The Habs podcast crew were shorthanded but kept up their high level of play. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts 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 November 13 2025.
Topics include:
- Introductions, Habs Trivia
- Discussing the November 1st win against Ottawa and some vengeance dished out to Nick Cousins
- Has the Senators become Montreal main rival?
- Analysis of the November 4th loss to Philadelphia, the first game Demidov faced Michkov
- Talking about the poor play of Samuel Montembeault and theories to explain it
- Jacob Dobes continues to play well and his post-game interview after the New Jersey loss
- Kirby Dach's scored two goals against the Flyers; is this a sign of his comeback from previous injuries & surgeries?
- Could Dobes contract be extended in the next off-season, and how long could it be?
- Debating other team's centers from underperforming teams that may be available
- Review of the November 8th win against Utah
- Cole Caufield continues his hot streak; will he brake the forty goal mark this season?
- Does Cole have a chance to make the American Olympic team?
- The Joe Veleno experiment appears to be a failure; what other options could Montreal replace him with?
- Predictions for the Dallas game
The Habs completed a strong start to the month of October, and the HabsWorld podcast crew is back to talk about it. 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 October 29, 2025.
Topics include:
- Hutson signing a big contract extension
- Dobson-Matheson shutdown pairing
- Xhekaj struggling so far this season
- Slafkovsky bringing his A game recently
- Caufield & Suzuki among league leaders for goals & assists; has their strong starts helped their cause to make their Olympic teams?
- Montembeault struggling this season, while Dobes is excelling
- Habs rookies with strong starts: Demidov, Kapanen
- Bolduc playing well but not found a line yet
- Could a trade for Nazem Kadri fix the Habs 2nd round center position?
- Prospect watch: Alex Zharovsky, Michael Hage
- Contract extensions for Jeff Gorton & Kent Hughes
- Patrik Laine's long term injury
- Some Toronto Blue Jays world series talk
- The debacle of officiating in the Edmonton game
The 2025-26 season is about to start, and the Habsworld podcast crew is back to talk about it. 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 October 7, 2025.
Topics include:
- Introductions, Habs trivia
- The podcast crew discussed their likes and dislikes of the final roster moves
- Review of the prospects preseason play and where they are in their development cycle
- Analysis of the latest lines and defence pairings
- Some player predictions for the 2025-26 season: Demidov, Laine, Kirby Dach, Bolduc,
- What might a Lane Hutson contract extension look like, and when will it happen?
- Will Demidov have a better rookie season, than Hutson did last season?
- Ken Dryden's passing and Norm shares a story about his idol
- Former Hab Jaroslav Halak retires from hockey. The Halak vs Price debate continues
- Carey Price traded to San Jose for salary cap reasons. Do you think he might come back to Montreal
- Will Montreal win more games or fewer games than they did last October?
- Around the NHL topics include big contract extensions for McDavid and Kaprizov. Which signing was more surprising?
With the NHL in summer mode, the HabsWorld podcast crew returned to talk about the Montreal Canadiens and their offseason. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo, had a lot to say about the Habs, discuss other hockey news, and had some laughs. This podcast was recorded on July 15 2025.
Topics include:
- Discussion about Montreal trading Emil Heinneman and both first round draft picks for defenceman Noah Dobson, which made Jonathan's wish come true!
- Does this trade mean Montreal's rebuild is over?
- Norm talks about a theory of why the Islanders made this trade, and the irony of the circumstances.
- Sean examined some potential pairings for the defencemen this fall
- Could the Dobson trade facilitate a move of veteran Mike Matheson? A few potential players to trade for were examined.
- Trading defenceman Logan Mailloux to St. Louis for winger Zachary Bolduc was debated
- Montreal's second round pick, Alexander Zharovsky was approved overall by the podcast crew
- Norm was disappointed with the Habs drafting a very small but skilled forward LJ Mooney; the cohosts disagreed and were more optimistic about this selection
- Players at Montreal's summer development camp had strong showings including forwards Hayden Paupanekis, Michael Hage, Aatos Koivu, Tyler Thorpe and defencemen Bogdan Konyushkov,Luke Mittelstadt
- Jacob Dobes contract extension, and signing goaltender Kappo Kahkonen
- Paul brings up a new Carolina baseball team's logo which looks remarkably similar to Montreal's famously copyrighted CH logo
- More trade rumours including Jordan Kyrou were deliberated
- How will Sammy Blais fit into the Habs lineup?
- Further thoughts on how Dobson will play for Montreal
On the evening of game 6 of the Stanley Cup finals, the Habsworld podcast crew returned to talk about the Montreal Canadiens in a special NHL Draft podcast. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo had a lot to say about the Habs, discuss other hockey news, and have some laughs. This podcast was recorded on June 17 2025.
Topics include
- Introductions, Habs trivia
- Reflecting on this year's Stanley Cup final, and what playoff components could Montreal use to continue their rebuild
- Interview with draft expert Kevin Leveille. Questions for Kevin include:
- What are your impression of this year's draft?
- Who do you believe the Habs will target for their two first round picks?
- If the Habs trade these picks what or who are you predicting Montreal will get in return?
- What are your thoughts about other Habs prospects from the Hughes/Gorton regime and when may we see them play pro
- Based on a Canadiens question at this year's NHL Combine, if you were stranded in the desert with someone with only a bottle of water, a baseball bat, and you can’t share the water, and the other person takes the water first, what do you do with the bat?
- What do you think about CHL players moving to the NCAA? Cayden Lindstrom is one in particular that is high profile, but there are others
- Currently the Habs have 12 picks in this years draft. How many selections do then end up making over/under 10.5?
- Between draft prospects Roger McQueen, Lynden Lakovic and Justin Carbonneau who do you value the highest?
- In a perfect world who’s the Habs second line center next year and who is a realistic player for that slot?
- Who are your late round targets (3rd round or later) that the Canadiens should be all over?
- Habsworld podcast team discuss and debate Kevin's thoughts
- Will Logan Mailloux or David Reinbacher start with Montreal in the 2025-26 season?
- Lane Hutson wins the Calder trophy for rookie of the year! Debating when Montreal may begin negotiating Hutson's contract extension
- Mike Matheson had a meeting with Habs GM and VP in Buffalo during the NHL Combine. What could they have talked about?
- Trade rumours with Vegas: defenceman Nic Hague, Centre William Karlsson
- Potential UFA and trade options discussed include Matt Duchesne, Mika Zibanejad, Marco Rossi, Anton Lundell, Nazem Kadri, Ryan O'Reilly, Elias Petterson, Pavel Zacha, Barrett Hayton,
- Does hockey officiating need to be changed based on their inconsistency in the playoffs?
- Will Michael Hage be slotted as a center or a winger when he turns pro?
The playoffs may be over for the Habs, but talking about Les Canadiens for the Habsworld podcast crew continues. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo had a lot to say about the Habs, discuss other hockey news, and have some laughs. This podcast was recorded on May 5 2025.
Our roster of tpics includes:
- Introductions, Habs trivia
- Discussing the positive thoughts about the Montreal first round playoff loss, with a focus on Lane Hutson, Sam Montembeault, Alex Carrier, and Josh Anderson
- What more can the Habs do to improve next season and beyond
- The end of season press conference with Kent Hughes & Jeff Gorton was discussed
- Expectations for Ivan Demidov next season
- Rumour about Jeff Gorton leaving Montreal for the New York Islanders GM position
- Should Montreal resign Armia, Dvorak, both or neither?
- Norm suggested a veteran Russian center free agent that is available, that could play with Demidov.
- Other possible centers who may be available via trade were also discussed
- Jonathan and Sean shared their experiences attending game 3 at home against Washington
- Second round playoff predictions
The Habs made it into the 2025 playoffs after winning their last regular season game! The Habsworld podcast crew had a good time on Good Friday talking about Les Canadiens. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo had a lot to say about the Habs, discuss other hockey news, and have some laughs. This podcast was recorded on April 18, 2025.
Our roster of topics includes:
Introductions and Habs trivia.
Debating the Canadiens chances against their first round opponent, the Washington Capitals
Should Coach Marty keep the Evans-Armia-Heineman line intact for game one?
Will the Newhook-Laine-Demidov line be trusted in key moments of this series
David Savard telling reporters today that he will retire after this postseason is done
Could Arber Xhekaj get into the lineup in this playoff round?
Patrick Laine struggled to end the regular season. Can he bounce back against Washington?
What can Juraj Slavkovsky do to improve his game?
Ivan Demidov's first two games and his impact on the team were discussed
Lane Hutson tied the NHL record held by defenceman Larry Murphy for rookie assists
Goaltender Jacob Fowler signed his first pro contract, and has got two starts for the Laval Rockets
Could Nick Suzuki become a hundred point player next season?
Playoff predictions for the other NHL first round series
Brendan Gallagher exchanges a special Hockey Fights Cancer jersey back from a classy Habs fan.
With the Canadiens nearly in the playoffs as a wild card team, the Habsworld podcast team returned to talk about Les Canadiens. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo had a lot to say about the Habs, discuss other hockey news, and have some laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening April 9 2025.
Our roster of topics includes:
Introductions and Habs trivia
Lane Hutson's near breaking a Montreal record.
Discussing the recent game against the Detroit Red Wings. Should Martin St. Louis be in the running for coach of the year?
Ivan Demidov is officially signed by Montreal. How soon could he appear in the team's lineup and which line will he be placed?
With the playoffs nearly clinched by Montreal, postseason discussions have begun.
TSN interview with Kent Hughes, revealed an important mid-season meeting with Nick Suzuki.
Suzuki breaks into the 80 points area for the first time in the last 17 seasons. Could he be in the running for the Lady Byng trophy?
Josh Anderson nominated for the Masterson trophy. His strong play helped his linemates a great deal this season.
Could Christian Dvorak be extended in the off season?
Should Kent Hughes start negotiations to extend Lane Hutson this off season?
Kaiden's Guhle's return from injury is playing a big role in their current success
Debating the recent play of Mike Matheson
Is the Gallagher-Anderson-Dvorak trio the team's new second line?
Oliver Kapanen returns to Montreal after his European team ended their playoff run. How has he fit back into the Canadiens lineup?
Gallagher breaks the 20 goal mark against Philadelphia, after personal life events recently.
Around the NHL news: Alex Ovechkin breaks the NHL goals record previously held by Wayne Gretzky. If Montreal makes the playoffs and face Washington, what will it look like for Demidov to faceoff against Ovechkin? Demidov's contract bonuses were also discussed.
With the Habs strong play since the Four Nations break, the Habsworld podcast crew returned to talk about Les Canadiens. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo had a lot to say about the Habs, discuss other hockey news, and have some laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of March 19, 2025.
Our roster of topics includes:
- Introductions and Habs trivia
- Habs winning streak since the Four Nations tournament, have propelled them into a playoff position. Key contributors discussed include Nick Suzuki, Jaroslav Slavkovsky, Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson and Josh Anderson
- Which teams might the Habs face if they hold on to make the playoffs?
- Debating Hutson for the Calder trophy
- Jayden Struble's improved play while paired with Hutson
- Anderson avoided a major injury with Kevlar socks. Discussions of enforced hockey socks and neck guards; should they become mandatory?
- How many points can Hutson score by the end of this season?
- Analysis of the March 18 win against Ottawa
- Ivan Demidov, the leading scorer for his KHL team, was a healthy scratch again
- Joshua Roy struggline on he second line. Should someone else from Laval be called up to replace him?
- Debating the lack of moves at the NHL trade deadline
- Florian Xhekaj sets a Laval record
- Kent Hughes interviewed recently, where he mentions Montreal won't look for a big free agent signing this summer, but will look to move other assets to improve the team. We speculated on players to trade for and what they might cost.
- Jake Evans contract extension was discussed
- How soon could a contract extension for Lane Hutson begin?
- With the team's current success, could Montreal resign their other pending unrestricted free agents?
- Oliver Kapanen will return to Canada after his Finnish team's season is over. He is expected to join Laval for their playoff run.
- Upcoming game against the Islanders was discussed and which goaltender will get the start
- Was the Four Nations break a big benefit for most of the Habs players to give them a needed break to help them with their playoff position push?
- Will Alex Ovechkin break the NHL goal scoring record before the end of this season?
- A TSN690 host trade proposal of Sidney Crosby for Michael Hage was strongly debated
The HabsWorld podcast team were back to talk about the Montreal Canadiens with episode 118. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette and Jonathan Rebelo had a lot to say about the Habs, discuss other hockey news and have some laughs. This podcast was recorded the evening of February 13 2025.
Our roster of topics include:
- The Four Nations tournament game 1 was discussed
- Could Montreal package Jake Evans and Joel Armia together in a trade?
- With the team's recent slump, it looks like the Habs are no longer "In The Mix"
- Minnesota and New Jersey are teams that may be interested in a trade with the Habs; who might Montreal target for a return?
- Patrik Laine's struggles were talked about and what can be done to help
- Trade rumours debated include Dylan Couzens and Casey Middlestedt
- Would Montreal enter this summer's free agency to sign a big money player?
- Owen's Beck improved play
- Will Montreal's abundant 2025 draft picks give the GM an opportunity to make an offer sheet against an RFA?
- Discussions on the strong play of the Laval Rocket, and possible call ups in Florian Xhekaj and Jared Davidson
- With the hot play of Cayden Primeau, should he be called up to replace Jacob Dobes?
- Could Laval coach Pascal Vincent get a promotion to work behind Montreal's bench with Martin St. Louis
- Coach Marty appeared to leave the last post game press conference at top speed
- Talking about if Nick Suzuki is playing hurt
- Debating the "In The Mix" status
- Should Montreal retain or trade David Savard?
- Prospect Michael Hage expects to play next season in college
- Prospect Ivan Demidov breaks a KHL record
- Classy move by the Canadiens players to form a handshake line to honour Wild goalie Marc-Andre Fleury
- Jonathan fantasizes about Sidney Crosby considers playing for the Habs, the team he grew up as a fan
- Predictions on who will play in the Four Nations final, and who will win
- Debating signing Brad Marchant if he enters free agency this summer
- Discussions of the NHL adopting rule adjustments like a seven minute overtime, an extra point for regulation wins, adding two more teams, adjusting to an balanced schedule,
- The NHL announces they will be reducing the intermission time, and adding a World Cup tournament in 2028
The HabsWorld podcast team were happy to start the 2025 new year with episode 117. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette and Jonathan Rebelo had a lot to say about the Habs, discuss other hockey news and have some laughs. This podcast was recorded the evening of January 15 2025.
Our roster of topics include:
- Introductions and Habs trivia.
- Discussing the improved play of the team since mid December, including surprise performances from Alexander Carrier, Emil Heineman, Lane Hutson, Josh Anderson, Jacob Dobes, and Patrik Laine
- Talk about a few disappointing players including Jaroslav Slavkovsky, Alex Newhook and Michael Pezzetta.
- Could Dobes become the number one goaltender in Montreal?
- Laine talked to a Finnish newspaper about his desire to stay in Montreal. Discussion of how much his next contract could cost Montreal, or if they should keep him past the 2026 trade deadline.
- Jonathan shares a story of meeting Lane Hutson recently
- Debunking a recent article from The Athletic that downplays Hutson
- Habs brass traveled to Russia to visit Demidov in December and talk to his coach. Was it a good move by the Canadiens?
- Norm shares a theory on Juraj Slavkovsky's inconsistent play so far this season
- Jake Evans had hot streak scoring goals in 5 straight games last month. As the trade deadline approach, should Montreal move Evans, or extend him?
- The mid-season press conference was analyzed
- Emil Heineman was struck by a car as a pedestrian. Some details of the event was talked about, and who could be called up from Laval to replace him
- Marc Bureau hired full time consultant to help Montreal forwards with their faceoffs
- Habs draft pick Michael Hage is the leading scorer among freshmen players in the NCAA
- David Reinbacher recently started skating as part of his rehabilitiation
- The Habs being "in the mix" was debated
The Habsworld podcast crew got together for our 2024 end of year recording. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette and Jonathan Rebelo had a lot to say about the Habs, discuss other hockey news and have some laughs. This podcast was recorded the evening of December 19 2024.
Our roster of topics include:
- Introductions and Habs trivia.
- Deep analysis of the Justin Barron for Alexandre Carrier trade
- Could this move be a pre-cursor for another trade?
- Does this trade mean the Lehkonen/Barron trade was the first trade loss for Kent Hughes?
- Which partner could Carrier be paired with to start?
- Re-evaluating the Kovacevic trade
- Discussion of the December 17th win against Buffalo
- Talk about Laine's dominance on the power play and his even strength play
- Speculation of a Kirby Dach for Dylan Cozens trade
- With back to back games against Detroit coming up, will Samuel Montembeault play both games?
- Should a replacement be made for backup Cayden Primeau?
- Former Habs prospect goaltender Zach Fucale wants to return to the NHL. Could he be considered by Montreal's management as a backup?
- Around the NHL, the 3-on-3 overtime appears to be neutralized by coaching strategies making it boring. How it could be improved was discussed.
The Habsworld podcast crew were mixing it up to discuss recent Canadiens events. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul Macleod, Sean Cayouette and Jonathan Rebelo had a lot to say about the Habs share other hockey news and have some laughs. This podcast was recorded the evening of December 11 2024.
Our roster of topics include:
- Introductions and Habs trivia
- Patrick Laine returns to the lineup and has an immediate impact. His role on the team and the second line was analyzed.
- The struggles of Kirby Dach, and could he be traded?
- Lane Hutson broke a Habs record for rookie assists in consecutive games. Can he continue the streak to break the same NHL record?
- Justin Barron is failing as a defenceman, but could he be better utilized as a forward, or traded?
- Discussions of trading other upcoming Canadiens' UFA players, since there were two Vegas scouts in Montreal for the December 5th game.
- Four Nations lineups were recently announced. Talked about Montreal's players that made the teams, and a few that did not.
- Alex Newhook's promotion to the first line was reviewed.
- Luke Richardson was fired as Chicago's head coach recently. Given his past role as a Habs assistant coach, the potential for Richardson to return to Montreal was debated.
- Habs prospect news involving Cedric Guindon, Jacob Fowler, Sam Harris, Ivan Demidov.
- Pierre Lebrun article in The Athletic about Marc Bergevin was debated.
Jonathan floats the idea of Montreal signing Andrei Markov to play ten more games to reach 1000 games as a Hab.
- Speculations for a trade to Montreal to get Ryan O'Reilly.
- Around the NHL: The NHL recently settled a lawsuit with around 100 former players regarding their concussion litigation. A touching story shared by former Hab Douglas Murray and former NHL player/current hockey podcaster Paul Bisonette got into a fight in a Phoenix restaurant coming to the help of the manager.
With the Candiens modest winning streak underway, the Habsworld podcast team were back to talk about it and many other things. Host Norm Szcyrek was joined by cohosts Paul Macleod, Sean Cayouette and Jonathan Rebelo to discuss recent Montreal's games, players, a few NHL topics, and share a lot of laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of November 21st 2024
Our roster of topics include:
- After coming off a shutout win against Edmonton and a two game winning streak, have the Habs turned the corner in this season?
- Will Cole Caufield's great start be enough to gain a spot on the U.S. roster for the Four Nation tournament.
- Could Nick Suzuki and Samuel Montembeault make team Canada's squad for that tournament?
- Discussing coach Martin St. Louis as the 10th highest paid coach in the NHL
- After a poor start the Boston Bruins fired head coach Jim Montgomery. As a bilingual Montreal native, would you like to see him join the Habs organization in the future?
- With Patrik Laine skating with the team, when could he return to play an NHL game?
- Harvey-Pinard started a conditioning stint in Laval. With his and Laine's upcoming returns, what changes will be made to Montreal's lineup?
- Former Hab Brett Kulak talked about Carey Price's influence on game day practices
- Another Arber Xhekaj trade rumour came out from a solid source. Do these persistent rumours mean the Sheriff have a futre with the Canadiens?
- Logan Mailloux is red hot since being returned to the AHL. Does he deserve a call up?
- Discussions about trading upcoming UFA veterans David Savard, Jake Evans
- Some updates about prospect Russian prospects Ivan Demidov and Bogdan Konyushkov
- Juraj Slavkovsky was included with the centers for ex-Hab Marc Bureau's faceoff practice sessions. This lead to some speculation about Montreal trying Slavkovsky at center.
- Around the NHL topics included head hits to Darnell Nurse and Matthew Knies, Alex Ovechkin fractured leg curtails his chance to break the NHL goal scoring record this season, retooling efforts by Washington and Pittsburgh were compared. TSN's under 24 core player list was released with Montreal on top.
Although the Habs are off to a rough beginning to this season, the HabsWorld podcast crew returned to talk about les Canadiens. Host Norm Szcyrek was joined by cohosts Sean Cayouette and Jonathan Rebelo to discuss Montreal's games, players, a few NHL topics, and share a lot of laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of November 14 2024.
We have a short roster of topics including:
- The good and bad about the Habs start to this season
- Does Montreal's head coach need an NHL experienced assistant?
- How long will it take Kirby Dach to regain his form?
- Does Jake Evans have a future past this season in Montreal?
- Can Owen Beck become the next Philip Danault?
- Laval is off to their best start dominating the AHL. Is it prudent to leave their players alone to develop into winners, or should players be called up to help struggling Canadiens players like Cayden Primeau?
- Juraj Slavkovsky's game has been anguishing so far. Would Montreal have been better off drafting center Logan Cooley in 2022?
- Early 2025 draft prospects discussed
- Other NHL players (defenceman, goalies) available on waivers, but not selected by Montreal. Why doesn't the management try to help themselves with waiver selections?
- Power play and penalty killing are together still strong, but the team's 5-on-5 play has been terrible. What can be done to improve?
- Talk about Shea Weber's induction into the Hockey Hall of Fame, and what other inductee was not deserving. Discussing other players fitting to be inducted, and upcoming players like Carey Price for next year.
- Great season so far by Brendan Gallagher. Does he deserve a move up to one of the top two lines?
The exhibition season is nearly over and the NHL regular season is around the corner. The HabsWorld podcast crew returned to discuss recent hockey events. Host Norm Szcyrek was joined by cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo to talk about our beloved Montreal Canadiens, several NHL topics, and share a lot of laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of October 3rd 2024.
We have a full roster of topics including:
- Introductions, Habs trivia
- Habs prospect viewings at training camp and exhbition games including: Hutson, Kapanen, Mesar, Tuch, Heineman, Engstrom, Trudeau, Mailloux, Reinbacher
- Ideas discussed to improving the preseason format
- Patrik Laine injury and debating the course of treatment
- Analyzing the Laine trade
- Talk about the Canadiens team season expectations before the Laine injury, and after the Laine injury
- Kaiden Guhle's expected return from appendectomy surgery
- David Reinbacher injury
- Ivan Demidov's strong play to start the season, 2nd on SKA scoring despite playing only a few shifts in his last game October 3rd
- Focus on the rough game against Ottawa, with several high hits
- Arber & Florian Xhekaj bought a sports car for their father
- Which forward will garner the most ice time on the second line with Dach and Newhook: Anderson, Armia, Roy or Kapanen
- With the team's powerplay unable to score so far, ideas to improve it for the regular season were discussed
- Which defencemen will make the final cut to start the season
- Around the NHL: trade rumour that Edmonton has interest in Justin Barron; NHL documentary series on Amazon & Canadiens "Rebuild" documentary series on Crave; discussing the Habs behind the scene draft video; is there any potential to trade with the Rangers for Kahkkonen or the Bruins for Swayman; talk about the St. Louis Blues double offer sheet against Edmonton that was successful
To help the Canadiens fortunes this season, we offer a virtual sage burning and encourage other Habs fans to do the same or something similar to generate good luck to our team this seaosn.
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Now that the NHL draft and the first wave of free agency are over, the Habsworld podcast crew is back to talk about these recent events. Host Norm Szcyrek was joined by cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo to talk about our beloved Montreal Canadiens, several NHL topics, and share a lot of laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of June 19, 2024.
We have a full roster of topics, including:
- Introductions & Habs trivia
- Discussing & celebrating Montreal's first round picks Ivan Demidov and Michael Hage
- Veterans Nick Suzuki and Brendan Gallagher helping out at the Habs development camp
- How long can we expect Demidov and Hage to take before turning pro?
- Saku Koivu's son was drafted by Montreal in the 3rd round. Does he have a legitimate chance to play for the Canadiens, or was this more of a PR move?
- Habs sign free agent Alex Barre-Boulet. Did you want to see Montreal make a bigger splash this year, or wait until 1-3 years away?
- Juraj Slafkovsky's contract extension signed July 1st to start the 2025-26 season. Do you think the term and price were too high, too low or just right?
- The Jonathan Kovacevic trade was discussed. What other players might Montreal trade away next?
- Rumours involving a Rutger McGroarty trade
- Thoughts about Alex Burrows promotion to the organization's development team, and who could replace him behind the bench as an assistant coach. Possible replacements for the Laval head coaching position
- Former Habs coach Claude Julien was hired as an assistant coach in St. Louis. Former Hab Steve Ott was promoted to associate coach for the Blues. Ott did play for Julien during the end of the 2016-17 season. Do you think Ott put in a good word for Claude to help him get that job?
- Habs Development camp underway this week. A few prospects there were discussed
- Shea Weber will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. MLB has a tradition of a player entering their Hall of Fame to choose a baseball cap that represents the team they identify with. If hockey had that tradition, would Weber choose to wear a Nashville or a Montreal jersey?
- Winners and losers of the NHL free agency were discussed
- RIP ex Hab Sergei Berezin, who scored the team's 10000th goal. Jonathan talked about watching the goal at a live game.
With the NHL draft around the corner, the Habsworld podcast gang was back to discuss the draft and talk about Montreal's prospects and other possible offseason moves. HabsWorld podcast host Norm Szcyrek was joined by cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, Jonathan Rebelo and guest Kevin Leveille to talk about our beloved Montreal Canadiens, several NHL topics, and share a lot of laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of June 19, 2024.
We have a full roster of topics including:
- Introductions and Habs trivia
- Initial thoughts about the Habs possible draft selections at #5
- Interview with draft expert Kevin Leveille with these topics: general impressions of the 2024 draft, who would the Habs pick at #5 if Demidov and Lindstrom are gone, who should Montreal target with the 26th pick if they don't trade it, is there a scenario where Montreal would trade down, what would you predict the Habs pay to move up to the #2 pick, do you think Montreal will draft for need in the first round, or go for the best player available, do you think Montreal will trade one of their first round picks to obtain Martin Necas or another NHL player, could the Habs draft Saku Koivu's son Aatos, what are your thoughts about several Habs drafted players under the Hughes/Gorton regime - Filip Mesar, Owen Beck, Oliver Kapanen, Lane Hutson, Jacob Fowler, Florian Xhekaj and David Reinbacher
- Habsworld podcasters discussed Kevin's interview answers
- Discussing potential Montreal trades for Patrik Laine or Kappo Kakko?
- News updates about Montreal prospects Owen Beck and Oliver Kapanen; speculations on their near future for the organization.
- Discussing recent NHL trades involving Pierre-Luc Dubois and Jacob Markstrom
- Talk about the Edmonton/Florida final series and which team will win the Cup
- Thoughts about the Canadiens possibly trading Carey Price's contract
- Unrestricted free agents that Montreal could pursue
- Final picks about Montreal's first round pick at #5
With the Canadiens season over, the Habsworld podcast gang was back to discuss the last six games of the season, and talk about the team's near future. HabsWorld podcast host Norm Szcyrek was joined by cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo to talk about our beloved Montreal Canadiens, several NHL topics, and share a lot of laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of April 29, 2024.
We have a full roster of topics including:
Although the Montreal Canadiens have been eclipsed by most teams in the NHL standings, they continue to give a competitive effort every game this season. Habsworld podcast host Norm Szcyrek was joined by cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo to talk about our beloved Montreal Canadiens, several hockey topics, and share a lot of laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of April 8, 2024.
We have a full roster of topics including:
- Introductions, Habs Trivia
- The renaissance of Joel Armia
- Sports pyschology and that role on the Canadiens; could Josh Anderson benefit from that type of therapy?
- Nick Suzuki breaking the 70 point mark
- With Habs prospect Florian Xhekaj's season over, could he sign with Montreal or Laval soon?
- Jonathan shares his game notes from watching David Reinbacher's first games for Laval
- Discussing AHL farm hands Justin Barron, Sean Farrel, Logan Mailloux and Jacob Dobes
- Talk about Cayden Primeau's improved play, and whether he could challenge Montembeault for the number one role next season
- Discussions about the terrible officiating during the recent Tampa Bay & Florida games
- Has Arber Xhekaj been told by Montreal's coaches not to fight or has he been playing injured recently?
- Slavkovsky improved play helped him to set a Canadiens record for points by a teenager
- Should Slavkovsky be left on the top line next season, or moved back to Kirby Dach's line?
- Habs Prospect watch: Oliver Kapanen and Lane Hutson
- Around the NHL topics discussed: potential teams that we'd like to make the playoffs or not make the playoffs; early playoff predictions; Scotsdale Arizona mayor talking about Arizona's land bid and their potential new arena news; Ovechkin's second half goal scoring push to chase the NHL record