Hello hockey fans out there. As summer continues, you can continue to get your hockey fix as Episode 171 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for you, topics this week include-

#1. Has summer really gotten that boring, that is there is nothing else to do but compare Guy LaFleur and lane Hutson? Seriously?

#2. Two completely different games!

#3. Two completely different times

#4. Most importantly, one is a forward who won 5 Stanley Cups and played in 6 all star games, to a current player who plays defense and is just starting his career.

#5Two gifted players that play un-comparable positions.

#6. The Montreal Canadiens send to the Chicago Blackhawks.

#7. In Return the Montreal Canadiens receives from the Chicago Blackhawks.

#8. This trade makes zero cents, no matter how you look at it, or how you slice it up.

#9. Why would the Montreal Canadiens tear apart it’s NHL roster or decimate their existing or inbound prospect talent, with trades like these.

#10. One wonders what the level of complete insanity will escalate to, when the contracts of Carey Price, Patrik Laine, Brendan Gallagher and Josh Anderson are all off the books in Montreal.

#11. Extremely little chance of NHL team payrolls and caps even remotely approaching the levels of the NFL, the NBA or major league Baseball.

#12. Another proposed trade, that does not even remotely improve the Montreal Canadien s, has the Montreal Canadiens sending Juraj Slafkovsky, Alex Newhook and a high draft choice to the Calgary Flames for Nazem Kadri. What?

#13. I have no doubt in my mind that the Calgary Flames would love to make that deal.

#14. Trades proposals like these make as much sense as the Edmonton Oilers trading Connor McDavid to the Montreal Canadiens for either Micheal Pezzetta, Ty Smilanic or Riley Kidney straight up, or at most all three.

#15. Who’s coming up with these trades? A 21-year old, first overall pick, that has improved every season he’s played, that has a frame to be durable in the NHL for 15-years, plus a 24-year old, who is one of the fastest players in the entire NHL, that can shift up and down the lineup as needed, along with a high draft pick, for a declining 34-year old player, who is on the back half of his NHL career, and who carries 6 more years of a very bloated, and excessive contract, that improves the Montreal Canadiens how?

Hello hockey fans, episode 170 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for your summer offseason hockey fix, topics-

#1. There are no guarantees of a roster spot in the upcoming Olympics. Every spot has to be earned. Samuel Montembeau will have to earn it.

#2. There is no Lane Hutson contract dilemma, stop trying to create chaos and distractions.

#3. Andrei Markov was an unexpected 6th round draft pick in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft.

#4. Andrei Markov was a good transition game defenseman

#5. Andrei Markov was very good at carrying the puck into the opposition end and setting up the power play.

#6. Andrei Markov had a solid hard low shot from the point.

#7. Stop trying to include Andrei Markov on the same list with Doug Harvey, Tom Johnson, Emile “Butch” Bouchard, Serge Savard, Guy Lapoint, Jacque Laperriere, Larry Robinson, Brian Engblom, Rod Langway, Craig Ludwig or Chris Chelios. Andrei Markov is not on or part of this list.

#8. Maybe it’s because of the teams and era that Andrei Markov played on and in?

#9. Lane Hutson and other current Montreal Canadien defensemen will leap over Andrei Markov by the completion of their careers.

#10. Stop with the ridiculous and unfounded chaos of needing a 2nd line center at any cost.

#11. Saku Koivu was an excellent captain!

#12. Let Aatos Koivu make his way, find his own game, curve out his own style and most of all, stop with the comparisons of his father.

#13. The Montreal Canadiens have had, and continue to have many great captains.

#14. How about determining if the health reports on Kirby Dach are actually accurate?

#15. Alex Newhook is the go-to answer If Kirby Dach can’t go. Why? Alex Newhook has earned that chance based on the final 20 to 25 games of his performance in the 2024/2025 season. Montreal gave up the 31st and 37th picks to acquire him, it doesn’t rush any prospects and he has the skating speed and distribution skills to keep pace with and get the puck to skilled wingers who can bury it.

#16. The Montreal Canadiens as an organization, have impressive center depth.

#17. Regarding Marco Rossi and Brad Marchand. Many said Marco Rossi would not make because of his size. Many said Brad Marchand could not make it because of his size. Anyone even remotely recall the comments and remarks of Canadiens Director of Hockey Development Adam Nicholas about Sean Farrell?

Hello Hockey fans. Episode 169 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived, and this is the Jonathan Huberdeau episode.

#1.This has to be the most insane trade proposal out of all, that have been rumored all offseason long. This trade has the Montreal Canadiens acquiring the 84-million dollar, 8-year contract, right winger Jonathan Huberdeau who by the way has 6-years remaining on that Albatross of a contract, in return for Josh Anderson, Arber Xhekaj, Owen Beck and a 2nd round draft pick.

#2. The Montreal Canadians have been suffocating under the weight of Carey Prices 84-million-dollar contract for years, who’s contract will finally conclude at the completion of the 2025/2026 season. In what rational world would the Montreal Canadiens take on another 84-million-dollar contract with 6-years left, for an aging player, who is a one trick pony and requires specific linemates.

#3. Where would the acquisition of Jonathan Huberdeau leave the acquisition of Zack Bolduc?

#4. Please stop with the veteran leadership diarrhea, it consistently spews from mouths of the clueless. The Montreal Canadiens have plenty of leadership in Nick Suzuki, Brendan Gallagher and Mike Mathenson, plus Kaiden, Cole Caufield, Samual Montembeau, Arber Xhekaj and Lane Hutson as well as Head Coach Martin St. Louis, General Manager Kent Huges and the leader himself of all hockey operations Mr. Jeff Gorton forms a tremendous group of leadership.

#5. I would not send Patrik Laine straight up for Jonathan Huberdeau.

#6. I would not trade Joshua Roy straight up for Jonathan Huberdeau.