This Week in Habsland

On tonight's post-game episode we discuss the Suzuki line breaking out, Ivan Demidov's strong play and what is repeatable in Game 2.

The Montreal Canadiens have made the final four after a nailbiter of an overtime game in Buffalo. Alex Newhook once again buried the Game 7 winner, Dobes had a tremendous bounce back game, and Danault chose the best possible time to break his goose-egg. We talk about all that, much more on this crazy game, and everything else that went into the Habs run to the Conference Final. Next stop: Carolina. Until Thursday, Go Habs!

On our Game 5 post-game pod, we discuss the strong performance from the Habs skills guys, Jakub Dobes bouncing back, and what to look for in Game 6.

The Canadiens dropped Game 4 to the Sabres and we discuss the good, the bad, and the ugly of it pretty much in that order.

The Habs defeated the Sabres 6-2 with great performances from Lane Hutson, Jakub Dobes, and many more Canadiens players and we are here to talk about it! 

Thanks to Newhook's pace, Dobes' solid goaltending, and Thompson's pirouette, the Habs stomped the Sabres in Game 2 and tied up the series. We discuss the game in depth and look at what the Canadiens need to do in Game 3 and beyond to beat Buffalo. Go Habs Go!

In this post-game episode, we discuss the Montreal Canadiens dropping Game 1 of the second round 4-2 to Buffalo. We discussed the new style of play in the series, Martin St-Louis' decision to keep Jakub Dobes in net, and should Demidov and Dach be put on the 2nd line together.

They did it. Round 2 here we come. We give our thoughts on Game 7, on the Canadiens-Lightning series as a whole, on Suzuki and Dobes and Hutson leading the way, and a whole lot more. Next episode on Wednesday May 6th, after Habs @ Sabres Game 1.

The Montreal Canadiens failed to close out their first round matchup by dropping Game 6 in overtime. We discuss what went right, what went wrong, and what should change ahead of Game 7

What a game and what a series. We dive deep on the Montreal Canadiens vs. Tampa Bay Lightning Game 5, including the all-important secondary scoring of Gallagher, Dach, and Texier, the magic trick that is Jakub Dobes transforming into a cement wall, Nick Suzuki's calm and steady play, and the brilliant shuffling of lines by Martin St Louis to keep Jon Cooper guessing. Game 6 on Friday, Go Habs Go!

The Montreal Canadiens lost Game 4 in their best-of-seven series on Sunday night despite a 2-0 lead and strong play from Nick Suzuki, Jakub Dobes, and Lane Hutson. We discuss the Slafkovksy-Crozier hit, Kapanen's phantom penalty, and an opportunity missed.

The Canadiens went up 2-1 in the series with the Tampa Bay Lightning, with yet another overtime goal deciding the game. This time it was Lane Hutson's bomb that clinched it. Dach, Bolduc, and Texier also had phenomenal games on the 3rd line, and Dobes was excellent. We talk about all of this, about Martin St-Louis' coaching decisions, and we ask the all-important game 4 question: Where is the top line of Suzuki, Caufield, and Slafkovsky?

The Montreal Canadiens dropped Game 2 of their series against the Lightning and we provide our immediate thoughts include Jakub Dobes' great play, the Lightning's forecheck, Caufield's offensive woes, and so much more!

The Canadiens take a 1-0 series lead in Tampa Bay, thanks to the powerplay goal-scoring lethality of Juraj Slafkovsky. We talk about that and about everything else that happened in Game 1. Go Habs Go!

In our 150th (!!!) episode, we dive into all angles of the upcoming Montreal Canadiens playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning including Noah Dobson's injury, Tampa's top six, and what Jakub Dobes needs to do to help the Habs win the series.

On this week's episode of the podcast we discuss Ivan Demidov and the second line's recent play, Habs players on milestone watch, and discuss the most disappointing team in the East along with the team we would least want the Habs to face in the post-season.

We talk about the recent evolution of the Montreal Canadiens and the inflection point that caused this recent string of great games. We also look at the perpetual 6-7th Dman battle of Xhekaj & Struble, and pin a lot of success on Dobes and Fowler. In the 2nd half, we each rank our top 10 Hart Trophy candidates for the NHL regular season MVP.

On this week's episode of the podcast, we discuss an absolutely dominant performance by the Montreal Canadiens top line, champion Kaiden Guhle's recent play and have some fun to honour Cole Caufield's 40th (and 41st, 42nd, and 43rd) goal!

Brendan Gallagher's 1st ever healthy scratching and Jacob Fowler's second call-up to the Canadiens has us asking the question: are we witnessing the end of an era? We also discuss the timeline of the Habs rebuild and the weak suspension to Gudas of the Anaheim Ducks.

On this week's episode of the podcast, we discuss a rather challenging week for the Montreal Canadiens with poor goaltending, poor defense, and a ray of sunshine from the top line. We also review the Habs inactive trade deadline and what our Atlantic Division rivals got up to.

On this episode, we discuss the return to NHL hockey after Milano 2026, we dissect the Habs' weak penalty kill, we talk about the likelihood of a Reinbacher, Fowler, and/or Hage call-up, and we look into the tight playoff race and trade deadline rapidly approaching.

Look, Canada lost and we're sad so let's talk it out. We discuss every angle of the tournament including McDavid-Celebrini chemistry, Suzuki being underutilized, and some changes we'd make going forward to the defense (get it?). We also touch on Slafkovsky's great tournament, Sweden and Germany getting weird and what the 2028 World Cup might look like.Get a tissue, this is going to be sad.

This week in Canadaland, we dive deep on the confirmed lineups of the Olympic National Teams, take a look at Canada's potential path to Gold, and declare our favorites and darkhorses for the tournament.

On this week's episode, we discuss Martin St-Louis giving Jakub Dobes a vote of confidence, Cole Caufield's historic goal-scoring run, and discuss all the angles of the upcoming trade deadline for the Montreal Canadiens.

This week we discuss the ongoing goaltending issues of the Montreal Canadiens, we check out Demidov's scoring pace compared to all-time Habs greats, and we finally address the refereeing bias... if it exists.

On this week's episode we take a look at the absolute heater that the Atlantic division has been on before diving into our third annual Montreal Canadiens Player Value Rankings where we discuss if Demidov is still over Hutson and Suzuki, is Caufield Tier 1 and should Josh Anderson be ranked at all?

On this episode, we talk about the Habs strong performances and Hutson and Texier's recent amazing play, and we answer a bunch of listener questions in our mailbag segment.

*mailbag episode next week! Please comment your questions and we'll answer them.It's the halfway point of the NHL season, and on this episode we dive into the Montreal Canadiens' 1st half, discuss the Olympic rosters and Suzuki's inclusion on Team Canada, and more.

On this week's episode, we discuss the Jake Evans injury and predict the headlines for the Montreal Canadiens in 2026 including Cole Caufield's pursuit for 40 goals, Demidov going for the Calder, and much more!

Enjoy the Airing of Grievances, a Festivus tradition we hold dear, and our discussions about the Phillip Danault trade, the Montembeault conditioning stint and how Fowler and Dobes have stepped up.

On this episode, we give out our yearly gifts to Montreal Canadiens players, and discuss the strong start to Jacob Fowler's NHL career.

On this week's episode we discuss the return of Juraj Slafkovksy on the first line, the mess of the rest of the forwards, and predict OUR Team Canada Olympic team.

On this episode, we analyze the new Matheson deal and how it impacts the salary structure of the Montreal Canadiens D-core, we look at the development of our young skilled players like Slafkovsky and Demidov, and we debate whether it's contention time for the Habs.

On this week's episode, Jordan rides solo to answer many important (listener) questions at the quarter point of the season including: how much to blame goaltending, most surprising player, and F-Marry-Kill with 2010s Habs coaches...something for everyone

We discuss a challenging week for the Montreal Canadiens with huge injuries, terrible losses, and some concerning patterns.Let's commiserate together :)

This week, we reflect on the eliteness of Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky, and ponder why one has been rewarded on the scoresheet and the other hasn't much (yet). We also dive into a bunch of either-or questions about the Habs, Team Canada, and NHL fandom.

On this week's episode we discuss how Sam Montembeault's season has slowly gotten away from him, the Habs passing all their tests in October and complete our Top 10 Montreal Canadiens goal scorers since 1994.

This week we discuss Ivan Demidov and Jakub Dobes' respective promotions and how they will impact the Montreal Canadiens going forward. Then we spend the second half of the episode sharing our unpopular opinions and about third jerseys, Price v Lundqvist, and broken sticks!

On this episode, we ask the question "better, but how much better?" about the Montreal Canadiens' strong start to the season. We then address some big fanbase topics including Dobes v. Montembeault, the Habs penalty kill, and the Slafkovsky contract.

Lane Hutson extends for 8 years with the Montreal Canadiens and we are here to talk about it!

On this episode, we praise the Matheson and Dobson pairing, discuss the pace and poise of the forward trios, and react to the fanbase's scapegoating of Laine.

This week, we preview the 2025-26 NHL season for the Habs, discussing the potential for growth and how the new players will fit in, like Dobson, Demidov, Bolduc, and Kapanen. We try and put together the forward lines as we see them, and we make a bunch of over/under predictions including the Canadiens season point total.

After one week of the pre-season we discuss the Montreal Canadiens outlook for the upcoming season including: Kirby Dach (duh), Beck vs. Kapanen, Xhekaj vs. Struble and much more! We also share our hot takes for the year including the Habs powerplay and Cole Caufield's chances of winning the Rocket

On our last episode of the 24-25 season, we discuss the offseason as a whole, including the Bolduc-Mailloux trade, the picks made by the Canadiens on day 2 of the draft, and we take a look around the NHL at some big free agency signings.

On this wonderful episode of the podcast, we discuss the Montreal Canadiens trade for Noah Dobson, how it will impact the team going forward, the NHL Draft and the CBA extension between the league and players

On this episode we talk about the many options that the Montreal Canadiens have in this year's draft; lots of picks in the first 3 rounds, as well as potential trades.

On this week's episode we dive all the way in on the 2025 NHL Draft and how the Montreal Canadiens should approach it. We discuss our favourites including Carter Bear, Justin Carbonneau, and many more!

We discuss the most important Canadiens prospects who played in the Laval Rocket's postseason. Then, we run through about 10 mock trades involving you guessed it: 2nd line centers and right-handed defensemen.

On today's episode we preview the biggest decisions for the Montreal Canadiens as they head into the off-season including targets for a second line centre, extending Lane Hutson and figuring out what to do with Patrik Laine.

We give out our season awards including goal, performance, save, rookie, and nemesis of the year, and more.

On Part 1 of our season in review awards, we discuss the Montreal Canadiens season and all it's highs and lows. We also dig in to the Habsland MVP for the season.