Episode 94 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 03-24-2024

Hello to all hockey fans out there. Take a listen to Episode 94 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast to get your hockey fix, topics include-

#1. Wishing the best to Head Coach Martin St. Louis for a family.

#2. The unexpected departure of Head Coach Martin St. Louis due to family a family emergency, may just about guarantee a bottle 5 finish in league standing, greatly enhancing their selection position in the 2024 NHL entry draft.

#3. Stop with the Conner Bedard the great remarks.

#4 Stop comparing Conner Bedard to Mario Lemieux, Wayne Gretzky, Gordie Howe or even Conner McDavid. Let him evolve his own game and status.

#5. It’s extremely early to refer to Austin Mathews as the greatest goal scoring in NHL history.  Austin Mathews is not even remotely close in any way to what Wayne Gretzky, Alex Ovechkin, Gordie Howe, Jaromir Jagr or Brett Hull have achieved. Austin Mattews is not even anywhere near to Mike Gardner’s 708 career goals, who sits in the 8th overall spot of all time goal scorers, so this Rederick can stop.

#6 So, now that the 2023/2024 trade deadline has passed and Montreal has traded Jake Allen to the New Jersey Devils, it seems like there are people who have nothing better to than critique Cayden Primeau’s game.

#7. Samual Montembeau’s rise to being referred to as the undisputed number one goalie of the Montreal Canadiens, is still a long way from reality. Find out why.

#8. Why are there so many people that are either dying to, or that are immediately ready to anoint before actual abilities, skill sets, consistency and greatness have been truly shown, and consistently achieved. That’s why there are so few of the very best and its what sets them apart.

#9. The horrendous officiating continues, did anyone see the blatant elbow from Vancouver Canucks player Teddy Blugger, directly to the face of Montreal Canadiens defenseman Kaiden Guhle? Truly a garbage player and garbage officiating right down to a granular level

#10. Where was the type of concern and response that Joshua Roy’s hand injury has received each and every time Brendan Gallaghers hands have been smashed and that now look like a deformed pretzel?

#11. Why do so many want to rush and ruin the careers of David Reinbacher and Lane Hutson?