Episode 96 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 03-31-2024

Hey, Hockey Fans, take a listen to Episode 96 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast, Topics Include-

#1. Sounds like the media is trying to get Philadelphia Flyers Head Coach John Tortorella kicked upstairs to management position, not anyone in the Flyers organization or John Tortorella himself wanting it.

#2. The Media and its relationship with John Tortorella has a screaming resemblance of those who have problems or issues with Bill Belichick in the NFL.

#3. Martin St. Louis did not, and does not owe any anyone, any kind of explanation about his emergency leave.

#4 It turns out that that are actual living human beings that have nothing better to do with their lives or within their lives than to continue to harbor bad will towards Johnathan Drouin. Really, do these people just outright refuse to grow up or what. He’s gone people. The management that acquired him is gone, get over it and, move on.

#5. Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes continue to do what’s right for the organization and ignore all of the external stupidity thankfully.

#6 If you like variety and the complete unknown, the 2024 draft could truly be very interesting for the Montreal Canadiens. They could stand pat and do nothing else. They could package to move up. They could trade out of the first round all together because they believe their prospect targets are gone.

#7. Top 2024 draft prospect interest should be in Russian Winger Ivan Demidov, Spokane WHL Center Barkly Catton, Medicine Hat WHL Center Cayden Lindstrom or Boston University H-East Winger, Cole Eiserman. It all depends on their finish and the draft lottery.

#8. If one is obsessed with moving prospects, try this list. Jesse Ylonen, Jacob Olofsson, Mattias Norlinder, Rhett Pitlick, Rafeal Harvey-Pinard, Luke Touch, Jack Smith, Blake Biondi, Alexander Gordin, Oliver Kapanen, Dmitri Kostenko, Daniil Sobolev, Joe  Vrbetic, Adam Engstrom, Vinzenz Rohrer, Cedrick Guindon, Emmett Croeau, Petteri Nurmi, Miguel Torigny, Sam Harris, Filip Eriksson, Luke Mittelstadt. Would be top level talent for other teams and would fill needs.

#9. Free Agent NCAA options to look at include, Winger Josh Nadeau who plays at the University of Maine. T.J. Hughes, who has not looked out of place at all on a stacked Michigan roster. Jaxon Nelson out of the University of Minnesota with NHL ready size and weight of 6’ 04 and 225 lbs. Jacob Quillan from Quinnipiac or Collin Graf a teammate of Jacob Quillan at Quinnipiac and is the only player to gather more point this season than Jacob Quillan did this season?

#10.  One has to really wonder if Head Coach Sheldon Keef either already has or is about to lose the locker room. Calling out players publicly too many time fractures locker rooms badly. Joel Quinnville .