This Week’s Show: Focus on Caufield, Monahan, AllenSegment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News

Check out news Headlines posts at AllHabs.net. 

Brendan Gallagher is out with a lower-body injury. Canadiens placed Mike Hoffman on IR, recalled Rem Pitlick from Laval. The Canadiens have hired Teddy Purcell as a pro scout.

Canadiens prospect update. The Rocket recalled goaltender Joe Vrbetic from the Trois-Rivieres Lions. Cayden Primeau did not travel to Abbotsford with the team.

Be sure to read the content at AHL.report and check out The Press Zone - Montreal.

Quotes of the week from Canadiens defenceman Jordan Harris.

Pittsburgh Penguins defenceman Kris Letang will be out indefinitely after he had a stroke.

Segment 2: BIG Topic - Listener's Choice: Top-5 Issues for Hughes to Resolve

For the first eight weeks of the season, the spotlight has primarily been on the new roster of the Montreal Canadiens and its rookies: who would be in the lineup and how would they perform?

Now, the focus will shift slightly to Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes. What has been accomplished in the first year under Gorton?

And what decisions will be made on looming issues before the Christmas break and leading up to the trade deadline? These are the top-5 issues that you, the listeners, asked us to explore. They include questions about Juraj Slafkovsky, Cole Caufield, Jake Allen and Sean Monahan.

Segment 3: Have Your Say

• Canadiens upcoming events.
• Canadiens Connection Question of the Week.
• Listener's texts and emails.

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