Episode 207 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 04-17-2026

Hello Hockey Fans out there. Episode 207 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast is here and this week’s topics include- #1. Stop with the attempts to cause chaos and discord regarding an upper body injury to defenseman Noah Dobson. #2. The Montreal Canadiens have significant defensive depth beyond any other NHL club. Lane Hutson, Kaiden Guhle, Mike Matheson, Arber Xhekaj, Jayden Struble, Adam Engstrom, David Reinbacher, William Trudeau and even Luke Mittelstadt and anyone judges the last player, take a listen to Kent Hughes regarding this player. #3. Nick Suzuki wraps up the 2025/2026 regular season with 101 points and is the first Montreal Canadiens player to hit the 100-point mark or more in 40 years. #4. Cole Caufield scores 51 to tie Stephane Richer’s 1989/1990 season and is the first to do it in 36 years. #5. Lane Hutson wraps up the 2025/2026 season tying Lary Robinsons single season all time assist record of 66 assists. #6. Lane Hutson ties Larry Robinsons single season record of 66 assists by a Montreal defenseman. #7. Montreal Canadiens center prospect Michael Hage is returning to the University of Michigan. People should be congratulating him to for having the Forsyth and wisdom he has displayed at age 20. #8. Would it have been great to see and cheer for him in Montreal in the 2026/2027 season? Sure. But at the expense of his health or career. #9. Fantastic news for the New Jersey Devils organization. New Jersey Devils Ownership have swooped in and stolon Sunny Metha from the Florida Panthers Organization, before the Toronto Maple Leaf’s could. #10. With the New Jersey Devils hiring of Sunny Metha as their new General Manager, where does this leave the Toronto Maple Leaf’s? #11. The Toronto Maple Leaf’s have a tremendous amount of issues, and the player roster and head coach position, is not part of that list of problems. #12.  Apparently, many were offended in Toronto on locker clean out and exit interview day. #13. Craig Beruby is the right coach for the Toronto Maple Leaf’s. The question is, are they smart enough to know that? If not, they will have many more problems. #14. Patrick Allvin is out as General Manager in Vancouver. But he should not be the only change. #15. Everyone other than the owner should be out and replaced in Vancouver. #16. The Toronto Maple Leaf’s and the Vancouver Canucks are in nearly identical messes. #17. The Columbus Blue Jackets have announced Rick Bowness is returning on a new 1-year deal as head coach. #18. Canadiens prospect winger Vinzenz Rohrer has completed his time and contract with the Swiss National League team the ZSC Lions and has been reassigned to the Laval Rockets. #19. Vinzenz Rohrer and Sean Farrell are the next generation of Brendan Gallagher and Paul Byron.