Hello Hockey Fans, episode 235 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived and this episode has 2 massive topics of discussion.

#1. The Jayden Struble trade was not just a trade. It was organizational strategy and why, what it did and the reaching effects of it!

#2. A really ugly picture, pattern and habit is showing itself in Montreal regarding goaltending, why it’s really ugly and its impact is enormous.

Hello hockey fans, episode 237 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for your enjoyment, this week’s topics include-

#1. What could the Carolina Hurricanes offer to the Red Wings for Dylan Larkin?

#2. What could the Minnesota Wild offer to the Red Wings for Dylan Larkin?

#3. What could the Utah Mammoth Offer to the Red Wings for Dylan Larkin?

#4. No way the Utah Mammoth trade Tij Iginla, Caleb Desnoyers or Ethan Belchetz to the Detroit Red Wing for Dylan Larkin.

#5. No way Utah sends Clayton Keller, Mikial Sergachev, Logan Cooley, Nick Schmaltz, Denis Guenther, Vincent Trovcheck or John Marino as part of any deal for Dylan Larkin.

#6. Utah wants to make its roster better, not weaker.

#7. Thankfully, Dylan Larkin has not included any Canadien team on his list to be traded to.

#8. Montreal has been the best drafting organization in the entire NHL and has proven that for at least 7 consecutive years now. Keep all draft selections.

#9. Here’s proof that Montreal has no issue at center as team Captain Nick Suzuki is out 2 to 4 weeks and finally for the first time in decades when a star or key player on the roster has gone out with an injury, it is next man up, and in this case Oliver Kapanen and Alex Newhook have stepped up, as well as the rest of the team and its business as usual, with absolutely zero drop and absolutely no negative effect, of any kind.

#10. Montreal’s organizational depth has filled in flawlessly.

#11. Jacob Fowler has stepped in and is equally responsible for the success of the Montreal Canadiens and has played lights out. Once again, showing why you don’t randomly and frivolously trade your organizational assets.

#12. The Montreal Canadiens do not need a single player from any other organization in the league period.

#13. Can we stop with the early on Jacob Fowler has entered the Calder trophy race. How about some common sense, professionalism, ethics, integrity and maturity being applied, and let’s see where thing are, after the all-star/four nation/frozen four or whatever version the NHL wants to do at the traditional break this season, and give Jacob Fowler some time to evolve and hone his craft before some anyone starts chanting oh he’s the next great goaltender .

Hello Hockey fans! Episode 236 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for your hockey fix, this weeks topics include-

#1. You are watching a carbon copy meltdown of Jakub Dobes in 2026/2027 season that Samuel Montembeau had in 2025/2026 season.

#2. It’s scary how similar this comparison is.

#3. This speaks volumes and clearly shows why all of the trades that so many want to make, or see the Montreal Canadiens make, that has nearly all of the organization’s prospects and future draft picks getting shipped out are horrifically incompetent ideas and trades.

#4. The concerning goaltending issue that Montreal now has for the second consecutive season in a row, is exactly the reason why, one does not trade away their draft picks and prospects such as Jacob Fowler, Yevgeni Volokhin, Alexis Cournoyer, Quentin Miller, Mikus Vecvanags or Arseny Radkov. In a not so significant period of time, one can envision or realize that Samuel Montembeau, Jakub Dobes and Kaapo Kahkonen all traded away or have moved on from the organization.

#5. Now for the defense, which has been a circus event at best

#6. Kaiden Guhle seems to once again hit the ice at full speed, returning from another injury. Good for him. Montreal Needed that.

#7. Lane Hutson is just in his own class and seems to be the only member of the defense that plays his game to a lights out level every single game.

#8. Adam Engstrom has been a solid addition and is clearly one of Montréal’s top 3 defensemen on their club roster.

#9. The right side of Montreal’s defense has been a joke so far in the 2026/2027 season from Noah Dobsen, right down the right side.

#10. The right side of the defense has a lot issues. But they can all be solved internally.

#11. Could the eventual starting 6 defensemen for the Montreal Canadeins be Lane Hutson, Owen Protz, Luke Mittlestadt, Bogdan Konyushkov, Bryce Pickford and Adam Engstrom. What are the odds on that combination. It’s very fortunate that Montreal has all of the prospects that it does.

#12. Offense is not an issue in Montreal. But Defense and goaltending are both completely different issues and problems. There are many problems to solve, but it can all be done internally with no trades of any kind needed.

#13. The Connor Hellebuyck trade is finally over and the reality check that it should mean and represent to every fan, every media member and every club who wants to or are willing to give away every roster player, A-Level prospect and every draft pick an organization has, that the other club is demanding in such ridiculous return package for said players. No player in the entire league is worth the ridiculous compensations that are being demanded, no one.