The Build

The Build is back and hopefully Ian will be able to focus on this dang thing for the next few weeks.  Topics include: Xhekaj joins the injured as Guhle is poised to return The state of the tank How has Jeff Gorton modernized the Canadiens? Will the Habs have a quiet trade deadline? Links you should click on: How the Montreal Canadiens have taken steps to modernize the franchise under Jeff Gor...

The Build is back! Ian's computer ate his notes, so this one is the real stream of consciousness.  Topics include: Injury updates Is Josh Anderson going to get traded or are the Canadiens best served burning a year of his deal and trading him next year? Who could this year's Justin Barron be for the Canadiens? 2025 Habs lineup? Who is the Habs future in net?  Favorite fancy stat? Listen...

The Build is back! Sorry for the wait. Let's talk about some injuries.  Topics include: Cole Caufield's injury sucks The Habs haven't claimed a forward on waivers yet. Why not? Kent Hughes' first year on the job Back to the Drawing Board and Building Blocks Listen to Game Over: Montreal on SDPN The Build on Facebook Habs Twitter - The Discord Server Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rub...

The Build is back and Kent Hughes said some things! Topics include: What can you take out of that Florida game? (spoiler alert: not much) The injuries are piling up What to make out of Slafkovsky's rough first season Is Sam Montembeault Montreal's future in net? Joel Edmundson oh my god why Some building blocks, both young and old The Build on Facebook Habs Twitter - The Discord Server Read "More...

The Build is back and so is PK Subban. Topics include: A fun thing St. Louis said Lineup decisions Should the Habs draft Matvei Michkov? Injury update The bittersweet return of PK Subban Links to things discussed in this episode: The EP Rinkside post-World Juniors 2023 NHL Mock Draft (Paywall) Real Prospect Gossip: The Michkov Conspiracy Game Over: Montreal - Habs vs Preds Postgame Other links you...

The Build is back and despite it being a new year, these are the same Canadiens.  Topics include: Is this the same team Dominic Ducharme coached? Is Marty St. Louis in trouble? Is Juraj Slafkovksy's development in trouble? Injury update The Drawing Board and Building Blocks Habs Twitter - The Discord Server Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin Please consider supporting the Ukranian...

The Build is back with one more chat before the Holidays.  Topics include: How is the tank going? Should the Canadiens look at different options in net? Fans need to relax about Jonathan Drouin The Habs current roster is complicated An idiot's guide to the Habs prospects in the 2023 World Juniors The Drawing Board and Building Blocks Game Over: Montreal (with Tony Ferrari) Habs Twitter - The...

The Build is back, the Habs are back from their road trip, and they're bringing a little adversity with them.  Topics include: Late games stink The Habs most valuable defenseman is... Slafkovsky and on-ice awareness The TSN broadcast is having a rough start to the year Lane Hutson is him Suzuki and Caufield are them Game Over Montreal: 11/30/2022 Habs Twitter - The Discord Server Read "More T...

The Build is back, but this time you do the show planning!  Topics include: Are the Habs ruining the tank? The listeners show up with some great questions What's going on with the powerplay? Jordan Harris? Jordan Harris again?  Jordan Harris a third time? Game Over Montreal: 11/30/2022 Tankathon - Remaining Strength of Schedule Habs Twitter - The Discord Server Read "More Than You Can Se...

The Build is back and we are not here for slandering the blue jersey or our new blue overlord, Metal.  Topics include: The Habs most exciting game of the year so far One of the worst Habs games of the year so far How is the tank going? Injury news What is the plan for Mike Matheson's return to the roster? Some thoughts on Jeff Gorton's interview with Tony Marinaro Building Blocks and Back To...

The Build is back and the Habs are playing... well...? Topics this week include: Are the Canadiens ruining the tank? Not sure if the Canadiens have a number one line, but they sure have a Big Line(TM) Montreal has too many forwards and a lot of them are not playing well. Who was a Building Block this week and who is getting sent back to the drawing board? Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Ru...

The Build is back and there are real-life regular season games to talk about this week! Ian breaks down all the games before diving deeper on what has made Montreal tick in the four games to open the season.  Topics include: Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield are breaking out as a duo. How has Juraj Slafkovsky looked in his debut? This Kaiden Guhle guy is pretty good! Mike Hoffman is certainly pla...

The Build is back and it's time to dance on the grave of the preseason! Okay it wasn't that bad, but it was bad and Ian talks about some of the surprises out of camp. Topics include: Slafkovksy makes the roster... for now. Where could Slafkovksy spend the season? What good came out of training camp? How Ian is going to watch this season. The laundry list of injuries from the preseason.  Pleas...

The Build is back! And Ian is married!  Topics in this one include: Preseason hockey is bad How I watch preseason hockey Some standouts in the first three preseason games Where should Slafkovsky play this season? Have we learned anything about the 2022 Canadiens in the first few preseason games? And an ode to PK Subban Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can.  N...

The Build is back!  (But don't get used to it because Ian is getting married soon) The Canadiens ruined Ian's plan of taking the rest of the summer off by doing a bunch of stuff and now we're going to talk about all that stuff.  Topics in this episode include: Kirby Dach's signing and his wide range of outcomes Cayden Primeau's signing and what we can parse out of the contracts the Canad...

The Build is back and for the first time it's not just Ian yelling into the void! Scott Matla from Locked On Canadiens and Habs Eyes on the Prize joins the show this week.  Topics in this episode include: The Sean Monahan trade Revisiting the trade tiers Scott Matla on Carey Price's place in Canadiens' history Where do the Habs head next in net? Can Scott remember the Guys(TM) from Price's fi...

The Build is back and this one is all over the map! Topics in a slow summer include: The Nick Suzuki Penalty Shot memes are getting me through summer Jonathan Huberdeau's massive contract Is the signing bonus contract structure going to cause a lockout? Stephane Robidas joins the Canadiens bench Emil Heineman may play in Sweden if he doesn't make the Habs this year Links to things I mentioned duri...

The Build is back and, thanks to the wonderful listeners of this show, we have some stuff to talk about! Topics include: The Habs' Twitter troll The latest on Pierre-Luc Dubois and the Jets (and therefore the Canadiens) The Matthew Tkachuk trade doesn't make sense at all What else do the Canadiens have to do this summer? Can you blow a number one pick and still have a good draft? Is Paul Byron a s...

The Build is 20 episodes old and Kent Hughes is still chipping away at this roster! Topics this week include: The Jeff Petry (and Ryan Poehling) trade New contracts for Rem Pitlick and Sam Montembeault The latest on Pierre-Luc Dubois desires to be a Montreal Canadien The ways Montreal can go about getting Dubois The introduction of the Kent Hughes Trade Tier List Articles discussed in this episode...

The Build is back! Montreal picked first! Then all hell broke loose.  Topics in this week's episode: There are things associated with this draft that we (The Build TM) will not be discussing But there are lots of things that we will discuss, including why Slafkovksy? Why not Wright?  Does Ian agree with the pick? What about the big three-team trade? And we check back in on last week's bo...

The Build is back and so is Ian's voice! As the hockey world prepares for the draft this week, the Habs find themselves at the center of discussion. Topics this week include: Are the Canadiens really unsure of who they are taking with the first pick? The trade value of Jake Allen, Josh Anderson, and Christian Dvorak Does the Ryan McDonagh trade have any impact on the impending Jeff Petry trade? So...

The Build is back and this week, Kent Hughes traded the team dad right before Father's day. So let's unpack it.  What do the Canadiens get in Evgenii Dadonov? How does this make sense of the salary cap situation for the Habs and Golden Knights? What defines the Shea Weber Era? Also... Josh Anderson might get traded Jeft Petry is definitely getting traded Articles discussed on this week's epis...

The Build is back and OH MY GOD MARIE-PHILIP POULIN IS A MONTREAL CANADIEN! Okay, sorry didn't mean to yell, but...!!! Ian gushes about what this means for the Candiens in this episode.  Also topics of discussion: Brett Kulak coming back? Montreal has given Chicago the green light to talk to Luke Richardson The Canadiens aren't trading Josh Anderson... Until they are (hopefully for Kaapo Kakk...

The Build is back after a quick holiday and mental health week.  Lots to cover on this week's show. Topics include: Martin St. Louis' contract and what it means for the next three years Carey Price wins the Bill Masterton trophy and Ian thinks the way the awards are voted on needs to change A Price health update Should Montreal trade Jeff Petry? Laval's playoff run continues Chris Wideman re-...

The Build is back and things are pretty quiet for the Habs right now. But that won't stop Ian from talking for a half hour.  Topics include: The Battle of Alberta is great Jordan Binnington and the treatment of Nazem Kadri The Laval Rocket are making moves in the playoffs Does winning the Calder Cup matter for the success of an NHL team? Ian builds a prototype Canadiens' roster to compare aga...