With Montreal advancing to the second round of the playoffs, the Habsworld podcast crew are back to talk about our beloved Montreal Canadiens. To paraphrase coach Martin St. Louis' locker room speech after Montreal won game seven, "We're not leaving! The show keeps going!" Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul Macleod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo, had a lot to say about the Habs, discussed other hockey news, and had some laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of May 5th 2026.

Topics include:

- Introductions and Habs trivia

- Tampa Series recap

- Superstitions we follow during the playoffs and where we watched game seven

- Discussing our series X-factors from round one

- X-factors about the Buffalo series

- Could Arber Xhekaj get back into the lineup against Buffalo to counter Sabres bigger forwards?

- Coach Marty adapting to playoff hockey

- Each podcast crew member shared a series prediction

- X-factors from the Sabres were discussed

- Mailbag question comparing the 2010 Chicago Blackhawks to the 2026 Canadiens

- Around the NHL: Draft lottery results ; Toronto Maple Leafs controversial hire of John Chayka as their new GM, and some updates about prospect Bryce Pickford and the Laval Rockets

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