The Basu & Godin Notebook

Two games into the season, the Canadiens already have some decisions to make, from Ivan Demidov’s health and the home-opener lineup to Florian Xhekaj’s role and a looming defensive logjam. And of course, the Monday Mailbag!

0:00 Habs through 2 games

14:58 Ivan Demidov injury?

21:35 Home Opener Lineup Decisions

30:10 Florian Xhekaj how long can he sit?

36:33 …

0:00 Jakub Dobes’ strong performance in Toronto

5:05 Kirby Dach one of the best forwards on the night

13:54 Alex Newhook / Oliver Kapanen at 2C

25:00 Chris Kreider trying to fit in on first line

38:26 Arber Xhekaj on PK

51:38 Kirill Marchenko and trade scenarios

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0:00 Getting the roster set5:02 Reinbacher sent down, Engstrom stays15:08 Florian Xhekaj26:40 Penalty Kill29:55 Winners / Losers of Training Camp57:16 Mailbag: Pre-Season PK1:05:45 Mailbag: Teams that will overachieve and underachieve1:11:50 Mailbag: Upcoming UFAs

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0:00 Introducing the Jeff Gorton Interview

1:33 Jeff Gorton joins the show

2:25 Looking back at Jeff’s introductory press conference 5 years ago

8:27 Analytics and AI

23:00 NHL Expansion

25:26 The Habs’ blueline

28:47 Training Camp battles

38:45 On Kirby Dach

42:06 2C

46:55 Ebug

49:25 Going over the interview

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0:00 Blueline Battles

31:44 Penalty-Kill

41:11 Mailbag: Salary disparity

49:10 Mailbag: The possibility of a slow start to the season

50:48 Mailbag: What if the Habs drafted Chris Kreider?

55:45 Mailbag: Asset Management

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0:00 Can Slaf help Demidov and Kapanen stay afloat?

24:02 Kreider and the keys to the penthouse

33:27 Familiar D pairings

42:54 The new Xhekaj deal

51:39 The new Newhook deal

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0:00 Chris Kreider reunites with Martin St-Louis

11:00 The allure of Martin St-Louis

27:05 Can Kreider’s arrival impact Juraj Slafkovsky’s spot in the lineup?

30:20 Re-evaluating Special Teams

40:20 Will Kaiden Guhle be ready for start of season?

43:20 Zach Bolduc’s New Deal

54:20 Kirill Marchenko’s last chance to get 8 years

1:02:20 Slaf’s Stanley Cup mindset

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On this episode of the Basu & Godin Notebook ⬇️

➡️ On Don Waddell’s willingness to trade Marchenko (0:00)

➡️ Should Chris Kreider be considered ? (12:40)

➡️ Guhle’s health - again (26:00)

➡️ Jean-François Ménard on hockey players’ mental preparation (34:10)

➡️ Corey Pronman on Canadiens’ U23 pipeline (1:13:50)

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On this episode of the Basu & Godin Notebook ⬇️➡️ Le Bolduc (0:00)

➡️ Arber Xhekaj in search of a role (25:00)

➡️ An underwhelming rookie squad (53:15)

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On this episode of the Basu & Godin Notebook ⬇️➡️ 00:00 - Michael Hage back in Michigan (0:00)

➡️ 11:45 - A future at center

➡️ 22:00 - Developing in Michigan

➡️ 32:00 - The NIL question

➡️ 41:00 - Interview takeaways

➡️ 50:00 - Mailbag #hockey #canadiensmtl #basuandgodin #thenotebook #habs #podcast -Subscribe on our website for exclusive content➡️ https…