In this episode, we discuss...

Alex Carrier has made a significant impact to the Montreal Canadiens. This underrated and under the radar acquisition has paid immediate dividends and gives the Canadiens a lot of flexibility with David Savard and how they approach the NHL Trade Deadline. Can and will this acquisition go down as one of HuGo's best?

At the start of the season, many fans (including us) were saying that the Habs needed veteran players, needed to stabilize the defense, needed a right-hand shot defenseman, quarterback defenseman, needed a top 6 player, etc. They addressed many of those needs with Laine (return from injury), Lane Hutson and Will Carrier. What is the next immediate need or upgrade?

Looking at the present and a little bit into the future, do the Habs have any superstar players? What does the word superstar mean to you?

Currently, Laine is playing at a 52-goal pace. He is definitely an impact player and if he stays healthy, he can still reach that POTENTIAL to be a superstar in the NHL. You can see that because of his name, style of play, and shot, that players keep a keen eye on him during the game. He has one year left beyond this season and will likely cost a "pretty penny." Do we think that he will be a member of the Habs beyond next season?

Will he and can he still be a superstar? Is Patrik Laine a long-term hab?

NOTE: THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED BEFORE THE CANADIENS VS UTAH GAME

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In this episode, we discuss...

The Montreal Canadiens have been on fire lately. They have won 4 of their last 5 games. All four wins were against the last 4 Stanley cup winners. These were games that most people and analysts expected them to lose. Currently, they are one point away from the final wild card spot and are officially in the mix. For those hoping for a top 5 pick in the upcoming draft this recent surge spells disaster. For those that were hoping that the Habs would take a step forward this season, are excited and eyeing that last playoff spot.

Juraj Slafkovsky is still putting up points, but the eye test has not matched the production. Some Habs fans are really starting to lose their patience with him. Some seem to forget how young Slafkovsky and that he is actually younger than Lane Hutson (by 1 month). At only the age of 20 years old, is it fair to get on Slafkovsky's case? Has he undeservingly become the new whipping boy?

Habs goaltender Jakub Dobes is making history. In a very small sample size, he has looked incredible. Currently, he is 2-0, has allowed only 1 goal in both of those games VS two of the best teams in the NHL. While it has only been 2 games, should the Montreal Canadiens continue to search for a veteran goalie? Or perhaps Monty is now the veteran goalie?

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In this episode, we discuss...

The Montreal Canadiens traded Justin Barron to the Nashville Predators for veteran defenseman Alexandre Carrier. Carrier has already played 2 games with the Habs and you can already see his impact. We give our thoughts on the trade, Carrier, and Justin Barron's time with the Habs.

Jake Evans has been on fire lately. As it stands right now, Evans is 4th on the team in scoring. It's a contract year for Evans. Should the Habs re-sign him or trade him? If the Habs were to re-sign him, what would a contract look like?

Sam Montembeault played in back-to-back games. Nowadays it is very rare for a goalie to play both games in a back-to-back. Clearly, MSL and the coaching staff have lost confidence and Cayden Primeau (rightfully so). What's next for Primeau?

Patrik Laine has scored 8 goals in his first 9 games with the Montreal Canadiens. All 8 goals came on the powerplay and since coming back from his injury the Habs powerplay looks completely different. We haven't seen the powerplay with this much movement and excitement in years, maybe decades. Are we witnessing the best Habs powerplay in our lifetime (35-40 years)?

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In this episode, we discuss...

Whether the Habs are really in the mix or not. Laine has not looked out of place and did not waste any time by scoring a pair of goals, but even with Laine in the lineup, are the Habs still a lottery team or an in "the mix" team.

There has been a lot of attention on Head Coach Martin St. Louis. Some people questioning his decisions (or indecisions). Do we still believe that he is the guy to continue developing this young Habs team? What to do with Dach and Slafkovsky?

The Habs have played about 30% of their games for the 2024-25 season. At this point, should we hope that they finish bottom 5 or push hard for a wild card spot?

We discuss all that and more.

Question(s) of the week: Barring any possibility of a trade, what would you do with Kirby Dach? What would you do to get him going?

In your opinion, is MSL still the guy to develop this team during this rebuild?

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In this episode, we discuss...

Why is Lane Hutson not playing on the 1st powerplay line? He has proven that he can handle the minutes. He creates high danger chances, has the mobility and the hockey IQ. We try to explain the reasons why Martin St. Louis has not played him on the 1st PP on a consistent basis.

Jake Evans has been playing great this season, should the Habs re-sign him or trade him at the trade deadline? If they were to sign him, what would a contract look like for him?

From the following scenarios, if we can only pick one, which would we pick? Cole Caufield scoring 40 goals OR Nick Suzuki posting 90 pts, OR Lane Hutson winning the Calder

Some fans are still bringing up the Habs passing on Michkov for Reinbacher. Is it still too early and unfair to call it a bust pick or a mistake by the Habs?

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This is our 100th episode and sadly our beloved Montreal Canadiens are not putting us in a celebratory mood.

With that being said, we want to thank our subscribers, friends, family members, and everyone who has been with us from the start.

For those of you just joining, thank you and welcome to the channel.

In this episode, we discuss...

about the current struggles the Canadiens are going through and discuss some of the causes as well as what the number 1 problem the team has currently.

The players are not showing up, some of the coaching decisions have been questionable, and the confidence seems to be at an all-time low.

The question is, are we currently witnessing the Habs lowest point of this season? Can it even get any lower? They can only go up from here, RIGHT?!

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In this episode (RECORDED BEFORE GAME VS ST-LOUIS), we discuss...

The Montreal Canadiens defensive woes and the rumor that Kent Hughes is making call for a top 4 right-handed defenseman. Also, we discuss Martin St. Louis' press conference and what he said about Arber Xhekaj.

Kirby Dach is definitely rusty and not playing to his potential, but at the moment, there are some other concerns about his game. Is it time to be worried about him as a 2nd line center? Or is he just shaking off some of the rust off his game?

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro

0:50 - Habs Defensive woes

17:18 - Habs looking for a top 4 defenseman

25:12 - MSL words about Xhekaj during presser

35:18 - Time to worry about Kirby Dach?

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In this episode, we discuss...

Our thoughts and feelings of the Canadiens start to the season. Any noteworthy moments?

Should we start being concerned about Cayden Primeau at the NHL level? While he hasn't had many starts yet, he has yet to seize his opportunities and show that he belongs at the NHL level. He has good moments, but he seems to struggle with consistency as the games go on.

Everyone is talking about Lane Hutson. Right now, does he deserve the praise and "flowers" he is getting? Or is it too much, too soon?

We play a little game where Matt asks us to pick one or the other. For this game, Matt asks Vito and Dave to pick one from the following list:

We invite you to play the game with us. Please pick one or the other by providing your responses under the comments sections of the episode on YouTube

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Chapters

0:00 - Intro

0:20 - Our thoughts of the Habs start to the season

5:43 - Cayden Primeau

10:30 - Lane Hutson, everyone talking about him

22:18 - Pick one or the other (GAME)

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In this episode, we discuss...

The Montreal Canadiens pre-season is FINALLY over. Were there any standouts? Who did well, surprised us the most, and should they make the team.

Arber Xhekaj had a very interesting pre-season. He was physical, took a lot of penalty minutes, defended his teammates, and was the "sheriff" the whole time. The question is, has the aspects of his game evolved enough to cement his position on the bottom pairing, over Jayden Struble?

Well, the Habs powerplay continued where it left off last season. It's been terrible. Are we going to see more of the same or is it just that Martin St. Louis has not had enough time to work on the powerplay?

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Question of the week (Reply in comments on YouTube): Is Xhekaj getting too many penalties for your liking? or are you ok with what he is doing?

Chapters:

0:01 - Intro

0:08 - Habs pre-season is over, any standouts

8:37 - Has Arber Xhekaj played himself out of his spot in the lineup

25:24 - The Habs powerplay is concerning and still garbage so far

33:42 - Final thoughts - Adam Engstrom

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In this episode, we discuss...

Patrik Laine had to be helped off the ice following a knee on knee hit with Maple Leafs player Cedric Paré. The hit did not look good and neither does the injury. Sadly, Laine has not yet played a regular season game with the Montreal Canadiens, and it looks like he could be out for a while. We're hoping for the best, but it did not look good. To make matters worse, former 5th overall pick David Reinbacher also went down with an apparent knee injury. Let's just say that we and our fellow Habs fans are very discouraged right now. We're hoping for the best but it does not look good. Both players were seen leaving the Bell Centre with a knee brace and on crutches. The question everyone is asking is whether the hit was dirty or not.
Should the NHL re-visit the pre-season format/rules? Are there too many pre-season games being played?
Xhekaj took matters into his own hands and decided to stick up for his teammate by going after Paré. Many agree and believe that Paré had to expect someone (Xhekaj) to force him to defend himself after injuring a key player on the Montreal Canadiens roster. However, some do not agree with how Xhekaj went about it and are comparing it to the Moore/Bertuzzi situation. Which was one of the worst gestures and injuries to have ever happened in the NHL. Do we think that Xhekaj did the right thing? Was what he did as bad as some (very few) people say it was?
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Question of the week (Reply in YouTube comments)
In your opinion, was Paré's hit on Laine dirty?
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