This Week’s Show: Trade Grades - Assessing the Best and Worst Moves of the Hughes-Gorton EraSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Canadiens welcome defenseman Alexandre Carrier while shipping Justin Barron to the Nashville Predators. ⦁ Patrik Laine continues to light the lamp on the power play. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Montreal Canadiens defenseman Lane Hutson. ⦁ Canadiens brass paid a visit to prospect Ivan Demidov. Segment 2 | Carrier Comes to Montreal: Does this Move Signal A ...
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 7Ep. 327
This Week’s Show: From Goals to Goaltending - What’s on the Habs’ Christmas List?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Canadiens players thrill fans at three Montreal-area children’s hospitals. ⦁ Prospect report on Oliver Kapanen and Tyler Thorpe. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher. ⦁ Father of new Habs addition created shrine to his favorite team. Segment 2 | Unwrapping the Habs’ Holiday Wish List: What Do They Need Most? It's been a season of ...
Dec 14, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 7Ep. 326
This Week’s Show: Power Play Potential - Is This the Habs' Best PP in Years?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Patrik Laine makes an immediate impact in his Canadiens debut. ⦁ Prospect report on Owen Protz, Michael Hage and Jacob Fowler. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Montreal Canadiens forward Patrik Laine. ⦁ Sam Montembeault, Joel Armia and Patrick Laine are going to the Four Nations Faceoff. Segment 2 | Habs Special Teams: Are the Canadiens Finally Getting It Right? Patrik Laine ...
Dec 07, 2024•1 hr 40 min•Season 7Ep. 325
This Week’s Show: Leading the Charge - Quiet Success Stories Powering the Canadiens' RebuildSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Injury news on Patrik Laine. ⦁ Prospect report on Michael Hage. ⦁ Quotes of the week from TSN hockey analyst Marty Biron. Segment 2 | Habs Prospects 'Driving the Bus' in Laval AHL expert Patrick Williams joins the show to highlight Montreal Canadiens prospects who are thriving this season and propelling the Laval Rocket's success. Segment 3 | Have Your ...
Nov 30, 2024•1 hr 39 min•Season 7Ep. 324
This Week’s Show: Quarter-Season Check-In: What’s Working for the Habs and What’s Not?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Injury news on Rafael Harvey-Pinard and Patrik Laine. ⦁ Prospect report on Jacob Fowler and Michael Hage. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Laval Rocket goaltender Jakub Dobes Segment 2 | 20 Games In: Taking Stock of the 2024-25 Montreal Canadiens Who are the 2024-25 Montreal Canadiens? What have they done right? What are they doing wrong? And where are they headed t...
Nov 23, 2024•1 hr 41 min•Season 7Ep. 323
This Week’s Show: Habs Mailbag - Should Kent Hughes Dive Into the Trade Market?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Injury news on Rafael Harvey-Pinard. ⦁ Prospect report on Sam Harris and Jacob Fowler ⦁ Quotes of the week from Canadiens GM Kent Hughes Segment 2 | Rocket Sports Mailbag: Are Early Season Trades the Answer for the Montreal Canadiens? This time the Rocket Sports mailbag was jammed with questions from our listeners about Marty St. Louis, Kent Hughes, Habs goaltending...
Nov 16, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 7Ep. 322
This Week’s Show: Help Wanted - Habs Confess 'Mood is Heavy'Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Injury news on Patrik Laine and Rafael Harvey-Pinard. ⦁ Prospect report on Ivan Demidov and the Laval Rocket. ⦁ Quotes of the week from former Canadiens captain Shea Weber. Segment 2 | Prognosis Negative The Montreal Canadiens are in the midst of a lengthy losing streak finding themselves at the bottom of the standings just one month into the NHL schedule. Has there been regression in...
Nov 10, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 7Ep. 321
This Week’s Show: Recalibrating Expectations: Habs "in the Danger Zone"Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Injury news on Kaiden Guhle, Juraj Slafkovsky, Justin Barron. ⦁ Prospect report on Michael Hage, Ivan Demidov and the Laval Rocket. ⦁ Quote of the week from Elliotte Friedman, 32 Thoughts podcast. Segment 2 | Great Expectations: Is More Patience Required? The Habs are off to a disappointing start which has prompted the head coach to describe his team as "fragile", "immature...
Nov 02, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 7Ep. 320
This Week’s Show: "It Fuels Me" - Habs Coach Sounds Off On CriticsSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Injury news on Kaiden Guhle, Juraj Slafkovsky, Justin Barron. ⦁ Quotes of the week from legendary Canadiens goaltender Ken Dryden. Segment 2 | Canadiens Coach, Under Pressure, Reacts to Criticism With raised expectations for the Montreal Canadiens' season, how is coach Marty St. Louis reacting to his first taste of pressure in Montreal? Segment 3 | Have Your Say Canadiens upcomi...
Oct 26, 2024•1 hr 53 min•Season 7Ep. 319
This Week’s Show: 5 Up, 5 Down - Which Habs Are Thriving and Who’s Struggling?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Injury news on Kaiden Guhle, Mike Matheson, Juraj Slafkovsky, Jayden Struble and Rafael Harvey-Pinard. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Canadiens Executive VP, Hockey Operations Jeff Gorton. Segment 2 | Five Games In: Five Up, Five Down The Montreal Canadiens have a home-friendly schedule to start the season. The schedule should have allowed them to bank points early in the...
Oct 19, 2024•1 hr 43 min•Season 7Ep. 318
This Week’s Show: Early Reactions - Is It Too Soon for the Canadiens to Shake Things Up?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Montreal Canadiens and Laval Rocket open the regular season. ⦁ Quote of the week from Patrik Laine. Segment 2 | Six Questions: Pressing Issues Early in the Canadiens Season After playing just six periods of the 2024-25 regular season, it's far too early to draw any conclusions about the outlook for the Montreal Canadiens. But's let's try to find some soluti...
Oct 12, 2024•1 hr 35 min•Season 7Ep. 317
This Week’s Show: Season Forecast - 10 Key Predictions for the 2024-25 Montreal CanadiensSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Injury news about Patrik Laine, David Reinbacher and Kaiden Guhle. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Marty St. Louis, Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes. Segment 2 | Predictions for the 2024-25 Montreal Canadiens season It's the perfect time to make our prognostications for the new campaign. In this segment, we unveil our top-10 predictions for the 2024-25 NHL season. Se...
Oct 05, 2024•2 hr 21 min•Season 7Ep. 316
This Week’s Show: Critical Questions - What Will Make or Break the Montreal Canadiens This Season?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ While recovering from surgery, Kaiden Guhle has resumed skating. ⦁ Quote of the week from Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes. Segment 2 | Ten Burning Questions That Could Define the Canadiens' 2024-25 Campaign With training camp in full swing, some off-season questions have been answered but there are a number of key issues that remain unanswered. I...
Sep 28, 2024•1 hr 24 min•Season 7Ep. 315
This Week’s Show: Canadiens Playoff Ambitions - Can Dach, Laine, and Hutson Fuel the Fire?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ The Canadiens opened their training camp with 59 players as they prepare4 for pre-season action. ⦁ Canadiens announced that Kaiden Guhle had surgery on Wednesday. Segment 2 | Dach, Laine, Hutson: Why Optimism Surrounds the Habs Heading Into Pre-season The buzz phrase for the Montreal Canadiens this season is "in the mix." If they want to be playing meanin...
Sep 21, 2024•1 hr 37 min•Season 7Ep. 314
This Week’s Show: Breakout Potential - Which Rookie Canadiens Could Surprise at Training Camp?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ The Canadiens opened their rookie camp in preparation for the Prospect Showdown with the Toronto Maple Leafs. ⦁ Canadiens announced several additions and promotions to their hockey operations department. ⦁ Quote of the week from Laval Rocket head coach Pascal Vincent. Segment 2 | These Prospects Could Make Waves at Canadiens Training Camp The Montreal...
Sep 14, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 7Ep. 313
This Week’s Show: Habs Defense - Which Budding Star Forces Their Way Onto the Canadiens' Roster?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Cole Caufield announced that he will be changing his jersey number. ⦁ The Canadiens announced the 2024 Rookie Camp roster. ⦁ Quote of the week from Canadiens prospect Tyler Thorpe. Segment 2 | Canadiens Intense Competition on Defense We discuss the heated competition for two roster spots between Lane Hutson, Logan Mailloux, Jayden Struble, David Rei...
Sep 07, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Season 7Ep. 312
This Week’s Show: Past and Present - Who Are the Habs' Fiercest Rivals?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Kent Hughes spoke about the Canadiens rebuild and usage of Lane Hutson. ⦁ David Reinbacher, Vincenz Rohrer and Oliver Kapanen were in the prospect spotlight. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Juraj Slafkovsky. Segment 2 | Which Canadiens Rivalry is About to Erupt Again? Montreal Canadiens rivalries have developed over the life of the franchise that are not only intense in the world...
Aug 31, 2024•1 hr 38 min•Season 7Ep. 311
This Week’s Show: Habs on the Rise: Are the Canadiens Ready to Win Again?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Montreal Canadiens acquired forward Patrik Laine from the Columbus Blue Jackets. ⦁ David Reinbacher was making news in the prospect spotlight. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Kent Hughes. Segment 2 | Are the Canadiens Ready to Win Again? Canadiens GM Kent has made trades to accelerate the rebuild in the past and has acquired players to flip but he has not made a trade quite lik...
Aug 24, 2024•1 hr 32 min•Season 7Ep. 310
This Week’s Show: Montreal Canadiens - Celebrating 20 Years of Habs HeroesSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ A Montreal Canadiens pro scout has left the organization. ⦁ Serge Savard brings together 14 players from Canadiens' Cup wins. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Cutter Gauthier about Cole Caufield. Segment 2 | Drafting a Team of Montreal Canadiens Heroes A few episodes ago, Nathan and Michael put together a list of the Top-5 villains to the Montreal Canadiens of the past 20 years...
Aug 17, 2024•1 hr 23 min•Season 7Ep. 309
This Week’s Show: Canadiens Roster Stability - Nick Suzuki’s Formula for Habs’ SuccessSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ The Montreal Canadiens will relinquish the rights to prospect Rhett Pitlick. ⦁ Ivan Demidov takes to the ice for SKA. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Kent Hughes. Segment 2 | Nick Suzuki Preaches the Value of Roster Continuity Is it too early to predict an opening night roster for the Montreal Canadiens for the 2024-25 season? We don't think so! Our projected lineu...
Aug 10, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 7Ep. 308
This Week’s Show: Building for the Future - Canadiens' Core Players Signed Through 2030Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ The Montreal Canadiens signed defensemen Arber Xhekaj and Justin Barron each to two-year contract extensions. ⦁ The Canadiens also signed defenseman Kaiden Guhle to a six-year contract extension. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Arber Xhekaj, Justin Barron and Kaiden Guhle. Segment 2 | Villains of the Montreal Canadiens In Montreal Canadiens fandom, who are the pla...
Aug 03, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Season 7Ep. 307
This Week’s Show: Next-Gen Habs - Ranking the Best Montreal Canadiens ProspectsSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Raphael Harvey-Pinard underwent successful surgery. ⦁ News on a development plan for Ivan Demidov. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Habs forward Michael Pezzetta. Segment 2 | Ranking the Best Montreal Canadiens Prospects Building a talented prospect pipeline is one of the key aspects of the Montreal Canadiens rebuild. As we discussed last week, developing that prospect poo...
Jul 27, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Season 7Ep. 306
This Week’s Show: Powering Up - How the Montreal Canadiens Are Bolstering Player DevelopmentSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Is Vincent Lecavalier about to assume a new role with the Canadiens? ⦁ Updates on Ivan Demidov and Michael Hage. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Laval Rocket head coach Pascal Vincent. Segment 2 | Canadiens Are Boosting Their Hockey Development with Special Guest Patrick Williams Patrick Williams, a feature writer for NHL.com and AHL.com, joins the podcast to...
Jul 20, 2024•1 hr 36 min•Season 7Ep. 305
This Week’s Show: Montreal Canadiens Prospects - Eat, Sleep, Train, Repeat Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Trade rumblings continue to include Montreal. ⦁ First look at Canadiens opening night forward lines and defense pairings. ⦁ Quote of the week from Laval Rocket forward Jakov Novak. Segment 2 | Eat, Sleep, Train, Repeat with Rocket Sports Medical Consultant Dr. Stephen Morris Dr. Stephen Morris joins the show to talk about off-season training for prospects of the Montrea...
Jul 13, 2024•1 hr 42 min•Season 7Ep. 304
This Week’s Show: NHL Prospect Analyst Breaks Down Montreal Canadiens' Newest TalentSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Canadiens signed forward Juraj Slafkovsky to an eight-year contract. ⦁ Canadiens fans get their first chance to see new prospects at development camp. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Juraj Slafkovsky and Kent Hughes. Segment 2 | NHL Prospect Analyst Breaks Down Montreal Canadiens 2024 Draft Class This week, we transition to prospect coverage providing you with analys...
Jul 06, 2024•2 hr 12 min•Season 7Ep. 303
This Week’s Show: Securing Firepower - Montreal's Draft Masterstroke with Key PicksSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Canadiens begin the draft by swapping first round picks with the Kings. ⦁ Montreal dazzles fans with a successful 2024 NHL Draft. Scouting reports of all ten Canadiens selections. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Ivan Demidov, Michael Hage and Kent Hughes. Segment 2 | Montreal Canadiens 2024 Draft: First Round Flourish Montreal Canadiens management make the most of the...
Jun 29, 2024•2 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 302
This Week’s Show: Who Will the Habs Pick? Sportsnet's Sam Cosentino Reveals First-Round Draft PredictionsSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ JF Houle left the Laval Rocket for a coaching position in the NCAA. ⦁ Canadiens released their 2024-25 preseason schedule. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Cayden Lindstrom. Segment 2 | Mocking the Canadiens Picks: Sportsnet's Draft Analyst Sam Cosentino Sportsnet's Draft Analyst Sam Cosentino joins Amy and Rick to discuss his Mock Draft 1.0 and r...
Jun 22, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Season 6Ep. 301
This Week’s Show:Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Canadiens signed forward Oliver Kapanen to a three-year, entry-level contract. ⦁ Two Canadiens appear on Daily Faceoff's Trade Target board. ⦁ Quote of the week from Corey Pronman on Cayden Lindstrom. Response by Dr. Stephen Morris, Rocket Sports medical consultant. Segment 2 | Inside the Combine: Unraveling the Probable Draft Scenarios for the Montreal Canadiens Michael Augello, a Buffalo-based reporter for The Hockey News, p...
Jun 15, 2024•1 hr 51 min•Season 6Ep. 300
This Week’s Show: Draft and Trade: Canadiens' Dual Approach to Accelerating Their RebuildSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Canadiens signed goaltender Connor Hughes to a one-year, two-way contract. ⦁ Laval Rocket signed forward Israel Mianscum to a two-year AHL contract. ⦁ Quotes of the week from Cayden Lindstrom and Zayne Parekh. Segment 2 | Trade Plan on Draft Day: 10 Players the Canadiens Could Target From our Canadiens Connection listeners (and hosts), we present 10 player...
Jun 08, 2024•1 hr 50 min•Season 6Ep. 299
This Week’s Show: Top Picks: Scouting Director Identifies Key Draft Targets for the Montreal CanadiensSegment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News ⦁ Canadiens signed forward Jared Davidson to a two-year, entry-level contract. ⦁ ⦁ Laval Rocket signed JF Houle to three-year contract extension. ⦁ Quotes of the week regarding speculation about Martin Necas in Montreal. Segment 2 | Director of Scouting Names Three Targets that Should be in the Montreal Canadiens Draft Sights Jerome Berube is th...
Jun 01, 2024•1 hr 49 min•Season 6Ep. 298
