Habsworld Podcast Episode 128

The HabsWorld podcast crew was back to full strength and ready to talk about les Canadiens. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul Macleod, Sean Cayouette and Jonathan Rebelo, had a lot to say about the Habs, discussed other hockey news, and had some laughs. This podcast was recorded on December 4, 2025. Topics include: - Introductions, Habs trivia, Montreal trade tree - Mike Matheson contract extension; was this a Black Friday bargain for the Canadiens? - Engstrom call up and evaluating his play during his two games played - Jared Davidson fitting a fourth line role well - Struggles of Alexandre Carrier - David Reinbacher playing well in the AHL recently - Andrei Markov tribute December 3rd and Markov's impact on his teammates - Both Montreal goalies struggling for the last 4-5 weeks; what can be done? - Coach Martin St. Louis needs more development - Some trade rumours were discussed - Slakovsky may be playing his best hockey the past two weeks - Bolduc demotion to the fourth line; is this part of his development curve as a young player? - Texier's play with Montreal was discussed - Is Demidov's increased ice time key to his improved play? - Lane Hutson's 75 assists in his first 100 NHL games is the second best pace in NHL history! - Will Montreal be interested in trading for Kiefer Sherwood or Blake Coleman? - Could Nick Suzuki get bumped off Team Canada by players like Connor Bedard or Macklin Celebrini? - Updates on Habs prospects Alexander Zharovsky, Michael Hage, Bryce Pickford, L.J. Mooney, Hayden Paupanekis - Habs scouting staff mostly intact since Gorton/Hughes regime, but Canadiens appear to be much better at drafting - Florian Xhekaj's first call up to Montreal was analyzed - Around the NHL topics included Kyle Palmieri incredible play while injured, league parity at this point in the season, Jeff Chychrun excellent play and his eccentric home habits

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Habsworld Podcast Episode 128 is an episode from Habs world Podcast.

This episode is 01:17:40 long.

This episode was published on Dec 5, 2025.

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