With the Canadiens in the East final, get into the mind of Kent Hughes, has this playoff run changed how management views this team this off season?

Which underdog has the better shot: Vegas or Montreal?

In a letter to the editor submitted to the MTL Gazette, John from Cote St Luc, suggests, there is just too much noise. He wants management to bring back some sense of normalcy to the Bell Centre by keeping the old style organ and removing noise jockeys and stop pumping up the fans. That’s one man’s opinion, is it just one of those things that both Buffalo and Montreal struggled at home in the playoffs or is John right, the fans are putting too much pressure on the home side?

What kind of grocery store sampler are you? You grab em all or you pick and choose or you never dabble in the sample game?

Hockey analyst, Pierre McGuire, joined Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about Nick Suzuki's overall game, Ivan Demidov making a great defensive play on Newhook's OT winner, where Alex Tuch goes from here, the latest with Vegas and more. 

Three-time Stanley Cup Champion, Aaron Ward, joined Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about the Canadiens weathering the storm against Buffalo, why he's always had belief in Alex Newhook, what to expect in the next round against the Hurricanes and much more. 

TSN analyst and former NHL defenceman, Frankie Corrado, joined Melnick in the Afternoon to talk about the Canadiens beating the Sabres in Game 7, bouncing back after the Game 6 loss, Kaiden Guhle's physicality and much more. 

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly from the Canadiens Game 7 victory over the Buffalo Sabres. 

Greg Wyshynski reacts to the Habs punching their ticket to the Eastern Conference Final. Also, Greg weighs in the next round between Montreal and Carolina and looks at the coaching hiring process for the Edmonton Oilers

Marc Denis with Conor and Shaun following the Habs Game 7 OT win! Marc talks about Jakub Dobes and his incredible ability to bounce back off a loss. Also, the conversation turns to the Habs depth at 5 on 5 and do the Canadiens have this slight edge going into their series with Carolina?

Former NHLer and RDS analyst Bruno Gervais joins us to chat about the Habs beating the Sabres in Game 7, the importance of depth for the Habs, the great coaching of St,Louis, Dobes and Newhook's heroics, if the Habs can beat the Hurricanes, and more!