Matt Drake recaps the end of the preseason for the Habs against the Senators.

Matt Drake recaps another very testy preseason game, this time with the Habs taking on the Ottawa Senators.

Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell talks about the cuts and the weekend game against the Maple Leafs. 2:00 - the Laine incident 10:45 - implications on the roster, Kapanen to stay in Montreal. Beck to Laval. 20:15 - Commercial Break 20:45 - The AHL defenders are still with the NHL team, who stays for the start of the season? 28:00 - The PowerKill™

Matt Drake recaps an absurd preseason game between the Habs and Leafs.

Thibaud Chatel joins the podcast to talk about NHLe and ranking the European Hockey Leagues in strength: Guest comments at the start of the episode, in order of appearance: Hadi Kalakeche, Lassi Alanen, David St-Louis and Thomas Roost with their own rankings. 24:28 - Commercial 35:56 - Commercial

Matt Drake recaps a great Jakub Dobes performance in the first preseason loss for the Habs

Matt Drake recaps a second straight preseason shutout for the Habs and their elite sniper Michael Pezzetta.

Matt Drake recaps some brilliant performances from Oliver Kapanen and Lane Hutson in the Habs pre-season opener.

Patrik Bexell gives his European Prospect Report for the week: 1:30 - Rasmus Bergqvist 3:00 - Oliver Kapanen's Timrå suffers an injury blow to their second line (first line centre as Kapanen is in Montreal). 5:30 - Filip Eriksson 7:00 - Vinzenz Rohrer 8:45 - Aatos Koivu 10:30 - Ivan Demidov 15:30 - Bogdan Konyushkov 16:45 - Yevgeni Volokhin

EOTP Alumni Mike Obrand (@HabsLaughs) joins the podcast to talk about the prospect games this weekend: Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - The old Noah Juulsen Jacob Larsson debate. 2:40 - The Offence 4:00 - Filip Mešár 7:00 - Owen Beck 12:20 - Commercial Break 12:30 - Lane Hutson 18:15 - Logan Mailloux 21:45 - David Reinbacher 25:00 - Adam Engström 29:00 - The Defensive Pairing this time? 32:15 - Commercial Break 32:30 - Florian Xhekaj; AHL or OHL?

Matt Drake discusses some strong performances from Adam Engstrom and others in game two of the rookie showcase.

Matt Drake recaps the first of two Habs rookie showcase games against the Toronto Maple Leafs

Jared Book previews the upcoming games at Rookie Camp against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre. Who should you watch, which try outs are vying for contracts, and how to watch the games

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TSN's Star Kenzie Lalonde joins the podcast to take a look at Juraj Slafkovský's development and upcoming season: 1:00 - Getting to know Kenzie Lalonde 4:00 - Slafkofský what made it all fall together this past season? 8:30 - Building up core, and lowering the centre of gravity. 10:30 - The Martin St-Louis influence on development. 14:30 - A healthy Kirby Dach and moving players around on the top lines. 16:00 - The New Power Play 17:30 - What is a successful seaon for Slafkovský, points...

Timestamps: 1:30 - Hadi's excitement 2:30 - Having fun on the ice, the unpredictability. 3:30 - Demidov's 'weird' skating. 6:00 - SKA Arena and the St Petersburg Ice Palace are NHL dimensions. 8:00 - The difference between Demidov and Michkov. 10:45 - The implications of Demidov staying with SKA. 12:15 - Who got the best player? 14:15 - Wing or Centre? 15:30 - Commercial Break 15:35 - Will Demidov play MHL this season? 16:30 - What is a good season for Demidov this year? 20:00 -...

Timestamps: 1:00 - Catching up with Andrew Berkshire 3:00 - Big improvement in defence, about baseline. Puck luck, lingering effects of the shoulder injury and doing everything right. 6:00 - Scoring in this era. 6:30 - Slafkovský's impact getting on the first line, good for Caufield? 8:45 - Building a Bruins team. 10:30 - Hughes and Gorton vs Bergevin, the difference in building a team. 12:30 - Moving players around, or is Caufield-Suzuki-Slafkovský the first line? 14:30 - Caufield at...

Timestamps: 2:30 - The Kirby Dach's unknowns 4:30 - Dach sets up plays, can he set up Patrik Laine? 7:00 - Where is Dach physically, and how could he be deployed during the off-season/season? 10:00 - Who should be the third player on the Dach - Laine line? 11:45 - Did you expect Dach to fall further than he did this year? 13:30 - What can be expected from Dach in this upcoming season? 16:00 - Weaknesses, especially face-offs... 18:00 - Commercial Break 18:15 - Chris Peters spoke about...

0:00 - In memory of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. 2:20 - Regular intro. 2:30 - Catching up with Bell Fraser 5:00 - Rating Lane Hutson's 2024 season. 7:15 - Working on defence / Why isn't he scoring? 9:00 - Has his size been a problem this year, as he has been targeted more. 13:00 - Can Hutson make the NHL directly, and would Martin St-Louis need to mould the defence around Hutson? 16:30 - Usage and Time on Ice. 17:45 - HeroMode - on /off? 20:30 - The potential impact of Martin St-Louis...

Eyes on the Prize own Nathan Ni joins the podcast to guide us through Guhle's new contract, and future development by looking at his past performance. 2:15 - Kaiden Guhle's new contract, is it good or bad? 6:15 - Can Guhle be a 1a defender, on either the left or the right side? 9:00 - Will a young defence of Guhle, Reinbacher, Hutson and Mailloux need a veteran presence? 11:15 - Guhle as a safety blanket for more impetuous players? 15:15 - Commercial Break 15:20 - Is there a hidden...

Thomas Rossi is not only a fan of EHC Kloten but also David Reinbacher's mentor at his apprenticeship at INSTEQ. 1:15 - Becomming a Kloten supporter? 2:30 - Kloten's last season, take us through it. 7:00 - Was David Reinbacher ready for the spotlight, and the new role on the team? 10:00 - Going into hero mode, the 'need' for offence. 12:10 - Commercial Break 12:15 - Injury problems. 14:00 - David Rienbacher the person. 15:30 - The pressure of playing at the bottom of the table, and in...

Mathieu Paradis from Tout sur le Hockey joins the podcast to talk about Alex Newhook and a potential new role for the young player after the addition of Patrik Laine and with Ivan Demidov's arrival next season. 2:00 - What was the expectations on Newhook coming into the team? 3:30 - Production, 5-on-5 and with Armia and Gallagher 5:00 - Bringing experience into a young team. 7:00 - Where can Newhook develop for future success? 9:45 - Commercial Break 10:00 - Can he become a boxplay...

The Banner Man for Joshua Roy's success Matt Drake joins the podcast to talk about Joshua Roy's development and projection. 0:30 - When will the prince become the King, as the meaning of his name predicts? 3:45 - Patrik Laine's arrival and what it means for Joshua Roy 7:00 - Joshua Roykonen? 8:45 - Weakness centred around skating, but offseason improvements every year. 11:30 - Can he handle an 82+ game season, or will he have to mature/build into it? 13:50 - Commercial Break 14:00 -...

Logan Mailloux with Ian Boisvert from Locked on Canadiens: 2:50 - Offensive Hockey IQ, but the defensive one? 7:30 - Mailloux or Reinbacher as a first pairing in the AHL? 11:00 - Mailloux shot, and the battle between Hutson and Mailloux for power play minutes. 15:30 - Expectations on next season? 19:00 - the perfect defensive partner for Mailloux? 20:00 - A defensive trade before the season (recorded prior to Laine - Harris trade)

Due to some late cancellations Hadi Kalakeche joined the podcast, and before Chris Peters episode was recorded,to talk about Michael Hage. We decided to give this out as an extra episode.