Episode 68 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 09-23-2023

Episode 68 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast topics include

#1. What is the obsession with the caliber of goaltending in Montreal?

#2. Carter Hart is not the answer in goal for Montreal in any way.  Cater Hart is unproven and inconsistent. Sam Montembeau is a better goalie than Hart is already. Carter Hart is way over paid!

#3. What’s up with the ridiculous questioning if not outright interrogation tactics regarding the 15 pounds that Prospect David Reinbacher has added this off season, He’s an 18-year-old prospect who’s training for the NHL Hello!

#4. Carey Price said Baring a Miracle, I’m done” does that leave any guessing in anyone’s mind still somehow? It’s a time of change, it’s time to move on!

#5. Mike Matheson and 4 rookies Xhekaj, Guhle, Harris and Kovacevic claimed their spots on the Defense in the 2022/2023 season. None should be sent to Laval. It would ruin careers.

#6. Regarding offense, try these line combinations! Line #1. RW, Alex Newhook, C, Suzuki, LW, Cole Caulfield. Line #2. RW, Josh Anderson, C, Kiby Dach, LW, Juraj Slafkovsky. Line #3. RW, Brendan Gallagher, C, Sean Monahan, LW Raphael Harvey-Pinard. Line #4. LW, Michael Pezzetta, C, Jake Evans or Christian Dvorak if healthy and if he is either have Jake Evans or Tanner Pearson play right wing and Joel Armia is the extra forward all the time.

#7. Unfortunately, it leaves no room for Emil Heineman, Owen Beck, Sean Farrell or Jesse Ylonen until at least Christian Dvorak, Tanner Pearson and Joel Armia are traded. These 3 players as well as Cener Sean Monahan and RW Brendan Gallagher can be traded if the right situations present themselves.

#8. The current goalies including Cayden Primeau are place holders.

#9. Why is everyone, or why do so many want to write off Jakub Dobes, Emmett Croteau, Jacob Fowler, Yevgeni Volokhin and Quentin Miller already?

#10. Henrik Lundqvist-round 7, Joe Pavelsky round 7, Vladimir Konstantinov round 11, Sergei Fedorov round 4, Pavel Datsyuk round 6, Henrik Zetterberg round 7, Brendan Gallagher round 5, Paul Byron round 6 and Nicklas Lidstrom wasn’t even a 1st or 2nd round pick, he was a 3rd round pick! Here’s the best part of all Martin St. Louis and Arber Xhekaj were undrafted walk on's! Opp’s, time to wake up from your coma!

#11. Casey DeSmith to the Vancouver Canuck's for LW Tanner Pearson and a 3rd round pick in the 2025 NHL Entry Draft.

#12. Christian Dvorak will miss the first month of the 2023/2024 season.

#13. Head team physician Dr. David Mulder retires after 60 years with the Montreal Canadien's. An amazing career, well done and may your retirement be as amazing!