Episode 49 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 06-10-2023

Episode 49 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast

#1. Outrageous trace acquisitions for Pierre Luc Dubos, Carter Hart and Alexi Lafrenier. NO, NO, NO!

#2. The insanity of Montreal trading draft picks for any reason

#3. Very apparent short-term memory, as it will completely destroy the team’s salary cap structure again.

#4. The Montreal Canadiens would lose great young talent.

#5. Stop ignoring Jakub Dobes and draft Goalies with the Florida pick, along with the 2nd and 3rd picks in the 2023 draft, problem solved the right way

#6. Sam Montembeault had an outstanding world cup, Show cased his abilities on a very average, non-star studded roster, that the so called great goalies of past world cup had in front of them and has earned the starting goaltending job in Montreal for the 2023/2024 season.

#7. Montreal in the last 3 drafts has done a phenomenal job drafting and filling the organization with excellent prospects, stop trying to mortgage it all away people.

#8. Management and coaching updates from around the NHL

#9. Marner traded straight up to San Jose for Erik Karlsson?

#10. Does Toronto take a page out of the Vancouver Canucks past history, when Brian Burk was the GM and trade 2 out of the core 4, as they are being called, in separate trades to Columbus and San Jose, so that Toronto would then have back-to-back picks at 3 and 4 in the 2023 NHL draft similar to what Vancouver did when they drafted the Sedin Brothers back to back at 2nd and 3rd overall in their draft? I’m just asking the question and posing a scenario here.

#11. All of the ridiculous rumors and attempts to create chaos can stop. Michael Pazzetta signs a new 2-year deal at a very team cap hit and Cole Caufeild has signed a new 8-year contract. Another amazing job by G.M. Kent Hughes.  

#12. Patrick Roy thought he was more important the franchises themselves, how did that work out?  No player ever has been or ever will be bigger than or more important than any franchise. Montreal does not need him within the organization at all. Best of luck, enjoy endless golf.