Hockey Free For All

Episode 127 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 10-13-2024

Hello Hockey Fans, here is Episode 127 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast to take a listen to and the topics discussed.
#1. The Montreal Canadiens have Sent Right Defenseman Logan Mailloux, Left Defenseman Adam Engstrom, Winger Joshua Roy, Goaltender Jakub Dobes, along with William Trudeau, Lucas Condotta and Brandon Gignac to the Laval Rockets.
#2. Logan Mailloux in particular was not happy about being sent to Laval at all, as he believed that he had done more than enough to solidify a position on the NHL club roster. But his credit, he not only did not sulk or wine he hit the ground in mid-season form with a 4 point opening night game in Laval and made a statement of his own to the organization
#3. Laval Coach Pascal Vincent will have a lot of talent to work with in Laval this season, and should be highly successful.
#4. Not sure why the Montreal Canadiens have signed defenseman Gustav Lindstrom to a one year contract, given all of the defensive prospects and talent that the team already has.
#5. Samual Montembeau starting the 2024/2025 season with lights out performances in Toronto and Ottawa.
#6. Cayden Primeau did not look nearly as good in Boston, and still looks in preseason mode.
#7. Forwards Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson look like the have a lot of jump that was missing last season an already look more productive this season.
#8. Lane Hutson looks really, really good. He looks like exactly what Cole Caufield has needed to really excel.
#9. Igor Shestererkin needs a reality check.
#10. The Ottawa Senators have signed Linus Ullmark to a 4 year 33-million-dollar extension with an annual cap hit of 8.25 million hit per season and look like they have finally secured the goaltender that they have been looking for year for.
#11. The new Utah Hockey Club have been lights out and look like they studied every detail of the Las Vegas Golden Knights success plan.

Episode 126 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 10-06-2024

Hello to all the hockey fans out there. Here is Episode 126 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast to take a listen to, this is an off the cuff episode.
#1. What is deal with the NHL Disciplinary department?
 #2. What is Bryan Hayes thinking. Saying Cedrick Pare was defenseless, are you kidding me, say what you. Cederick intentionally injured Patrik Laine.
#3. So, Bryan Hayes is perfectly ok with Patrik Laine being injured and likely will miss the entire season
#4. David Reibacher gone for 5 to 6 months. Even if that’s an accurate return, he should play any NHL games and if he is actually completely recovered, the AHL is where he should spend his time and develop this year
#5. At the earliest Patrik Laine won’t be back until 1/1/2025.
#6. Injuries in the sport of hockey. Their part of the game. It’s also a physical game!
#7. If the Boston Bruins are truly offering Jeremy Swayman and his agent 8 million dollars for 8-years, then Jeremy Swayman and his agent need a serious reality check. Jeremy Swayman is not even remotely worth that amount of money for that many years. He hasn’t remotely done enough to validate that amount of money and years.

Episode 125 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 09-29-2024

Hello to all the hockey fans out there. Here is Episode 125 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast to take a listen to, this is an off the cuff episode.
#1. If only you were actually that gifted.
#2. They are prospects and they are at the beginning of everything.
#3. Prospect Owen Beck
#4. Prospect Filip Maser
#5. Injuries in the sport of hockey. Their part of the game. It’s also a physical game!

Episode 124 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 09-21-2024

Welcome to Episode 124 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast Topics and Discussions include-
#1. Why would Montreal have any interest in any way in trading Defenseman Mike Matheson to the Seattle Kraken for Center Shayne Wright in a one for one deal that Seattle would clearly win hands down in every possible way. Montreal Passed on Shayne Wright in his draft, Montreal doesn’t need Shayne Wright, Montreal has no room for Shayne Wright, and Montreal can and will get far more than Shayne Wright if they traded Mike Matheson.
#2. Montreal does not need to acquire or sign Nikolaj Ehlers as a free agent when his current contract expires. Stop taking roster spots from Montreal’s tremendously talented young prospects.
#3. Stop questioning Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes and Martin St. Louis. Everything they have touched has turned to gold.
#4. Montreal does not need to resign or keep Joel Armia when his current expires, or even if he’s willing to take less money in his next contract.
#5. Tyler Thorp is the next diamond in the rough of later round Montreal draft picks.
#6. Please stop with the over-reaction and unprofessional drama regarding Ivan Demidov.
#7. Carey Price and Cole Caufield are even remotely in the same class as Guy Lafleur, what are people thinking or desperate for?
#8. It was not surprising at all that there were 13 plus scouts in the stands of the Montreal Vs. Toronto preseason games with all of the exceptional talent Montreal has assembled, collected and has put together. Of course everyone is drooling.
#9. It’s becoming extremely obvious who the 6 starting defensemen will be for a very long time David Reinbacher, Lane Hutson, Logan Mailloux, Kaiden Guhle, Arber Xhekaj and Adam Engstrom. Bogdan Konyushkov might be the only wild card. They are not going anywhere in trades.
#10. Justin Barron on the other hand, has not developed at the same pace, has not gell as the previous 6 have, and might just find himself in say Edmonton, Vancouver or Dallas potentially for a 1st round pick coming back the other way to Montreal.
#11. No, Josh Anderson is not a fit on a line with Kiby Dach and Patrik Laine. That spot belongs to Alex Newhook.
#12. 2024/2025 Center depth and options for the Montreal Canadiens, Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach, Owen Beck, Sean Farrel (can play all 3 forward positions), Jered Davidson, Alex Newhook (if needed, but a better right wing, Christian Devorak, Jake Evans, Oliver Kapanen and Lucas Condatta. How many more centers does Montreal need, come on!

Episode 123 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 09-15-2024

Hello Hockey Fans out there, here is Episode 123 of the Hockey Free For All to take a listen to to get your hockey fix during the offseason, the topics discussed in this episode include-
#1. No More 4 on 4 hockey.
#2. No Sudden Death Overtime in the regular season.
#3, No more shoot outs.
#4. Absolutely no, on tailgating.
#5. Definitely no need 3 on 3 for 10 minutes.
#6. Kicked in goals should never be counted or allowed
#7. This is a team game, it’s not a weekend skills competition or  all-star game weekend event.
#8. This Hockey, not soccer. If you want to see kicked in goals, then watch soccer.
#9. Roger Grillo has been hired by the Montreal Canadiens as a consultant coach and will join Martin St-Louis' coaching staff.
#10. The Montreal Canadiens promote Albie O'Connell to head scout for North America.
#11. The Montreal Canadiens promote Tommy Lehman to head scout for Europe.
#12. The Monteal Canadiens have hired Matt Ryan as a professional scout.
#13. The Montreal Candiens have promoted Dale Lablans to Chief Performance Officer.
#14. The Montreal Canadiens  have promoted Stéphane Gervais from Fitness Coach in Laval to Fitness Coach in Montreal.
#15. The Montreal Canadiens have hired Mitch Freeburn to replace Stéphane Gervais in Laval as the Rocket's Fitness Coach.
#16. Corey Pronman of the Athletic rates the Chicago Blackhawk, The Ottawa Senators and the Anaheim Ducks as 1, 2, 3 regarding the rebuilding teams with the NHL, which is insane.
#17. Corey Pronman of the Athletic rates the Montreal Canadiens 9th on the list of rebuilding NHL clubs, which makes absolutely no sense at all, in any way.
#18. Kaiden Guhle, David Reinbacher, Logan Mailloux at a minimum are all James Norris Trophy Potential Winners. Look at the list of James Norris trophy winners since 1981, and find a way to argue this.

Episode 122 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 09-08-2024

Hello Hockey here is Episode 122 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast to take a listen to get your offseason into training camp hockey fix, topics discussed include-
#1. Mattias Norlinder declines offer.
#2. Cole Caufield to wear and switch to jersey number 13 in honor of Jonny Gaudreau.
#3. Leon Draisaitl signs an 8-year 112-million-dollar extension, with a 14-million dollar per season cap hit.
#4. Patrik Laine does not have to learn French to appease anyone. He can if he wants to, but he does not have to.
#5. The 2024/2025 Montreal Canadiens defense.

Episode 121 the Labor Day Episode of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 09-02-2024

Hello hockey Fans, here is Episode 121 of the Hockey Free For all Podcast to take a listen to. Topics of discussion include-
#1. Stupidity continues to run rampant this off season with people now wanting the Montreal Canadiens to offer sheet goaltender Jeremy Swayman of the Boston Bruins.
#2. The Montreal Canadiens have steady goaltending already in place in Cayden Primeau and Samual Montembeau on the NHL roster, providing stable and above league average goaltending right now in Montreal.
#3. They have, Jakob Dobes is the next man up in Laval.
#4. Montreal has top goaltending prospects in the NCAA and in Russia with, Jocab Fowler at Boston and Yevgeni Volokhin crushing his way through the Russian leagues.
#5. People understand cap management?
#6. But it doesn’t stop with just goaltending. There was an article indicating how the Canadiens could extend offer sheets to available centers in the NHL, to bolster their center position.
#7. The Montreal Canadiens currently have 13 centers within their organization, those players include, Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook Center or Wing, Owen Beck, Christian Dvorak, Florian Xhekaj, Jake Evens, Jared Davidson, Lucas Condotta, Sean Farrell Center or Wing, Riley Kidney, Oliver Kapanen, Xavier Simoneau and Brandon Gignac.
#8. The Tragic death of Jonny Gaudreau and the extraordinary amount of lives its touched and destroyed senselessly. Alcohol sensing devices should have been mandated in all vehicles January 1st 1980 and still are not. There is absolutely no valid reason for that.

Episode 120 of the Hockey Free For All Podacst August 27th 2024

Hello Hockey Fans out there. Here is Episode 120 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast to listen to, topics include-
#1. What if the Las Vegas Golden Knights had sent C Cody Glass to the Montreal Canadiens instead of C Nick Suzuki in the Max Pacioretty trade? Is that where we are at, what if?
#2. ESPN apparently has stated that they do not believe in Kirby Dachs Production and team value for the upcoming 2024/2025 season. I’m sorry, ESPN hockey coverage knowledge is questionable at best.
#3. What is with the obsession with trading Logan Mailloux? He is a cornerstone right handed defenseman in Montreal for the next 10 to 15 years.
#4. Baring injuries, its very obvious that Logan Mailloux, Kaiden Guhle, David Reinbacher and lane Hutson are being anointed as the top 4 for the next 10 to 15 tears.
#5. The Montreal Canadiens already have 2 excellent goaltending prospects in Jacob Fowler at Boston, the Yevgeni Volokhin in the Russian.
#6. Before it even gets started the Montreal Canadiens do not need to offer sheet or sign Leon Draisaitl.
#7. Not a Patrik Laine fan. But I wish him the best. I truly hope he really does really like playing in a pressure situation as Montreal is the ultimate pressure center of all.
#8. Plus Montreal picks up a 2nd round pick in the 2026 NHL Entry Draft from the Columbus Blue Jackets, for picking up Patrik Laine’s entire 8.7 million dollar contract over the next 2 seasons.
#9. It’s hilarious that Patrik Laine will wear Jonathan Drouin’s number 92 on his jersey. Hope it’s not an indicator of what’s to come?
#10. The Edmonton Oilers trade defenseman Cody Ceci to the San Jose Sharks.
#11. The Edmonton Oilers choose not to match the restricted Free Agent offer sheets.
#12. Very strange trade between the Edmonton Oilers and St. Louis Blues.
#13. John Tortorella and Dan Quinn have been added to the U.S. coaching staff of the 2025 4 Nations Face Off tournament.
#14. The Seattle Kraken sign center Matty Benier’s to a 7-year 49.98 million dollar contract.
#15. The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed center Cole Sillinger to a new 2-year 4.5 million dollar contract.
#16. Thankfully, goaltender Yaroslav Askarrov has been traded to the San Jose Sharks, and the insanity in Montreal can stop. The Nashville Predators center David Edstrom, goaltender Magnus Chrona drafted and a conditional top 10 protected 2025 first round draft pick that the San Jose Sharks acquired in a previous trade with the Las Vegas Golden Knights.
#17. The Winnipeg Jets have traded Right Wing Rutger McGroarty to the Pittsburgh Penguins, straight up for Center Brayden Yager straight up

Episode 119 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 08-18-2024

Hello Hockey Fans, take a listen to Episode 119 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast to get you offseason hockey fix, topics include-
#1 Mitch Marners response to the relentless media was perfect
#2. The Edmonton Oilers have been hit with 2 RFA Offer sheets by the St. Louis Blues.
#3. Other NHL clubs are not happy when clubs go after another clubs talent with RFA offer sheets at all.
#4. The Montreal Canadiens could help out the Edmonton Oilers by agreeing to take on Evander Kane’s 5.1 million dollar contract with 2-years remaining in it, for say, a 1st round draft pick, the same way they did with the Calgary Flames to take on Sean Monahan’s
#5. The timing of the Captaincy change in Toronto makes no sense.
#6. I wish new head coach Craig Berube all the best, as he has stepped into the ultimate powder keg in Toronto. If he loves pressure, he has found his dream job of his life.
#7. Not a single one of the rumors in Montreal from the moment the off season started has have even remotely make any sense.

Episode 118 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast

Hello Hockey Fans, out there! Here is Episode 118 of the Hockey Free For All podcast to take a listen to get you hockey fix during the long offseason summer months
#1. Hiring of Stan Bowman response.
#2. Why are people upset with Kent Hughs not making big trades or acquisitions in the 2023/2024 offseason?
#3. Patrik Laine makes absolutely no sense for the Montreal Canadiens to sign.
#4. Patrik Laine needs to play in a big market where he can blend right in, not stand out in any way and live a balanced life. Those franchises include the New York Rangers, the Los Angeles Kings, the Nashville Predators, the Dallas Stars, the Las Vegas Golden Knights, the Pittsburgh Penguins, the Edmonton Oilers, the Vancouver Canucks and the Colorado Avalanche.
#5. Patrik Laine is an exact 50/50 of Johnathan Drouin and Josh Andersson.
#6. The Montreal Canadiens are not expected to sign prospects Ty Smilanic and Rhett Pitlick.
#7. How will the Laval Rocket will look under Pascal Vincent in the 2024/2025 season?
#8.  Edmonton Oilers Defenseman Oscar Klefbom has announced his retirement after battling a long-term shoulder injury that never allowed him to return the line up.