Habsworld Podcast Episode 115

Habsworld Podcast

The Habsworld podcast crew were mixing it up to discuss recent Canadiens events. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul Macleod, Sean Cayouette and Jonathan Rebelo had a lot to say about the Habs share other hockey news and have some laughs. This podcast was recorded the evening of December 11 2024.

Our roster of topics include:

- Introductions and Habs trivia

- Patrick Laine returns to the lineup and has an immediate impact. His role on the team and the second line was analyzed.

- The struggles of Kirby Dach, and could he be traded?

- Lane Hutson broke a Habs record for rookie assists in consecutive games. Can he continue the streak to break the same NHL record?

- Justin Barron is failing as a defenceman, but could he be better utilized as a forward, or traded?

- Discussions of trading other upcoming Canadiens' UFA players, since there were two Vegas scouts in Montreal for the December 5th game.

- Four Nations lineups were recently announced. Talked about Montreal's players that made the teams, and a few that did not.

- Alex Newhook's promotion to the first line was reviewed.

- Luke Richardson was fired as Chicago's head coach recently. Given his past role as a Habs assistant coach, the potential for Richardson to return to Montreal was debated.

- Habs prospect news involving Cedric Guindon, Jacob Fowler, Sam Harris, Ivan Demidov.

- Pierre Lebrun article in The Athletic about Marc Bergevin was debated.

Jonathan floats the idea of Montreal signing Andrei Markov to play ten more games to reach 1000 games as a Hab.

- Speculations for a trade to Montreal to get Ryan O'Reilly.

- Around the NHL: The NHL recently settled a lawsuit with around 100 former players regarding their concussion litigation. A touching story shared by former Hab Douglas Murray and former NHL player/current hockey podcaster Paul Bisonette got into a fight in a Phoenix restaurant coming to the help of the manager.