A Weekly Montreal Canadiens podcast discussing the Habs on and off the ice. Follow us @hablsandpod on Instagram, X and Facebook.
Our post-game episode of the Montreal Canadiens dropping Game 5 in their first round series covers the team's struggles with the Capitals defensive adjustments, the strong play by the young core, and celebrating David Savard
On this episode, we recap the Montreal Canadiens dropping a tough Game 4 despite strong play from many of the team's young stars including Juraj Slafkovksy and Ivan Demidov.
The Habs arrived in Game 3, dominating the Capitals at the Bell Centre. We look at the offensive chemistry of Caufield and Slafkovsky, the growth of Josh Anderson's game, and dive in on about 48 other story lines including the unfortunate injuries to both starting goalies, Sam Montembeault and Logan Thompson.
On this post-game episode of the podcast, we discuss the Montreal Canadiens 3-1 loss in Game 2 including improved play of the Dvorak line, disappointing play from a few players and maybe some signs of line from a new 2nd line
The Montreal Canadiens drop Game 1 to the Washington Capitals in overtime. We discuss a spirited comeback led by Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Sam Montembeault and investigate what can be done to fix the second line
The Habs are in the playoffs for the first time in years! Join us as we dive in on their matchup versus the Washington Capitals and recap what got the Canadiens into this position.
The Montreal Canadiens drop a rough game to the Chicago Blackhawks despite Ivan Demidov's stellar NHL debut. We discuss the Habs inability to punch their ticket to the post-season and what they need to fix going forward.
On this post-game episode, we discuss a stellar Dobes performance in Toronto, try to solve the Laine at 5-on-5 conundrum, and beg the Canadiens to clinch a playoff berth already.
Post-game episode of the Montreal Canadiens 5-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators. We discuss the struggles of the top two lines and ask if Arber Xhekaj should be drawn back into the lineup.
On this post-game episode of the podcast, we discuss the Montreal Canadiens come from behind victory vs. Detroit and Ivan Demidov's surprise signing.
On this episode we dive deep on the potential playoff picture in the NHL, we discuss the monstrous contributions of Nick Suzuki and Lane Hutson, and we congratulate Alex Ovechkin on 895 goals, the new all-time record.
On this week's episode of the podcast, we discuss the Montreal Canadiens big victory in Florida, a lackluster performance earlier in the week and rank the organization's top 10 prospects.
On this episode, we give some ideas for improvements we'd make to the NHL if we were the commish, we revel in the resurgence of the third line of Gallagher, Dvorak, and Anderson, and we discuss the Canadiens playoff push as they sit atop the mix in the second wild card spot.
On this week's episode of the podcast, we discuss the Montreal Canadiens (mostly) successful week that was led by the first line and goaltending. In the second half of the episode, we 'build-a-Hab' to celebrate our 100th episode!
This week, we dive deep into the NHL trade deadline, discussing all the big moves from across the league, and we talk about the Jake Evans extension that has him staying in Montreal for the next four seasons.
On this episode, we rank the Montreal Canadiens players in a tier list based on their play so far this season, and we answer 3 burning questions about the Habs and their future, including a trade deadline discussion at the 3/4 mark of the NHL season.
On this week's episode we discuss the Montreal Canadiens resounding win over the Senators and recap Team Canada's 4 Nations victory over Team USA.
On this week's episode, we discuss the rough string of games the Montreal Canadiens have played of late, and we go over the options the Habs have in terms of trades with the NHL trade deadline fast approaching.
On this week's episode we discuss the difficult week the Montreal Canadiens had including losses on and off the ice. In the second half of the episode we preview the 4 Nations tournament.
On this episode, we analyze what it will take for the Habs to make the playoffs, discuss the necessary patience of the Canadiens front office, and glance at the blockbuster Rantanen trade.
On this week's episode of the podcast, we discuss another promising week for the Montreal Canadiens before getting into our annual mid-season Habs player value ranking
On this episode, we award our 3 Stars of the first half of the season, and then we ask and answer three burning questions about the Montreal Canadiens as they are now, yes, IN THE MIX!
On this week's episode, we discuss the Montreal Canadiens successful road trip, Kirby Dach starting to turn the corner, Lane Hutson winning the Calder and much more!
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
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.
On this week's episode, we discuss Lane Hutson's first career goal, a brutal game against Pittsburgh and a holiday wishlist for the Montreal Canadiens.
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.
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!
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?
On this week's episode we discuss a strong week from the Montreal Canadiens with two wins vs. Buffalo and Columbus. In the second part of the episode we give our predictions on Team Canada's Four Nations roster
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.
On this week's episode of the podcast, we discuss how much of an issue goaltending is, whether the Canadiens need to adjust their defensive scheme and how close Caufield is to being the best Habs goal scorer since Mats Naslund
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.
On this week's episode we talk though some tough times as any player not named Cole Caufield, Jake Evans, and Lane Hutson struggle. Come listen...I promise we're a better hang.
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.
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?
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.
In our first episode of the season we take one last look back at the Montreal Canadiens best offseason moves and then look forward to the opening night lineup.
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.
On part 2 of our NHL draft coverage, we discuss the Habs taking Michael Hage at 21, more Demidov thoughts, Winners and Losers of the draft and much more!
In part 1 of our NHL draft night coverage we chat about Ivan Demidov, the newest Montreal Canadiens prospect. We discuss his strengths, fit with the Habs, and other picks in the top 10
On our final episode before the NHL Entry Draft this week, we attempt to predict the top 5 picks of the Draft, discuss who we believe the Canadiens will pick at number 5, and we also talk about some Habs-related trade rumours.
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.
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.
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.
The Montreal Canadiens will pick 5th in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. We give our instant reactions to the lottery and discuss how the front office should approach the draft and who they should target.
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.
On today's episode, we discuss the second to last full week of the Montreal Canadiens season and then dive into organizations top 10 prospects.
On this week's episode of the podcast, we discuss Nick Suzuki reaching 30 goals, Primeau and Montembeault proving their worth and a Montreal Canadiens What If? draft for the 2012-2021 era.
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.
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.
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