Hockey Inside Out

The Carolina Hurricanes put targets on the backs of the Canadiens’ Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield in the Eastern Conference final, hitting them every chance they had.

On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green to discuss whether Hutson and Caufield are too small to really be effective in the playoffs.

Only three days after carrying to torch into the Bell Centre ahead of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes, former Canadien Claude Lemieux died by suicide at age 60, shocking the hockey world.

On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, Chris Nilan and Rick Green join The Gazette’s Stu Cowan to share memories of their former Canadiens teammate. Nilan, Green and Lemieux were part of the 1986 Canadiens team that won the Stanley Cup.

Has defenceman Arber Xhekaj played his last game with the Canadiens?

What about forward Kirby Dach? Xhekaj and Dach, both 25, can become restricted free agents on July 1.

Those are the questions answered on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.

Now that the Canadiens’ season is over — losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final — what was the main takeaway from this season, and where do they need to improve the most?

Those are the main questions answered on the final Hockey Inside/Out Show of the season, as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.

It’s impressive that the Canadiens were able to advance to the Eastern Conference final in Year 4 of a rebuild.

However, the Carolina Hurricanes have shown that the Canadiens still have a lot more work to do before becoming a legitimate Stanley Cup contender.

On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan and Brendan Kelly are joined by former Canadiens defenceman and 1986 Stanley Cup champion Rick Green to discuss what general manager Kent Hughes has to do this summer to make the team better.

The future is looking very bright for the Canadiens’ Ivan Demidov, who led all NHL rookies in scoring this season with 19-43-62 totals while playing in all 82 games.

But have the playoffs been a coming-out party for the rookie?

That’s the question answered on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan and Brendan Kelly are joined by former Canadiens defenceman and 1986 Stanley Cup champion Rick Green.

The Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky got off to a great start in the playoffs, scoring three goals — all on the power play — in a 4-3 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of their first-round series.

But Slafkovsky hasn't looked the same since taking a huge open-ice hit from the Lightning's Max Crozier in Game 4 of that series. Is Slafkovsky playing injured?

That's the question answered on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, as The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens defenceman and 1986 Stanley Cup champion Rick Green and The Gazette's Brendan Kelly.

It certainly looks like the Canadiens’ season will come to an end when they play the Hurricanes in Carolina Friday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final.

On this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens defenceman and 1986 Stanley Cup champion Rick Green and The Gazette’s Brendan Kelly to discuss how and why the Hurricanes have dominated the Canadiens.

Heading into the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes the Canadiens had a 2-4 record at the Bell Centre in the playoffs. Why are the Canadiens struggling to win games at the Bell Centre during the playoffs?

That’s the question the panel tries to answer on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Rick Green and Chris Nilan.

On this Hockey Inside/Out Show preview episode, The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green to set the stage for the best-of-seven series against the Hurricanes.

Nilan and Green discuss what will be the keys for the Canadiens to beat the Hurricanes and advance to the Stanley Cup final for the first time since 2021 against the Colorado Avalanche or the Vegas Golden Knights.