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This Week in Habsland

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A Weekly Montreal Canadiens podcast discussing the Habs on and off the ice. Follow us @hablsandpod on Instagram, X and TikTok.
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Episodes

Dobes Shutout Debut & 2025 Predictive Headlines

This week, we celebrate the Canadiens rival romp in the Sunshine State and Jakub Dobes' shutout in his first NHL game. We also discuss the marvel that is Jake Evans and give our predictive headlines for 2025. Happy New Year! Thank you for listening

Dec 30, 202455 min

Hattrick Laine, Carrier Trade & Festivus for the Rest of Us

On this very special Festivus edition of the pod, we celebrate a 3-win week, a powerplay clinic from Patrik Laine, discuss the Barron for Carrier trade, and then we break out the unadorned aluminum pole and perform the Festivus airing of grievances.

Dec 23, 20241 hr 8 min

The Patrik Laine Effect

On this week's episode, we discuss the emergence of the Montreal Canadiens newest sniper, Patrik Laine, and the effect he has already had on the team as a whole. We also speak on the omission of Caufield and Suzuki from the Four Nations Face Off rosters, and do some fact or fiction about some of the most important questions in Habsland.

Dec 09, 20241 hr 4 min

Is Time Up on Primeau as Habs Play Levels Out

On this week's episode of the podcast, we quickly go over whether Cayden Primeau is out of time, how the Habs have been playing consistently over the month of November and much more!

Dec 02, 20241 hr 4 min

Habs Quarter-Season Review

At the one-quarter mark of the season, we give out our three stars for the Montreal Canadiens thus far and ask a few burning questions including: how does Patrick Laine affect the forward group and what do we still need to learn?

Nov 25, 20241 hr 14 min

F***ing Expectations and Canadiens Goalie Draft

On this episode, we attempt to diagnose and solve the problems facing the Montreal Canadiens in their rough start to the season, and we do a draft of the best Habs goalies of the past 30 years as an exercise in evaluating Montembeault and Primeau. Oh, and Gallagher is still a machine.

Nov 11, 202457 min

Turning the Corner and the Dach, Caufield and Evans Experience

This week, we talk about why the powerplay and penalty kill have been so good, we praise Caufield for his elite sniping, Dach for his return to form, and Evans for his continued excellent play, and we dive deep on how and why the Canadiens have turned a corner this early in the season.

Oct 28, 202458 min

Montembeault Steals a Win and Hutson Annoys Tkachuk

On this week's episode we break down the first week of hockey for the Montreal Canadiens including Samuel Montembeault's great performances, Lane Hutson has a new fan, and Gallagher continues to rise up the all-time list.

Oct 14, 202457 min

Regular Season Preview and Playoffs for the Canadiens?

On this episode of Thie Week in Habsland, we discuss the Reinbacher and Laine prognoses, do a complete preview of the regular season, quiz each other with some over-unders, and discuss the most important question in Habsland: will the Montreal Canadiens make the Playoffs this year?

Oct 07, 20241 hr 9 min

Reinbacher & Laine Injured and the Lane Hutson Show

On this episode, we discuss the first week of the Montreal Canadiens preseason, Reinbacher and Laine's injuries, Lane Hutson's creativity, and all the other young prospects who are fighting for roster spots to start the season.

Sep 30, 20241 hr 3 min

Slafkovsky Contract & Draft Recap

On this episode, we joyously discuss Juraj Slafkovsky's new contract extension, we dive deep on the Canadiens draft, including a great discussion on Michael Hage and Aatos Koivu, a follow up on Demidov, and a look at the other Montreal picks. We also chat about day 1 of free agency, the Kovacevic trade, and the qualifying offers to Xhekaj and Barron.

Jul 02, 20241 hr 12 min

2024 Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Preview - Part 2

On this episode, we dive deeper into the 2024 NHL Draft, looking at our favourite prospects that the Montreal Canadiens could target with the 26th pick. We also talk about some possible trades and have fun with some crazy improbable ones.

Jun 17, 20241 hr 16 min

2024 Montreal Canadiens NHL Draft Preview - Part 1

On this episode of the podcast, we discuss our top 10 prospects for the upcoming NHL Draft from a Montreal Canadiens perspective. We also discuss the recent reports surrounding Trevor Zegras and Martin Necas.

Jun 10, 20241 hr 10 min

2024 Montreal Canadiens Offseason Preview

On this episode, we dive deep into the most important decisions of the Montreal Canadiens offseason, including the draft pick at 5, the potential extensions of Slafkovsky, Guhle, Xhekaj and others, and the logjam on defense.

May 27, 20241 hr 13 min

Episode 24.29: Season Finale - End of Year Awards

On our final episode of the season, we give our overall thoughts on the progression of the Montreal Canadiens this year, the state of the rebuild, and cheer on the exciting players on the team. We also give out 10 end of season awards, including: Habs MVP (top 5), Goal of the Year, Performance of the year, and many more. Thank you for listening this season, stay tuned for tons of offseason content starting to drop in a few weeks around the time of the NHL Draft Lottery in early May....

Apr 18, 20241 hr 39 minSeason 24Ep. 29

Episode 24.26: Habs Prospects Shine and a Gainey Era What-If Draft

On this week's episode of the podcast, we take a run at another Montreal Canadiens What If? Draft, this time focusing on the Bob Gainey and Pierre Gauthier era. We also discuss the play of Jacob Fowler, David Reinbacher and of course, Juraj Slafkoksky.

Mar 25, 202445 min

Episode 24.25: Primeau Shines and a Montreal Canadiens Awards Draft

On this week's episode, we discuss Cayden Primeau's great week, the Joshua Roy dilemma, and Juraj Slafkovsky continuing to develop in front of our eyes. Later in the podcast, we do our best to predict which current or future Montreal Canadiens players will win NHL awards in the coming years.

Mar 18, 202453 min

Episode 24.24: NHL Trade Deadline Recap & Reaction

This week, we put a pin in the 2024 NHL Trade Deadline, reacting to all the moves the Montreal Canadiens did and did not make. We also discuss Joshua Roy's goal scoring, Mike Matheson's point producing prowess, and the versatility of the Habs top line.

Mar 11, 202456 minSeason 24Ep. 24
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