Hello Hockey Fan’s. Welcome to Episode 163 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast, this week’s topics include-

#1. Mitch Marner is not worth a 15 plus million per season contract

#2. Conner McDavid is not worth a 20 million per season contract

#3. Brad Marchand is not worth an 8-million-dollar contract

#4. Sam Bennett is not worth 10 million per season even though his agent is demanding it.

#5. If you had a 100-million dollar team cap and you sign one player to a 20-million dollar contract, everyone understands that accounts for 20% of your entire team payroll, which has 20 players on a team.

#6. The Dallas Stars have resigned Matt Duchene to a new 4 year 18-million-dollar contract.

#7. The Ottawa senators have signed Fabian Zetterlund to a new 3-year contract worth 12.825 million dollars.

#8. Thankfully, the Chicago Blackhawks have resigned Ryan Donato to a 4-year 16-million dollar contract.

#9 The Philadelphia Flyers add Todd Reirden as an assistant coach and Dylan Crawford as a video coach.

#10. Steve Spott joins Marco Sturms staff in Boston .

#11. The Philadelphia Flyers acquire Trevor Zegras from the

#12. Best of luck to defenseman Roman Josi of the Nashville Predators as he was recently diagnosed with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS).

#13. Michael Misa should decline playing for the Chicago Blackhawks if they draft him.

#14. After the conclusion of the AHL and NHL playoffs, its extremely who the true prospect talent is.

#15. The future starting 6 defensemen should be extremely clear in Montreal, but there are apparently many who do not want the Montreal Canadiens to succeed.

#16. Are Kaiden Guhle’s injuries over, not likely.

#17. The goaltending team in 2025/2026 for the Montreal Canadiens should be Samual Montembeau and Jakub Dobes without question.

#18. Laval Rockets Goaltending team in 2025/2026 will be Jacob Fowler and who.

#19. Other than Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield and Juraj Slafkovsky there’s nothing right now.

#20. The arrivals of Florian Xhekaj, Tyler Thorp and Luke Tuch will bring physicality, until then, nothing.

#21. Carey Price isn’t even retired yet. How could he be voted into the Hockey Hall of Fame?

#22. The Montreal Canadiens have made a cataclysmically bad trade for Noeh Dobson, that makes absolutely know since in any way.

#23. David Reinbacher, Logan Mailloux and Adam Engstrom should be on the phone to their agent telling them, they want out of Montreal.

#24. What’s Lane Hutson’s next contract looks like now?

#25. No one should be getting paid more than Nick Suzuki or Cole Caufield on the Montreal roster.

#26. The Montreal Canadiens have an even softer and less physical defense.

#27. The Noeh Dobson trade doesn’t even remotely move the team or the needle forward at all. It actually moves both backwards.

Hello Hockey Fan’s. Episode 162 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast is ready for you, this week’s topics include.

#1. Congratulations to the now 2-time and back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions the Florida Panthers.

#2. Why is there such insanity cataclysmic stupidity about trading prospect Logan Mailloux?

#3. Young talented Right-Handed Defenseman are extremely difficult to find, draft and cultivate. The Montreal Canadiens have found 3 in Logan Mailloux, Adam Engstrom and David Reinbacher.

#4. For all the trade happy people, trade and move on from Mike Mathenson, Alexander Carrier and Jayden Struble.

#5. The biggest issue by far is the zero physicality on the roster other than Arber Xhekaj. Stop trying to trade highly touted A-Level talent and prospects.

#6. Group one staring 6 on defense for the Montreal Canadiens is extremely clear. Those 6 should be Lane Hutson/David Reinbacher. Logan Mailloux/Kaiden Guhle and Adam Engstrom/Arber Xhekaj.

#7. If Kaiden Guhle’s injuries continue replace him with OWEN PROTZ..

#8. Congratulations to Juraj Slafkovsky as he has been named to the 2026 Slovakian Olympic Team.

#9. The really sad part of all the Logan Mailloux trade rumors, is that it being driven by his past history.

#10. The Montreal Canadiens do not need Nicolas Hague unless it’s a swap of Michael Pezzetta for Michael Hague.

#11. The Montreal Canadiens sign 2022 3rd round pick Left Winger Vinzenz Rohrer to a 3-year entry level contract, will his game and does his game translate to the NHL level?

#12. Regarding Celeb Desnoyers, unless the Montreal Canadiens can obtain the 4th overall pick from the Utah Hockey for Patrik Laine, Kirby Dach, Mike Matheson, Jayden Struble, all the first refusal signing rights to their free agents or some combination, Utah can keep the pick.

#13. Lane Hutson was hands down the de facto choice for rookie of the year. Congratulations!

#14. Arber Xhekaj is by far the most valuable player of the Montreal Canadiens.

#15. Nick Suzuki deserved heart/MVP and lady Bing trophy votes.

#16. Connor Hellebuck was the legit Vezina Trophy Winner, but, he was not the MVP of the League.

#17. Chris Kreider traded to the Anaheim Ducks?

#18. Congratulations to the Montreal Canadiens ECHL Club the Trois Rivieres Lions who the Kelly Trophy.

#19. Why would the Montreal Canadiens trade for Noah Dobson?

#20. The best days of Jonathan Marchessault are clearly behind him. Montreal does not need him or his contract.

#21. Why and how does acquiring Alexis Lafreniere even make remote since to anyone?

#22. Emil Heineman is a primary piece of Montreal’s future.

#23. Not seeing Olivier Kapanen’s games translating to the NHL.

#24. Mason West would be an excellent 2nd round pick by the Montreal Canadiens.

#25. Doesn’t look like Pascal Vincent is going to be poached by another team.

Hello Hockey Fans. Get your hockey fix, episode 161 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived, this week’s topics include-

#1. Finally, some much needed rationality by Grant McCagg.

#2. The Montreal Canadiens and the Laval Rockets lost in the NHL and AHL playoffs for the exact same reason!

#3. Reality check time. The Montreal Canadiens have absolutely no physicality on their roster other than Arber Xhekaj.

#4. Now that the 2024/2025 season has concluded for the Laval Rockets. The actual A-Level prospects are Florian Xhekaj, Luke Tuch, Adam Engstrom, David Reinbacher, Logan Mailloux and Jacob Fowler, Michael Hage, Tyler Thorpe and Owen Protz.

#5. Other possible and promising prospects could be, Vinzenz Rohrer, Jared Davidson, Sam Harris, Bogdan Konyushkov or Yevgeni Volokhin, but the jury is still out these prospects, TBD

#6. There is still a lot of work to done for the Montreal Canadiens.

#7. There is still a lot drafting and development to do in Montreal.

#8. Time to move on from Kirby Dach, Patrik Laine, Jake Evans, Josh Anderson, Alex Newhook, Mike Matheson, Alexandre Carrier, Jayden Struble, Filip Mesar, Owen beck, Joshua Roy, Oliver Kapanen, Riley Kidney, Xavier Simoneau, Filip Eriksson, Quentin Miller, Luke Mittelstadt, Jack Smith, Blake Biondi, Cayden Primeau and this is on top of letting Joel Armia, Christian Dvorak and Michael Pezzetta walking off into free agency.

#9. Off season concern number 1: Samual Montembeau needs to play 50 games max and Jakub Dobes plays in 32 for both to be effective.

#10. Off season concern number 2: The right side of the Canadiens defense needs to consist of David Reinbacher, Logan Mailloux and Adam Enstrom.

#11. Offseason concern number 3: Lack of physicality and lack of wolf pack mentality.

#12. The 2025/2026 player roster is inclusive of David Reinbacher, Logan Mailloux, Adam Engstrom Florion Xhekaj, Luke Tuch and Tyler Thrope or Montreal has no chance of improving next season.

#13. There are obvious reasons why the Dallas Stars, Las Vegas Golden Knights, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Colorado Avalanche are the most consistent teams.

#14. Hopefully the Montreal Canadiens are looking really close at the Florida Panthers of the NHL, and the London Knights of the OHL.

#15. 1st round picks at 16th and 17th for the Montreal Canadiens should be Danill Prokhorov and Vaclav Nestrasil.

#16. The 2 picks in the 2nd round by Montreal should be Cole Amico and Mason West.

#17. Why Dan Muse in Pittsburgh.

#18. Why Marco Sturm in Boston.

#19. It was a mistake to fire Peter DeBoer in Dallas.

#20. Marco Rossi is not a viable solution in Montreal.

#21. Sidney Crosby would not be a fit in Montreal.

#22. Vancouver can keep Elis Pettersson, no thank you.