Hockey Free For All

Hello hockey fans Episode 214 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived and topics this week include-

#1, It took no time at for the diarrhea to start after the Canadiens loss the series with the Hurricanes

#2. No the Canadiens do need a 2nd line center

#3. No the Canadiens do need a or any veteran defenseman

#4. If the Canadiens signa player with 1 or 2 years left in his career who is still playing at a #5. very high level in...

Hello hockey fans, episode 213 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for you enjoyment. This episode’s topics include-

#1. Montreal’s rebuild is its final stages.

#2. Tampa or Buffalo was not Montreal’s biggest challenge. The Carolina Hurricanes are the real Challenge.

#3. Prospects Alexander Zharovsky and Michael Hage are returning to the KHL and Big-10, so they are now non factors for the 2026/2027 seas...

Hello hockey fans out there, episode 212 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived to get you caught up on the NHL playoff as well as all other types of activity going on in the NHL

#1. The NHL has clearly overreached with the Las Vegas Golden Knights.

#2. The NHL clearly gone too far with the amount of fine they handed down to Las Vegas Golden Knights Head Coach John Tortarella. Excessive is an understatement!

#3. I have abso...

Hello Hockey Fans, episode 211 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived and this weeks topics include-

#1. The house cleaning in Toronto continues.

#2. Would Bruce Cassidy really be interested in the Toronto Maple Leaf’s?

#3. Is Edmonton really a destination desire of Bruce Cassidy’s, not unless McDavid’s camp does one heck of sales job.

#4. The L.A. Kings are the perfect destination for Bruce Cassidy.

#5. I...

Hey, Coming to you slightly early this week is episode 210 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast. Check out these topics.

#1. It’s been truly refreshing to finally see positive feedback on a consistent basis about goaltender Jakub Dobes

#2. Jacob Fowler has serious competition now to be the Montreal Canadiens number one goaltender of the future.

#3. Hopefully, the Montreal Canadiens are planning on retaining and signing interim ...

Hello Hockey Fan’s Episode 209 of the Hockey Free For All podcasts is here for you to listen to and enjoy.

#1. Is Dach done in Montreal? The 2025/2026 playoffs will determine that.

#2. Who is the solution as the opposite winger to Cole Caufield on Nick Suzuki’s line, Kirby Dach or Alex Newhook?

#3. Who is the solution at center on the 2nd line to feed and distribute pucks to wingers Ivan Demidov and Jaruj Slafkosky? Is ...

Hello Hockey Fans, Episode 208 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived and there is so much to discuss.

#1. The Flyers and Penguins could very well be a blow out in 4 straight games.

#2. Are the Flyers really that good?

#3. Are the Penguins showing their age?

#4. Is Sidney Crosby hurt?

#5. Are the Penguin just out of gas after a regular season that few expected them to have?

#6. Rick Tocchet has done an amazing job!

#7. Pote...

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 T...

Hello Hockey Fans, welcome to episode 206 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast. It’s not just about players this week, it’s about General managers and Presidents of hockey clubs that have been relieved of their duties or that have stepped down.

#1. Coaching changes in 2026. January 12th 2026 in Columbus, Dean Evason out, Rick Bowness in. March 1st 2026 in Los Angeles, Jim Hiller out, D.J. Smith in.  March 29th in Las...

Hello Hockey Fans Episode 205 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived, there is so much to discuss, this week’s topics include-

#1. What trade did Kent Huges need to make?

#2. The Montreal Canadiens have everything they need internally?

#3. Mason McTavish is not the 2nd line center Montreal needs.

#4. Michael Hage is the #2 center for the Montreal Canadiens.

#5. Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes are the best Management team ...

Hello Hockey Fan’s! Another bonus episode for this week has arrived. Episode 204 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast is about Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers, and will Connor McDavid finish his career in Edmonton?

#1. The state of the current team in Edmonton.

#2. Can the Edmonton Oilers as they currently are win the Stanley Cup?

#3. If the Edmonton Oilers can win the Stanley Cup before Connor McDavid’s newly sign...

Hello Hockey Fans Episode 203 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast is a bonus episode about what’s going on in Toronto?

#1. It’s called lack of organizational stability.

#2. It’s called lack of direction.

#3. It’s called lack of a plan.

#4. It’s called lack of vision.

#5. There is a serious ego issue at the ownership level.

#6. There is a serious ego issue at the General Manager Position.

#6. Just throwi...

Welcome to Episode 202 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast. This episode about goaltending part of the puzzle.

#1. This was saved as the last of the 3 puzzle pieces of the rebuild, because it is the most interesting and bizarre all at the same time.

#2. The state of Montreal’s goaltending right now.

#3. What has made absolutely no since at all regarding Montreal’s goaltending.

#4. Partial or across the board changes in M...

Episode 201of the Hockey Free For All Podcast. This episode is all about the offense this week.

#1. What is the state of Montreal’s offense currently.

#2. The evolution of Montreal’s offense and where it goes after the 2025/2026 season.

#3. Who’s no longer there.

#4. Who makes it.

#5. How each player and the line play on actually compliments the other linemates, and the how’s and why it actually maximizes th...

Hello Hockey Fan’s, Episode 200 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for you. This week’s episode is all about the defense part of the puzzle.

#1. What is the state of Montreal’s defense currently.

#2. The evolution of Montreal’s defense.

#3. Who’s no longer there.

#4. Who makes it.

#5. How each player and who they are paired with truly compliments, and the how’s and why it actually max...

Hello hockey fans Episode 199 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast topics has arrived and the topics include-

#1. Ivan Demidov loves playing with Juraj Slafkovsky.

#2. Why Move Juraj Slafkovsky back to Nick Suzuki’s line?

#3. Why not Leave Kirby Dach on the left wing on Suzuki’s line?

#4. If Slafkovsky is moved to Suzuki’s line, then replace Juraj Slafkovsky with Alex Newhook on Demidov’s line.

#5. If Montreal...

Episode 198 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast Topics

#1. If Montreal wants to win the Stanley Cup again in the foreseeable future, they better not even consider trading Arber Xhekaj.

#2. There absolutely no physicality on the Montreal Canadiens roster other than Arber Xhekaj.

#3. The only other 2 physical prospects that the Montreal Canadiens have within their entire organization at any level are Florian Xhekaj and Owen Protz.

#4....

Hello Hockey Fans, Episode 197 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived, this weeks topics include-

#1. It’s bizarre that so many are off guard, not just by Juraj Slafkovsky’s development and emergence as a player, but his performance in the 2026 Olympics.

#2. Montreal Canadiens Management, Scouting Department and Player Development Departments did their job, and are exceptional at what they do.

#3. Juraj Slafkovs...

Hello Hockey Fans. Episode 196 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast arrived for you to catch up on what’s happening in the hockey world. Episode 196 is going to be a rapid fire episode.

#1. How refreshing to see at least a few other people talk about how destructive it would be to the Montreal Canadiens to speed up the window and trade aways a significant amount of what they have built in players, prospects and future draft cap...