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Episode 239 of the Hockey Free For All 11-13-2026
Episode 239 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived! #1. I am having a disconnect and problem with these people, come on. #2. Why are so many people willing to trade Canadiens prospect Michael Hage? Check out this article comment. #3. I wouldn’t trade Canadiens prospect Michael Hage for Connor McDavid, Leon Drisityl or Macklin Celebrini Straight up. #4. Michael Hage is the real deal and without any question and is the Canadiens number 2 center. #5. What is with all these players that want to trade away Alexander Zharovsky? #6. Bet these same people are now glad that the Canadiens did not trade away Jacob Fowler like they were push for, oops. #7. Please no, that Montreal Canadiens do not need to sign Phillip Danault to a new 2-year contract for any reason. #8. For the millionth time, Montreal has a total of 8-centers currently, and they are? #9. Montreal paid way too much for Phillip Danault, one could imagine what the L.A. Kings would want for Quinton Byfield, who Montreal doesn’t even remotely need either. #10. Again, Montreal doesn’t need Dylan Larkin. #11. Zach Bolduc has been better in 2026/2027 than he was in 2025/2026. #12. Zach Bolduc has a tremendous amount to prove. #13. Zach Bolduc has no even remotely shown to date any sign of being a 30, 35 or 40 goal even remotely. #14. Zach Bolduc is not even remotely in the same class as? #15. Zach Bolducs had a good game in St. Louis, but let’s not be ignorant to compare Zach Bolduc to Guy LaFleur as the next Messiah. #14. Why would Montreal even remotely need Chandler Stephenson. #15. In what world does it make sense to trade Olivier Kapanen who is a far better player than Chandler Stephenson. #16. Oliver Kapanen stepped up in Nick Suzuki absence flawlessly and these people want to trade him for Chandler Stephenson? #17. Stop with the Jacob Fowler is invincible. He’s not and why. #18. Why Montreal does not need Nikkita Kucherov and why. #19. Why would any team mortgage its roster or its prospect pool or deplete its draft capital to sign Nikkita Kucherov when he is a pending free agent? #20. Here’s an idea. How about Kirby Dach straight up for Quinton Byfield and why. #21. Please explain why Montreal should swoop on the Calgary Flames and acquire Morgan Frost. For what possible reason and why? #22. No Montreal doesn’t need Simon Edvinsson either and why? #23. Chris Kreider injury was nasty collision. But it in no way is a cause for panic of any kind. #24. Jeff Gorton and Kent Huges are the best management team in the NHL and why. #25. Montreal’s Scouting department is the best in the league and why. #26. Montreal’s player development department is the best in the league and why.
- 1 weeks ago29 min
Episode 238 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 11-06-2026
Hello Hockey Fan’s! Episode 238 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for hockey fix and you don’t want to miss this and hears why, this week’s topics include- #1. Nick Suzuki is back! Is he truly 100% healed? I hope so and why and the impact it will have. #2. Nikkita Kucherov has demanded a trade out of Tampa. #3. Are these really the reasons why Nikkita Kucherov want out? I hope not and why. #4. Hockey is a business there’s a lot more to look after and manage than one player. #5. Not only pathetic and sad, but what level of ego must someone have to believe that they are that important as Nikkita Kucherov must? #5. Let’s solve the Nikkita Kucherov problem and how. #6. Option one, Tampa and Toronto exchange Nikkita Kucherov and Austin Mathews straight up. #7. Option two, Tampa and Toronto exchange Nikkita Kucherov for and Austin Mathews and Morgan Rielly. #6. Option three, Tampa trades Nikkita Kucherov to the Carlina Hurricanes for a draft package and why and what they do with it. #7. Option four, Tampa trades Nikkita Kucherov to the Dallas Stars for Jason Robertson and either RW prospect Cameron Schmidt or LD prospect Tristan Bertucci. #8. The Seattle Kraken have traded Center Shane Wright to the Nashville Predators straight up for Right Winger Matthew Wood. #9. Montreal does need Nikkita Kucherov and the damage it would do cause. #11. Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook have proven Montreal has absolutely no need for a 2nd line-center and why. #12. Now Iet's expand on the topic of Russian players beyond Nikkita Kucherov and this is going to be a very different discussion than people are expecting. #13. Stop blaming Russian hockey player and punishing them rather than the corrupt, power hungry, control abscessed egotistical leaders of the two countries. #14.The IIHF, Sponsors, fans or anyone else that is supporting the denying of Russian athletes to participate in Olympics or any other tournament is a stunning example of ignorance, incompetence, ineptness and impotence and why. #15. There are countless examples of discrimination from age to sex to gender to race, to physical and mental disabilities, to telling women what they can and can’t do or that have had limitations placed on them by men who have no clue, shouldn’t even be involved in said topics, discussions or determinations, but yet still dictate to women, but apparently punishing all Russian athletes who did not cause in any way the war between Russia and the Ukraine. Your punishing innocent athletes and not the responsible leaders and governments, are you really that stupid. #16. For once in your life, think! #17. Blaming and punishing Russian athlete for a war that they had nothing to do with, is like blaming a newborn child for His or Hers parents bad parenting and why.
- 2 weeks ago20 min
Episode 237 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 10-30-2026
Hello hockey fans, episode 237 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for your enjoyment, this week’s topics include- #1. What could the Carolina Hurricanes offer to the Red Wings for Dylan Larkin? #2. What could the Minnesota Wild offer to the Red Wings for Dylan Larkin? #3. What could the Utah Mammoth Offer to the Red Wings for Dylan Larkin? #4. No way the Utah Mammoth trade Tij Iginla, Caleb Desnoyers or Ethan Belchetz to the Detroit Red Wing for Dylan Larkin. #5. No way Utah sends Clayton Keller, Mikial Sergachev, Logan Cooley, Nick Schmaltz, Denis Guenther, Vincent Trovcheck or John Marino as part of any deal for Dylan Larkin. #6. Utah wants to make its roster better, not weaker. #7. Thankfully, Dylan Larkin has not included any Canadien team on his list to be traded to. #8. Montreal has been the best drafting organization in the entire NHL and has proven that for at least 7 consecutive years now. Keep all draft selections. #9. Here’s proof that Montreal has no issue at center as team Captain Nick Suzuki is out 2 to 4 weeks and finally for the first time in decades when a star or key player on the roster has gone out with an injury, it is next man up, and in this case Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook have stepped up, as well as the rest of the team and its business as usual, with absolutely zero drop and absolutely no negative effect, of any kind. #10. Montreal’s organizational depth has filled in flawlessly. #11. Jacob Fowler has stepped in and is equally responsible for the success of the Montreal Canadiens and has played lights out. Once again, showing why you don’t randomly and frivolously trade your organizational assets. #12. The Montreal Canadiens do not need a single player from any other organization in the league period. #13. Can we stop with the early on Jacob Fowler has entered the Calder trophy race. How about some common sense, professionalism, ethics, integrity and maturity being applied, and let’s see where thing are, after the all-star/four nation/frozen four or whatever version the NHL wants to do at the traditional break this season, and give Jacob Fowler some time to evolve and hone his craft before some anyone starts chanting oh he’s the next great goaltender .
- 3 weeks ago14 min
Episode 236 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 10-23-2026
Hello Hockey fans! Episode 236 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for your hockey fix, this weeks topics include- #1. You are watching a carbon copy meltdown of Jakub Dobes in 2026/2027 season that Samuel Montembeau had in 2025/2026 season. #2. It’s scary how similar this comparison is. #3. This speaks volumes and clearly shows why all of the trades that so many want to make, or see the Montreal Canadiens make, that has nearly all of the organization’s prospects and future draft picks getting shipped out are horrifically incompetent ideas and trades. #4. The concerning goaltending issue that Montreal now has for the second consecutive season in a row, is exactly the reason why, one does not trade away their draft picks and prospects such as Jacob Fowler, Yevgeni Volokhin, Alexis Cournoyer, Quentin Miller, Mikus Vecvanags or Arseny Radkov. In a not so significant period of time, one can envision or realize that Samuel Montembeau, Jakub Dobes and Kaapo Kahkonen all traded away or have moved on from the organization. #5. Now for the defense, which has been a circus event at best #6. Kaiden Guhle seems to once again hit the ice at full speed, returning from another injury. Good for him. Montreal Needed that. #7. Lane Hutson is just in his own class and seems to be the only member of the defense that plays his game to a lights out level every single game. #8. Adam Engstrom has been a solid addition and is clearly one of Montréal’s top 3 defensemen on their club roster. #9. The right side of Montreal’s defense has been a joke so far in the 2026/2027 season from Noah Dobsen, right down the right side. #10. The right side of the defense has a lot issues. But they can all be solved internally. #11. Could the eventual starting 6 defensemen for the Montreal Canadeins be Lane Hutson, Owen Protz, Luke Mittlestadt, Bogdan Konyushkov, Bryce Pickford and Adam Engstrom. What are the odds on that combination. It’s very fortunate that Montreal has all of the prospects that it does. #12. Offense is not an issue in Montreal. But Defense and goaltending are both completely different issues and problems. There are many problems to solve, but it can all be done internally with no trades of any kind needed. #13. The Connor Hellebuyck trade is finally over and the reality check that it should mean and represent to every fan, every media member and every club who wants to or are willing to give away every roster player, A-Level prospect and every draft pick an organization has, that the other club is demanding in such ridiculous return package for said players. No player in the entire league is worth the ridiculous compensations that are being demanded, no one.
- 4 weeks ago15 min
Episode 235 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 10-16-2026
Hello Hockey Fans, episode 235 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived and this episode has 2 massive topics of discussion. #1. The Jayden Struble trade was not just a trade. It was organizational strategy and why, what it did and the reaching effects of it! #2. A really ugly picture, pattern and habit is showing itself in Montreal regarding goaltending, why it’s really ugly and its impact is enormous.
- Oct 9, 202629 min
Episode 234 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 10-09-2026
Hello Hockey Fans episode 234 of the Hockey free For All Topics is here and it’s like mid-season already. #1. Absolutely not. Alexander Nikishin is not even remotely worth Adam Engstrom and multiple 1st round picks. #2. Montreal does not need Alexander Nikishin. #3. I wouldn’t even trade Kaiden Guhle even up for Alexander Nikishin. Because when Kaiden Guhle is healthy, he is clearly a better defenseman. #4. 16th overall in the 2020 NHL entry draft, is not a fair trade for 69th overall, in the 2020 NHL entry draft. #5. Montreal has 8 legit defensemen on the left-hand side. #6. Montreal has 9 legit defensemen on the right side. #7. That is 17 and they do not need to trade any of them away or acquire any others from anyone else. #8. Really, now it’s Dalibor Dvorsky to Montreal? Come on, give a rest and at the same time, grow up. #9. Montreal does not have 6 difficult player decisions to make in 2027 and here is why. #10. Physicality of the future is Tyler Thorpe, Florian Xhekaj, Gleb Pugachyov and Hayden Paupanekis, all forwards yet to arrive address the same size and skills and have higher upsides and in some cases are even bigger and Owen Protz and Arber Xhekaj. #11. The Montreal Canadiens have 13 centers. Just to clarify and put an exclamation point on that, that is 3 sets of starting 4 centers plus and extra. #12. Montreal has 6 starting left wingers, not even on the team! #13. Montreal has drafted not just well, but exceptionally better than all other clubs in the league and has an exceptional talent pool that spans every position. #14. It’s official. The 2026/2027 season will be the final season for Alexander Ovechkin. What an amazing player and career and why. #15. If the Montreal Canadeins do not win the Stanley Cup in 2026/2027, I hope the Washington Capitals win the Stanley Cup and Alexander is the MVP of the regular season, The Conn Smyth winner of the playoffs and walks away a Stanley Cup Champion. #16. Stop with Dylan Larkin, Montreal does not need Dylan Larkin for any reason. #17. Montreal does not need Mark Scheifele either in any way, for any reason or to fill any so-called believed voids. #18. Dylan Larkin, Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck are not even remotely worth what their clubs are asking for and expecting in return. Their ages and productivity do not justify the trade package demands. Regular seasons have been far more consistent than the playoffs for Dylan Larkin, Mark Scheifele and Connor Hellebuyck.
- Oct 2, 202631 min
Episode 232 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 10-02-2026
Hello hockey fans, episode 233 of the Hockey Free For podcast has arrived. This episodes topics include- #1. The eventual starting 6 defensemen for the Montreal Canadeins will be? #2. Arber and Florian Xhekaj would make a very interesting 2/3rds of a 4th line. #3. It’s so exciting and fantastic that Kirill Marchenko has been traded to the Toronto Maple Leaf’s and Michael Knies has been traded to the Columbus Blue Jackets and Why. #4. Did anyone actually notice what it actually took, to make the Marchenko/Knies trade, versus the outright pure insanity that was suggested that Montreal would have had to give up to acquire either or both of these players? #5. Is it highly questionable if any of the other players involved in the Marchenko/Knies trade will even make or play for the new clubs? #6. There was only one draft pick involved in the Marchenko/Knies trade and it was conditional 2nd round pick that is all based on how Marchenko and Knies perform and where these team finish. Have people taken note of that extremely important fact? #7. No first round picks were given up or part of the Marchenko/Knies trade. Have people taken note of that extremely important fact? #8. No elite A-Level prospects or mortgaging of either Columbus or Toronto was a part of the Marchenko/Knies trade. Have people taken note of that extremely important fact? #9. Let’s look at Michael Knies stats to this point of his NHL career and why! #10. Let’s look at Kirill Marchenko stats to this point of his NHL career and why! #11. The reason Knies and Marchenko stats are relevant and why! #12. Neither Michael Knies or Kirill Marchnko are game changing players. #13. What it would have actually taken for Montreal to acquire Marchenko or Knies or both would have been and turned out to be far different than the screaming insanity out there was saying and calling for. #14. Neither Marchenko or Knies are even remotely worth Hage, Alexander Zharovsky, Adam Engstrom, Owen Beck, David Reinbacher or Jacob Fowler individually let alone a package that would include several. #15. Yes, let’s trade Kirby Dach to the Edmonton Oilers. Absolutely and why. #16. No, Adam Engstrom and Luke Mittelstadt have not positioned themselves as trade assets or trade bargaining chips. Both Adam Engstrom and Luke Mittelstadt have positioned themselves as important organization pieces and members and the team’s success. #17. Jocelyn Thibault must be extremely busy still trying to pull his foot out of his mouth, regarding his off-season comments regarding Jakub Dobes. #18. Jakub Dobes was the reason Montreal won their opening game and why. #19. Josh Anderson had a fantastic season opening game and quickly showed why he was chosen as the new alternate Captain. #20. Alexander Carrier had a solid season opening game.
- Sep 26, 202631 min
Episode 232 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 09-25-2026
Hello Hockey fans episode 232 of the Hockey Free For Podcast is here as training camps have started and the 2026/2027 regular season is just around the corner. This week’s topics include- #1. The Canadiens do not in any way need to force the Columbus Blue Jackets Hand and offer a massive offer in any way to obtain Kirill Marchenko and why. #2. Kirill Marchenko would be a top 9 forward in Montreal. Not a top 6. #3. Montreal does not need Ryan O’Reilly in any way, for any reason, he is not a perfect fit in any way in Montreal. #4. Fraser Minten’s new contract is in no way any kind of measuring stick for Zach Bolduc’s next contract. #5. David Reinbacher and Adam Engstrom have arrived. #6. Time to move on from Kaiden Guhle, Alexander Carrier and Jayden Struble. #7. Then as Bryce Pickford, Bogdan Konyushkov and Owen Protz arrive, it time to move on from, then Mike Matheson, Noah Dobson and perhaps Arber Xhekaj stays at left wing all the time? #8. The eventual top 6that form Montreal’s defense are? #9. Forwards Florian Xhekaj and Owen Beck are not just knocking on the door, they have also arrived and should replace Phillip Danault and jake Evans. #9. Stop with the Dylan Larkin garbage. #10. Alex Newhook is clearly Montreal’s number 2 center. #10. Time doesn’t heal all wounds and why. #11. Chris Krider should have absolutely no impact on Alex Newhook. #12. Chris Krider should absolutely have zero effect on the chances of Florian Xhekaj or Owen Beck making the team. #13. Chris Krider could impact Kirby Dach’s roster spot. #14. Chris Krider could impact where Zach Bolduc plays and how often. #15. What some are predicting the starting 4 lines way off and why. #16. The Montreal Canadiens do need or have any use or need for Connor Hellebuyck. #17. Winnipeg would require a completely ridicules return package that would destroy Montreal. #18. Connor Hellebuyck is 34 years old! #19. Montreal already has 2 better and far younger stud goalies in Jakub Dobes and Jacob Fowler. #20. No kidding this could be Phillip Danault’s last season in Montreal and why. #21. I have never understood the acquisition of Phillip Danault and never will. #22. I can only imagine who Montreal would have selected with that high second draft pick #23. Nikkita Kucherov to Montreal? Really, is there illicit drugs in the water supplies? #24. Nikkita Kucherov is not a good fit in Montreal and why! #25. There is no competition between Juraj Slafkovsky and Chris Krider. Juraj Slafkovsky win’s hands down and why. #26. Wow, the Kirill Marchenko rumors are just getting more ignorant by day, have heard this one? #27. Nope. Montreal does not need a 33-year-old center by the name of Mark Scheifele either and why.
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