Eyes On The Prize: A Montreal Canadiens podcast

Matt Drake recaps an absurd preseason game between the Habs and Leafs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thibaud Chatel joins the podcast to talk about NHLe and ranking the European Hockey Leagues in strength: Guest comments at the start of the episode, in order of appearance: Hadi Kalakeche, Lassi Alanen, David St-Louis and Thomas Roost with their own rankings. 24:28 - Commercial 35:56 - Commercial Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collec...

Matt Drake recaps a great Jakub Dobes performance in the first preseason loss for the Habs Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps a second straight preseason shutout for the Habs and their elite sniper Michael Pezzetta. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps some brilliant performances from Oliver Kapanen and Lane Hutson in the Habs pre-season opener. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Patrik Bexell gives his European Prospect Report for the week: 1:30 - Rasmus Bergqvist 3:00 - Oliver Kapanen's Timrå suffers an injury blow to their second line (first line centre as Kapanen is in Montreal). 5:30 - Filip Eriksson 7:00 - Vinzenz Rohrer 8:45 - Aatos Koivu 10:30 - Ivan Demidov 15:30 - Bogdan Konyushkov 16:45 - Yevgeni Volokhin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm...

EOTP Alumni Mike Obrand (@HabsLaughs) joins the podcast to talk about the prospect games this weekend: Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - The old Noah Juulsen Jacob Larsson debate. 2:40 - The Offence 4:00 - Filip Mešár 7:00 - Owen Beck 12:20 - Commercial Break 12:30 - Lane Hutson 18:15 - Logan Mailloux 21:45 - David Reinbacher 25:00 - Adam Engström 29:00 - The Defensive Pairing this time? 32:15 - Com...

Matt Drake discusses some strong performances from Adam Engstrom and others in game two of the rookie showcase. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps the first of two Habs rookie showcase games against the Toronto Maple Leafs Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jared Book previews the upcoming games at Rookie Camp against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre. Who should you watch, which try outs are vying for contracts, and how to watch the games Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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TSN's Star Kenzie Lalonde joins the podcast to take a look at Juraj Slafkovský's development and upcoming season: 1:00 - Getting to know Kenzie Lalonde 4:00 - Slafkofský what made it all fall together this past season? 8:30 - Building up core, and lowering the centre of gravity. 10:30 - The Martin St-Louis influence on development. 14:30 - A healthy Kirby Dach and moving players around on the top...

Timestamps: 1:30 - Hadi's excitement 2:30 - Having fun on the ice, the unpredictability. 3:30 - Demidov's 'weird' skating. 6:00 - SKA Arena and the St Petersburg Ice Palace are NHL dimensions. 8:00 - The difference between Demidov and Michkov. 10:45 - The implications of Demidov staying with SKA. 12:15 - Who got the best player? 14:15 - Wing or Centre? 15:30 - Commercial Break 15:35 - Will Demidov...

Timestamps: 1:00 - Catching up with Andrew Berkshire 3:00 - Big improvement in defence, about baseline. Puck luck, lingering effects of the shoulder injury and doing everything right. 6:00 - Scoring in this era. 6:30 - Slafkovský's impact getting on the first line, good for Caufield? 8:45 - Building a Bruins team. 10:30 - Hughes and Gorton vs Bergevin, the difference in building a team. 12:30 - Mo...

Timestamps: 2:30 - The Kirby Dach's unknowns 4:30 - Dach sets up plays, can he set up Patrik Laine? 7:00 - Where is Dach physically, and how could he be deployed during the off-season/season? 10:00 - Who should be the third player on the Dach - Laine line? 11:45 - Did you expect Dach to fall further than he did this year? 13:30 - What can be expected from Dach in this upcoming season? 16:00 - Weak...

0:00 - In memory of Johnny and Matthew Gaudreau. 2:20 - Regular intro. 2:30 - Catching up with Bell Fraser 5:00 - Rating Lane Hutson's 2024 season. 7:15 - Working on defence / Why isn't he scoring? 9:00 - Has his size been a problem this year, as he has been targeted more. 13:00 - Can Hutson make the NHL directly, and would Martin St-Louis need to mould the defence around Hutson? 16:30 - Usage and...

Eyes on the Prize own Nathan Ni joins the podcast to guide us through Guhle's new contract, and future development by looking at his past performance. 2:15 - Kaiden Guhle's new contract, is it good or bad? 6:15 - Can Guhle be a 1a defender, on either the left or the right side? 9:00 - Will a young defence of Guhle, Reinbacher, Hutson and Mailloux need a veteran presence? 11:15 - Guhle as a safety...

Thomas Rossi is not only a fan of EHC Kloten but also David Reinbacher's mentor at his apprenticeship at INSTEQ. 1:15 - Becomming a Kloten supporter? 2:30 - Kloten's last season, take us through it. 7:00 - Was David Reinbacher ready for the spotlight, and the new role on the team? 10:00 - Going into hero mode, the 'need' for offence. 12:10 - Commercial Break 12:15 - Injury problems. 14:00 - David...

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The Banner Man for Joshua Roy's success Matt Drake joins the podcast to talk about Joshua Roy's development and projection. 0:30 - When will the prince become the King, as the meaning of his name predicts? 3:45 - Patrik Laine's arrival and what it means for Joshua Roy 7:00 - Joshua Roykonen? 8:45 - Weakness centred around skating, but offseason improvements every year. 11:30 - Can he handle an 82+...

Logan Mailloux with Ian Boisvert from Locked on Canadiens: 2:50 - Offensive Hockey IQ, but the defensive one? 7:30 - Mailloux or Reinbacher as a first pairing in the AHL? 11:00 - Mailloux shot, and the battle between Hutson and Mailloux for power play minutes. 15:30 - Expectations on next season? 19:00 - the perfect defensive partner for Mailloux? 20:00 - A defensive trade before the season (recor...

Due to some late cancellations Hadi Kalakeche joined the podcast, and before Chris Peters episode was recorded,to talk about Michael Hage. We decided to give this out as an extra episode. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ken Brumberger formerly of InGoal Magazine, and EOTP Alumn, joins the podcast to talk about Jacob Fowler: 1:30 - Jacob Fowler this past season 8:15 - Adopting to an Olympic sized rink, the scientific way. 11:30 - Goalie IQ? 13:45 - Is number 11 a fair ranking? 15:00 - Weaknesses? 20:55 - Commercial Break 21:00 - One or Two years before he leaves BC? 26:00 - Expectations for the upcoming season? 31...

Lauren Kelly from EP Rinkside joins the podcast to talk about Owen Beck. Lauren predicted alost the whole season last year, what does she think of the result? 2:15 - Owen Beck's season. 6:30 - The WJC line up and loss in the quarters. 11:30 - Maturing as a player over the season. 12:30 - Untapped NHL offence? 13:45 - NHL or AHL next season? 16:55 - Commercial Break 17:00 - With Lauren Kelly's insi...

Michael Hage with Chris Peters of FLoHockey: 2:20 - Why did Michael Hage go to Chicago Steel? A tender and NCAA route. 7:00 - Could Michael Hage have been drafted earlier? 9:00 - Strengths / Weaknesses in Hage game, centre or wing? 13:00 - The new forward roles. 15:03 - Commercial Break 15:10 - A good season for Michael Hage at Michigan? 18:15 - Two or three years in NCAA 21:30 - Chris Peters said...