Episode 75 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 11-11-2023

Take a listen to episode 75 of the Hockey Free For All Podacst.

#1. What’s with Jonathan Huberdeau in Calgary. It has apparently struck many nerves that he was benched in Calgary recently, as many are referring to the benching of this player as disgraceful?

#2. Are there actual living breathing people who think that there are players that are unbenchable, or beyond expectation and discipline, think again!

#3. Jonathan Huberdeau has not performed or lived up to expectations since he arrived in Calgary!

#4. There’s no question that the Florida Panthers overwhelmingly won the Matthew Tkachuk trade.

#5. Calgary has to be having buyers’ remorse regarding the 10.5 million annual, 84 million in total value contract that Johnathan Huberdeau signed last season.

#6. Darryle Sutter was the problem for Johnathan Huberdeau and a lot of other players last season, what’s the problem for Johnathan Huberdeau and others in Calgary this season, there is still zero chemistry?

#7. What is the big deal that’s being made out of the Montreal Canadien still carrying 3 goaltenders on there roster, its not like there’s a Martin Brodeur, Ken Dryden or Henrik Lundquist in Montreal. The best by numbers is Jake Allen, Sam Montembeau has fallen off the map so far and Cayden Primeau just had his first successful NHL game in Detroit a few days ago, none of these 3 have grabbed the number position and ran with it.

#8. If Montreal did not have to be concerned with losing Cayden Primeau on the waver-wire, they would have sent him down to Laval, before the 2023/2024 season even started.

#9. The Edmonton Oilers clearly have an enormous problem in goal. The New Jersey Devils would love to obtain a young goalie who can be tutored by the great Martin Brodeur, The Carolina Hurricanes need at least a solid backup goalie if not a solid 1A goalie, and Montreal could solve the problems of all 3 of these organizations and continue to stockpile assets!

#10. Keep your eyes on Montreal goalie prospect Yevgeni Volokhin though. There is something special there, to be excited about

#11 Kaiden Guhle and Arber Xhekaj could be the only 2 current roster defensemen still in Montreal in 2 years, so there’s plenty of room for Logan Mailloux, David Reinbacher, Lane Hutson, Bogdan Konyushkov, Jayden Struble and Adam Engstrom.

#12. 2022 1^st pick overall Juraj Slafkovsky is definitely a different, better and far more comfortable player this year. He misses Kirby Dach.

#13. Alex Newhook is a high-end Right Winger, and a less than average center.

#14. Montreal has a laundry list of players that they can move before or the trade deadline this season.

#15. Brendan Gallagher and Micheal Pezzetta wore neck braces in practice to simply try them out, stop trying to make something out of nothing! The players, the players union and the league remain stunned by the death of Pittsburgh Penguin prospect Adam Johnson. How about, that particular situation wake some people up.