Canadiens Connection

Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.

Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

• Carey and Angela Price welcomed their third child to the world this week, their first son named Lincoln.
• Canadiens 2020 first round pick Kaiden Guhle was named to Team Canada's World Junior Hockey Championships selection camp roster. 
• They Said What? - Rob Ramage edition
• The Ottawa Senators signed former Hab Alex Galchenyuk to a one-year contract worth 1.05 million. 
• Ilya Kovalchuk remains an unsigned free agent. François Gagnon wrote an article for RDS detailing why the aging winger does not make sense for the Canadiens. 
• Montreal mayor, Valérie Plante, closes all sports facilities including Bell Sports Complex.

• Rick and Joe are joined by Chris G to discuss the NHL expansion draft set to take place following the 2020-21 season. Following an article written by Chris earlier in the week, the guys take a look at who the Canadiens should have on their protection list and who might be exposed to the Seattle Kraken. 

• Social media reactions.
• Listener's calls and texts
• Bad tweet of the week

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Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.

Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

• The Canadiens have signed their 2020 first round pick, Kaiden Guhle, to a three-year entry-level contract. 
• They Said What? - We heard from Claude Julien this week as he gave his thoughts on the changes we have seen Marc Bergevin make this off-season. He also touched on the Max Domi situation, what to expect from Alexander Romanov and what the line combinations might look like this season. 
• Corey Pronman posted an updated ranking of NHL prospect systems in The Athletic following the 2020 NHL Draft. The latest ranking has them falling two spots to #11, with the Flames and Kings leapfrogging them into the top 10. 
• With the NHL still targeting a January 1 start date for the 2020-21 season, news came down that the league has cancelled the 2021 Winter Classic and 2021 All-Star Game. 

• After the roster changes we have seen so far in the off-season for the Canadiens, Rick and Joe take a look at what the forward lines and defence pairings might look like heading into the 2020-21 season. Where will new acquisitions Josh Anderson and Tyler Toffoli slot into the lineup? Have Nick Suzuki and Jesperi Kotkaniemi passed Phillip Danault on the depth chart? The guys discuss that and more!

• Social media reactions.
• Listener's calls and texts
• Bad tweet of the week

Be sure to follow @habsconnection on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

Search for “Canadiens Connection” from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! You can also listen to every episode on apps including:

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And don't be shy to give the podcast a 5-star rating!

Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.

Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

• Charles Hudon has signed a contract to play with Lausanne in the National League of Switzerland. 
• The Canadiens have loaned Jesperi Kotkaniemi to Assat Pori of the Finnish Elite League. 
• The Canadiens signed Tyler Toffoli to a four-year contract worth $17 million.
• Jake Allen and the Habs came to an agreement on a two-year contract extension with an AAV of $2.875 million. 
• The Canadiens signed Brendan Gallagher to a six-year contract extension worth $39 million. 
• They Said What? - Hearing from Tyler Toffoli and Brendan Gallagher on their new contracts, as well as Marc Bergevin. 
• Around the NHL: Eugene Melnyk believes the Ottawa Senators will win a Stanley Cup within four years. 

• Former Canadiens defenceman and General Manager, Serge Savard, spoke this week about the debacle surrounding the Canadiens selections in the 2020 NHL Draft and the lack of players selected from Quebec. He criticized Marc Bergevin and Trevor Timmons for not valuing Quebec talent as much as talent from Moose Jaw. Bergevin responded to that criticism from Savard. 

• Social media reactions.
• Listener's calls and texts
• Bad tweet of the week

Be sure to follow @habsconnection on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

Search for “Canadiens Connection” from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! You can also listen to every episode on apps including:

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And don't be shy to give the podcast a 5-star rating!

ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA | MONTREAL, QC. — Welcome to the Canadiens Connection via Rocket Sports Radio. This engaging podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine connects Habs fans with their beloved team from a plugged-in source they know and trust.

Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

The week started with the Canadiens qualifying RFAs: Max Domi,

Charles Hudon, Victor Mete, Xavier Ouellet and Noah Juulsen.

The Canadiens placed Karl Alzner on unconditional waivers for the purposes of buying out the remaining two years of his contract. 

The Canadiens sign Noah Juulsen to a one-year, two-way contract.

The team also came to an agreement on a one-year contract with Victor Mete. 

Xavier Ouellet is back in the fold, after he also signed a new two-year, two-way contract with the Habs.

Canadiens have signed Brandon Baddock to a one-year, two-way contract. 

The Canadiens traded Max Domi and a 3rd round pick to Columbus in exchange for Josh Anderson. The Habs then signed Anderson to a seven-year deal worth $38.5 million. 

They Said What - Domi and Anderson edition. Hearing from both parties involved in the trade between Montreal and Columbus. 

Segment 2: Canadiens 2020 Entry Draft

• Rick and Joe take a look at the Canadiens performance at the 2020 NHL Draft. Last week the guys each provided three players the Canadiens could target with the 16th pick, the Habs did not end up picking on of those players, instead selecting Kaiden Guhle. The later rounds saw the Canadiens select Luke Tuch, Jan Mysak, Jack Smith, Blake Biondi, Sean Farrell, Jakub Dobes and Alexander Gordin. 

• Social media reactions.
• Listener's calls and texts
• Bad tweet of the week

Be sure to follow @habsconnection on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

Search for “Canadiens Connection” from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! You can also listen to every episode on apps including:

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ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA | MONTREAL, QC. — Welcome to the Canadiens Connection via Rocket Sports Radio. This engaging podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine connects Habs fans with their beloved team from a plugged-in source they know and trust.

Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.

• Alexander Romanov has gotten married. Congratulations to he and his wife, Sofia. 
• Habs prospects Cole Caufield and Jayden Struble have been invited to Team USA Junior camp. 
• The Canadiens sign Jake Lucchini to a one-year, two-way contract.
• The team also came to an agreement with Michael McNiven on a one-year, two-way contract.
• They Said What? - Marc Bergevin was on TSN Montreal and touched on a variety of subjects including his thoughts on the 2019-20 season, Max Domi and Jonathan Drouin.
• The Bergevin media tour was in full force. He also touched on Cole Caufield, the NHL Draft and Free Agency amongst other subjects. 

• Rick and Joe turn their attention to the upcoming 2020 NHL Entry Draft. The Canadiens have the 16th overall pick, which is not where anyone expected them to be before their improbable playoff run. Who should the Canadiens select with that pick? Who might be available? The guys discuss some of the possibilities and who they would like to see the Canadiens select. 

• Social media reactions.
• Listener's calls and texts
• Bad tweet of the week

Be sure to follow @habsconnection on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

Search for “Canadiens Connection” from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! You can also listen to every episode on apps including:

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And don't be shy to give the podcast a 5-star rating!

ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA | MONTREAL, QC. — Welcome to the Canadiens Connection via Rocket Sports Radio. This engaging podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine connects Habs fans with their beloved team from a plugged-in source they know and trust.

Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.

• Nick Suzuki was named to the 2019-2020 All-Rookie team this week. 
• Canadiens have signed Joseph Blandisi to a one-year contract.
• Dale Weise will not be returning to the Canadiens next season, but he is still looking to find a spot in the NHL. 
• Will one of the Habs top prospects, Cole Caufield, be playing in Europe next season? 
• Canadiens have signed Jeff Petry to a four-year contract extension, with an annual average value of $6.25 million. 
• The Canadiens also signed Jake Evans to a two-year contract extension. 
• They Said What? - Jake Evans and Jeff Petry edition. The guys react to quotes from Evans and Petry following the extensions they signed. 

• Rick and Joe respond to listener questions they received via text and social media. The guys weigh in on questions about re-signing Ilya Kovalchuk, Bobby Ryan's buyout in Ottawa, the goaltending situation throughout the Canadiens organization and much, much more from our loyal listeners!

• Social media reactions.
• Listener's calls and texts
• Bad tweet of the week

Be sure to follow @habsconnection on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

Search for “Canadiens Connection” from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! You can also listen to every episode on apps including:

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And don't be shy to give the podcast a 5-star rating!

ROCKET SPORTS MEDIA | MONTREAL, QC. — Welcome to the Canadiens Connection via Rocket Sports Radio. This engaging podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine connects Habs fans with their beloved team from a plugged-in source they know and trust.

Canadiens Connection on Rocket Sports Radio

Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.

• Victor Mete is engaged to be married! Rick and Joe send their congratulations to he and his soon-to-be wife. 
• The Habs have loaned Jesse Ylonen to Lahti Pelicans in Finland.
• Some interesting news from Elliotte Friedman that the Canadiens considered Devan Dubnyk before acquiring Jake Allen. 
• After acquiring him last week in exchange for a 2020 5th round pick, the Canadiens agreed to terms on a four-year contract with defenceman, Joel Edmundson
• They Said What? - Joel Edmundson edition. The guys react to Edmundson's conference call following his contract signing. 
• St. Louis Blues hire Jim Montgomery as an assistant coach.
• Toronto Maple Leafs hire Manny Malhotra as an assistant coach. 
• Florida Panthers name Rick Dudley as Senior Advisor to their new GM, Bill Zito.

• Following a couple of significant trades in recent weeks, the guys take a look back at Marc Bergevin's entire tenure as General Manager of the Montreal Canadiens and list their Top 5 best and worst moves of his time in Montreal.  Where will his most significant moves like Subban for Weber and Sergachev for Drouin land in their rankings? 

• Social media reactions.
• Listener's calls and texts
• Bad tweet of the week

Be sure to follow @habsconnection on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram

Search for “Canadiens Connection” from Rocket Sports Radio on your favorite podcast app and subscribe! You can also listen to every episode on apps including:

• Apple Podcasts (iTunes)
• Spotify
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• Stitcher
• Castbox
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• RadioPublic
• TuneIn
• Google Podcasts

And don't be shy to give the podcast a 5-star rating!

Welcome to the Canadiens Connection via Rocket Sports Radio. This engaging podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine connects Habs fans with their beloved team from a source they know and trust.

Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.

Canadiens Connection is a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

• The Laval Rocket sign Kevin Lynch to a one-year, one-way AHL contract for the 2020-21 season. Lynch appeared in 54 games for the Rocket last season. 
• They Said What? - Darren Dreger said Montreal could be a possible destination for Taylor Hall. Is it actually possible the Canadiens net the biggest fish of 2020 Free Agency? Jesperi Kotkaniemi revisits the 2018 NHL Draft. 
• Corey Pronman of The Athletic released his organizational rankings, ranking the young players of each NHL team. The Canadiens finished ninth in his ranking. 
• Nick Bjugstad traded from Pittsburgh to Minnesota in exchange for a conditional pick.
• A report indicated Robin Lehner signed a contract extension with Vegas, but Lehner denied. 
• NHL Critical dates calendar update. The NHL Draft has been moved up to October 6th and 7th, while Free Agency will commence on the 9th. What happens after the Draft and Free Agency? When will the 2020-21 season start?

• Elliotte Friedman reported that it could be Phillip Danault who might be traded by the Canadiens, instead of Max Domi who has been the source of speculation for the past few weeks. Friedman noted that he's heard Danault's name out there and the Habs are at least "testing the market" for him. Rick and Joe discuss this new development for the Montreal Canadiens. 
• Rick is joined by special guest Sam Gerber of Rocket Sports. 

• Social media reactions.
• Listener's calls and texts
• Bad tweet of the week

Welcome to the Canadiens Connection via Rocket Sports Radio. This engaging podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine connects Habs fans with their beloved team from a source they know and trust.

Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.

Canadiens Connection is just that – a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

• The Canadiens acquired goaltender Jake Allen and a 7th round pick in 2022 from St. Louis in exchange for 3rd and a 7th in the upcoming 2020 NHL Entry Draft.  
• Christian Folin had surgery on his right knee to repair a meniscus injury.
• Former Habs defenceman Josh Gorges has been named the new director of player development for the West Kelowna Warriors of the BCHL. 
• Canadiens sign Lukas Vejdemo to a one-year, two-way contract. 
• Max Domi changed representation this week when he fired his former agent Pat Brisson and hired Darren Ferris. 
• Guy Lafleur looking good at 3rd annual Jonathan Drouin golf tournament and spoke about how he's been feeling after some health scares and about the loss of Dale Hawerchuk. 
• They Said What? - The Jake Allen edition. Quotes from Pierre LeBrun and Jamie McClennan on the acquisition for the Canadiens and from Allen himself on how he views this opportunity. 

• Rick and Joe give their thoughts on the trade between the Canadiens and Blues and whether or not Jake Allen will be able to bring enough consistency to provide the rest for Carey Price that both Marc Bergevin and Claude Julien have said is going to be integral to the success of the Habs. 
• Rick speaks with special guest Michael Augello who shares his thoughts on the acquisition.  

• Social media reactions.
• Listener's calls and texts
• Bad tweet of the week

Welcome to the Canadiens Connection via Rocket Sports Radio. This engaging podcast featured on All Habs Hockey Magazine connects Habs fans with their beloved team from a source they know and trust.

Canadiens Connection is hosted by Joe Whalen (@JoeWhalen19) and Rick Stephens (@AllHabs) with contributions from Chris G. This talented team of credentialed journalists come together to share their valued insight.

Canadiens Connection is just that – a connection between fans, journalists, players, coaches, management to thoroughly discuss their favorite game in an informative, thought provoking, and entertaining way.

Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

• Taking a look at the Habs exciting prospect defenceman, Mattias Norlinder.
• Max Domi removed references to the Montreal Canadiens from his bios on social media. What role did Marc Bergevin's comments about Domi's uncertain future have in that?
• They Said What? Hearing from a handful of Habs players talking about the Playoffs, Brett Kulak, Jeff Petry, Jesperi Kotkaniemi and Tomas Tatar. While Phillip Danault voiced some displeasure with his role.  
• Arizona Coyotes get penalized.
• The Pittsburgh Penguins and Toronto Maple Leafs make a deal centred around Kasperi Kapanen. 
• Allan Walsh put his client Marc-Andre Fleury in a difficult situation with a social media post that had the hockey world talking. 

Segment 2: Claude Julien Press Conference

• Claude Julien spoke to the media for the first time since his medical procedure after he experienced chest pains in the Toronto bubble. He updated his status going forward and gave his thoughts on what he saw from his team. Rick and Joe share their thoughts on what we heard from the Habs bench boss. 

• Social media reactions.
• Listener's calls and texts
• Bad tweet of the week