star, he came down the hallway to the ice, quickly waved to the crowd from the bench and then went back down the hallway to the dressing room. Not very captain like. He usually comes out and this is the first time anyone around the team has seen this. With all the heat he has been taking as of late, how he kind of shunned the fans, has made twitter explode.

Obviously if he was playing for Florida, there probably wouldn't be much said. But when you play in a crazy hockey town like Montreal, every action has a reaction. It is still pretty odd that he couldn't take a few more steps and take a quick turn on the ice. A lot of people are calling it a lack of respect as captain.

Source: z