Hockey Inside Out

The Carolina Hurricanes put targets on the backs of the Canadiens’ Lane Hutson and Cole Caufield in the Eastern Conference final, hitting them every chance they had. On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green to discuss whether Hutson and Caufield are too small to really be...

Only three days after carrying to torch into the Bell Centre ahead of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes, former Canadien Claude Lemieux died by suicide at age 60, shocking the hockey world. On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, Chris Nilan and Rick Green join The Gazette’s Stu Cowan to share memories of their former Canadiens teammate. Nilan, Green and...

Has defenceman Arber Xhekaj played his last game with the Canadiens? What about forward Kirby Dach? Xhekaj and Dach, both 25, can become restricted free agents on July 1. Those are the questions answered on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.

Now that the Canadiens’ season is over — losing to the Carolina Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final — what was the main takeaway from this season, and where do they need to improve the most? Those are the main questions answered on the final Hockey Inside/Out Show of the season, as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and...

It’s impressive that the Canadiens were able to advance to the Eastern Conference final in Year 4 of a rebuild. However, the Carolina Hurricanes have shown that the Canadiens still have a lot more work to do before becoming a legitimate Stanley Cup contender. On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan and Brendan Kelly are joined by former Canadiens defenceman and 1986 S...

The future is looking very bright for the Canadiens’ Ivan Demidov, who led all NHL rookies in scoring this season with 19-43-62 totals while playing in all 82 games. But have the playoffs been a coming-out party for the rookie? That’s the question answered on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan and Brendan Kelly are joined by former Canadiens defenceman and 1986 St...

The Canadiens' Juraj Slafkovsky got off to a great start in the playoffs, scoring three goals — all on the power play — in a 4-3 overtime win over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 1 of their first-round series. But Slafkovsky hasn't looked the same since taking a huge open-ice hit from the Lightning's Max Crozier in Game 4 of that series. Is Slafkovsky playing injured? That's the qu...

It certainly looks like the Canadiens’ season will come to an end when they play the Hurricanes in Carolina Friday in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference final. On this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens defenceman and 1986 Stanley Cup champion Rick Green and The Gazette’s Brendan Kelly to discuss how and why the Hurricanes have dominated the Canadien...

Heading into the Eastern Conference final against the Carolina Hurricanes the Canadiens had a 2-4 record at the Bell Centre in the playoffs. Why are the Canadiens struggling to win games at the Bell Centre during the playoffs? That’s the question the panel tries to answer on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanle...

On this Hockey Inside/Out Show preview episode, The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green to set the stage for the best-of-seven series against the Hurricanes. Nilan and Green discuss what will be the keys for the Canadiens to beat the Hurricanes and advance to the Stanley Cup final for the first time since 2021 ag...

The Canadiens are headed to the Eastern Conference final against the Hurricanes, with Game 1 slated for Thursday at 8 p.m. in Raleigh, N.C. On this week's Hockey Inside/Out Show, The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green to talk about what impressed them most about the Canadiens beating the Sabres in the second...

The Carolina Hurricanes will be very well rested when they begin the Eastern Conference final series against either the Canadiens or the Buffalo Sabres. Could that actually be an advantage for the Canadiens if they meet the Hurricanes in the Eastern Conference final? How much rest is too much rest? Those questions are answered on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode as The Gazette's Stu C...

After stopping 26 of 28 shots in the Canadiens' 6-2 win over the Buffalo Sabres in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series at the Bell Centre, goalie Jakub Dobes described himself as a "goofy goalie." On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Rick Green and Chris Nilan join The Gazette's Stu Cowan to talk about the...

Canadiens defenceman Arber Xhekaj was fined $3,385 by NHL Player Safety after roughing up the Buffalo Sabres' Sam Carrick at the end of Game 3 in their second-round playoff series and dropping him to the ice with a gloved punch to the face. Was it money well spent by Xhekaj? That's the question answered on this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, as The Gazette's Stu Cowan is joined...

For the second straight series, the Montreal Canadiens find themselves in a best-of-three situation with the opposing team having home-ice advantage. The Canadiens were able to eliminate the Tampa Bay Lightning in the first round by winning Games 5 and 7 on the road. Can the Canadiens bounce back again in Buffalo against the Sabres? That's the main question answered on this week's Hockey I...

Former Canadien Chris Nilan — a regular guest on the weekly Hockey Inside/Out Show and our bonus episodes — was given the honour of carrying the team’s famous torch into the Bell Centre ahead of Game 6 of the first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Canadiens ended up losing Game 6 by a 1-0 score in overtime, but it’s a night Nilan will never forget. On this Hockey Inside/Ou...

On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Rick Green and Chris Nilan to discuss the decision to sit Arber Xhekaj for Noah Dobson in Game 7, and whether Xhekaj has a future with the team or would be better off going to another team where he could play more often.

What will be the keys to success for the Canadiens when they face the Sabres in the second round? And what does Cole Caufield have to do to start scoring at five-on-five again? Those are two questions answered on this week’s Hockey Inside/Out Show, as The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan and Rick Green.

When it comes to playoffs, it’s hard to beat the NHL — especially when there’s a Game 7. In this Hockey Inside/Out Show Bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan, Rick Green and Brian Skrudland, who talk about their most memorable experiences in Game 7s and how players try to control their nerves when facing eliminatio...

In this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Chris Nilan, Rick Green and Brian Skrudland to discuss which players surprised them the most against Tampa Bay. Special thanks to the Tampa Bay Times for Game 5 photos.

The NHL continues to have a problem when it comes to officiating — especially during the playoffs. That was evident — yet again — in the Canadiens’ first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning with questionable and missed calls on both sides, plus the embellishment by players looking to draw penalties. On this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by...

The Canadiens are one win away from advancing to the second round of the playoffs, leading their best-of-seven series with the Tampa Bay Lightning 3-2 heading into Game 6 Friday at the Bell Centre. On this week's Hockey Inside/Out Show, three members of the Canadiens' 1986 Stanley Cup team — Chris Nilan, Rick Green and Brian Skrudland — join The Gazette's Stu Cowan to talk about what i...

It really is incredible how NHLers in the playoffs compete at such a high intensity level basically every second night for two months if they end up winning the Stanley Cup. They also have to battle through injuries to keep playing, which gets harder the longer a playoff run goes on. In this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1...

For the first time in his 14-year NHL career, Brendan Gallagher was a healthy playoff scratch for the opening two games of the Canadiens’ first-round series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Coming off a 3-2 overtime loss in Game 2 — after blowing a 2-1 third-period lead — Tuesday night in Tampa that evened the best-of-seven series 1-1, should Gallagher be in the lineup for Game 3 Friday night at t...

The Canadiens went into their first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning without defenceman Noah Dobson, who is sidelined with what is likely a broken thumb. In this Hockey Inside/Out Show bonus episode, The Gazette’s Stu Cowan is joined by former Canadiens teammates and 1986 Stanley Cup champions Rick Green and Chris Nilan to discuss how big of a blow the loss of Dobson is to the...