Episodes
Matt Drake recaps some Lane Hutson magic in the Habs' first visit to Boston
Published 10/11/24
Jared Book discusses the Boston Bruins with Joe Pohoryles of NHL.com and what to expect now that Jeremy Swayman is signed. Who are some of the under appreciated contributors for the Bruins, and how much pressure is on them to get back to competing for the Stanley Cup? (Note that this was recorded before the Bruins opening game against the Florida Panthers)
Published 10/10/24
Matt Drake recaps Samuel Montembeault doing his best Carey Price impersonation for the Habs in their season opener against the Leafs.
Published 10/10/24
Jared Book is joined by The Score's Kyle Cushman to discuss the Toronto Maple Leafs. What is the vibe in Toronto like? How much pressure is on the core to perform? What is Craig Berube bringing to the organization, and more...
Published 10/09/24
Jared Book is joined by Alex Baumgartner, the Florida Panthers beat writer for 5 Reasons Sports to discuss the Stanley Cup champions, how the title has changed things in South Florida, and expectations for the upcoming year.
Published 10/08/24
Jared Book, Matt Drake, and (briefly) Patrik Bexell discuss the Canadiens final cuts, including Joshua Roy being sent to the Laval Rocket.
Published 10/07/24
Jared Book is joined by Ryan Hana of the Winged Wheel Pod to discuss the Detroit Red Wings. How are they handling this season after coming so close to the post-season a year ago? Who is expected to step up? How much pressure is there on the organization to take the next step? [Note: Jared's audio quality is not optimal due to some technical issues during recording. We apologize for the issue]
Published 10/07/24
Matt Drake recaps the end of the preseason for the Habs against the Senators.
Published 10/06/24
Matt Drake recaps another very testy preseason game, this time with the Habs taking on the Ottawa Senators.
Published 10/02/24
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™
Published 09/30/24
Matt Drake recaps an absurd preseason game between the Habs and Leafs.
Published 09/29/24
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
Published 09/28/24
Matt Drake recaps a great Jakub Dobes performance in the first preseason loss for the Habs
Published 09/27/24
Matt Drake recaps a second straight preseason shutout for the Habs and their elite sniper Michael Pezzetta.
Published 09/25/24
Matt Drake recaps some brilliant performances from Oliver Kapanen and Lane Hutson in the Habs pre-season opener.
Published 09/24/24
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
Published 09/23/24
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?
Published 09/17/24
Matt Drake discusses some strong performances from Adam Engstrom and others in game two of the rookie showcase.
Published 09/15/24
Matt Drake recaps the first of two Habs rookie showcase games against the Toronto Maple Leafs
Published 09/14/24
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
Published 09/14/24
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...
Published 09/06/24
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 -...
Published 09/05/24
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...
Published 09/04/24
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...
Published 09/03/24