This Week’s Show: Is Fighting Still A Necessary Part of the Game?Segment 1 | Week in Review, Habs News, League News

⦁ The Canadiens traded forwards Mike Hoffman and Rem Pitlick in a three-team trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks. Montreal received Jeff Petry, Casey DeSmith, Nathan Legare and Pittsburgh's 2025 second-round draft pick.

⦁ QMJHL will officially ban fighting in 2023-24.

Segment 2 | A Comprehensive Look at the Role That Fighting Plays in the NHL

It was Enforcers Week at The Hockey News with a focus on the best fighters of each of the 32 franchises in the NHL. At the same time, the QMJHL was issuing their new rules to ban fighting in the league.

So what is the state of fighting in our game?

Segment 3 | Have Your Say

• Canadiens upcoming events.
• Canadiens Connection question of the week.
• Listener's texts and emails.

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