There is nothing like being an underdog that keeps on winning, and the Montreal Canadiens are exactly that this postseason. After their second playoff series win against Buffalo, the Habsworld podcast crew were back to talk about the Habs. Host Norm Szcyrek was joined by cohosts Paul Macleod, Sean Cayouette and Jonathan Rebelo to talk about the Montreal Canadiens, discuss other hockey news, and share some laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of May 19th, 2026.

Topics include:

- Introductions & Habs trivia

- Talking about the game 7 Buffalo series hero Alex Newhook

- Debated the scenario, based on Jakub Dobes fine play would you extend him as soon as possible or wait

- Should the first line be broken up at five-on-five?

- If the Habs go all the way, will Lane Hutson win the Conn Smythe?

- Could Ivan Demidov be moved to a different line to boost his offence?

- Will Carolina have an advantage with the extra rest, or will they be rusty?

- Could Jayden Struble get into the lineup against Carolina to replace Arber Xhekaj?

- Predictions for the Carolina Hurricanes series

- The podcast crew talk about their Montreal Xfactors for the third round: Mike Matheson, Kaiden Guhle, Jake Evans/Phillip Danault , Zachary Bolduc

- Carolina players to watch include forwards Taylor Hall, Logan Stankhoven, Nikolaj Ehlers and defencement K'Andre Miller, Jacob Slavin

- Predictions on the Colorado vs Vegas Western conference final

- Around the NHL topic: should Vegas have the right to block their ex-head coach Bruce Cassidy from interviewing with other NHL teams?

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