When Martin St. Louis was named head coach of the Canadiens three years ago, he said one of his biggest strengths was that he would be able to relate to what every player was going through.

St. Louis knew what it was like to not get drafted, to get cut from training camp and to be placed on waivers before going on to have a 16-year Hall of Fame career. So St. Louis understands how young prospects Adam Engström, Florian Xhekaj and Owen Beck felt after playing in the Canadiens’ final pre-season game Saturday night at the Bell Centre — a 3-1 loss to the Ottawa Senators.

Engström, Xhekaj and Beck all showed during training camp they’re ready to play in the NHL — but there probably won’t be spots for them on the roster when the Canadiens open the regular season Wednesday in Toronto against th

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