Eyes On The Prize: A Montreal Canadiens podcast

Matt Drake recaps a wild comeback by the Habs that ended in controversy in overtime.

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Jared Book is joined by Julian McKenzie of The Athletic to discuss the Ottawa Senators as they try to return to the playoffs for the third straight season and take their first step into Round 2. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jared Book is joined by Justin Godfrey of Raw Charge as they discuss the Tampa Bay Lightning and how they look to rebound from yet another first-round exit. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps the season opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

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Jared Book is joined by Chad DeDominicis of ExpectedBuffalo to discuss the Sabres quest to return to the playoffs after winning the Atlantic Division a year ago. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jared Book is joined by Alex Baumgartner, the Florida Panthers beat writer for FHN as they discuss the Panthers quest to return to the playoffs and win a third Stanley Cup in four seasons. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake wraps up this years Habs preseason coverage.

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Matt Drake recaps yet another OT thriller in the preseason.

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Matt Drake discusses the split squad double win over the Leafs.

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Jared Book and Matt Drake discuss the Montreal Canadiens injury update regarding Kaiden Guhle, plus the extensions to Arber Xhekaj and Alex Newhook. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jared Book and Matt Drake discuss the new contract for Zachary Bolduc and the extension for head coach Martin St-Louis. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:00 - Alexander Zharovsky

18:20 - The Russian Trio for the 2027 NHL Draft; Nazar Privalov (CSKA), Sergei Skvortsov (Torpedo) and Andrei Pustovoy (Lokomotiv)

23:45 - Gleb Pugachov reaction to be assigned to MHL

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Matt Drake reacts to the surprise signing of notorious MTL villain Chris Kreider.

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Lori Bennet on Twitter / X and Bluesky.

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Lori Bennet on Twitter / X and Bluesky.

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Jack Han is an author, his series the Hockey Tactics is an asset to every coach and fan of the game. Jack is also a Eyes on the Prize alumn and he is currently the analyst and video/tactics consultant for Team Sweden (Tre Kronor). He brings os his thoughts on Ivan Demidov in this episode of Top 25 Under 25. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You find Ryan @rszpozer

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Linc Zdancewicz ffrom McKeen's Hockey joins the podcast and talks about Michael Hage and if he is to similar to Ivan Demidov to have on the same line, and can he follow the Suzuki development path when he arrives in Montreal? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jason Paul a.k.a. Waveintel on the X/Twitter joins the podcast to talk about Kaiden Guhle. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jacob Fowler with Dylan Waugh, goalie coach and EOTP alumn. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

01:00 - SHL / Björklöven acclimatization / adjustments.

08:50 -  David Reinbacher, and the Rocket Laval.

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Andrew Berkshire joins the podcast to talk about Zach Bolduc's season, progression and why he is needed in this Canadiens team. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Laura Saba of Locked on Canadiens Fame joins the podcast to talk about the forgotten rookie Oliver Kapanen. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vladislav Utkin joins us from Siberia to talk about Gleb Pugachov. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

- "He is a submarine" with Pascal Lapoint of Tout Sur Le Hockey, who goes through the strengths and the development he wants Engström to take this year. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

00:00 - Introduction, modern scouting video or in-situ?

05:00 - Bryce Pickford and his ranking, is it fair? Background on the season.

08:15 - This season, comparison with Lane Hutson, strengths and offensive zone.

12:30 - The Overager Conundrum.

14:15 - The pitfalls of AHL - the transition period and development time?

19:30 - He needs to work on his skating.

22:00 - Long term projection?

24.00 - Expectations on this season?

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Matt Drake joins the podcast to talk about Florain Xhekaj, and you can't talk about one Xhekaj without mentioning the other. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Michael Larivee (25th Stanley Cup Banner in the Eyes on the Prize comments) joins the podcast to talk about his impression of Owen Beck. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

You find Linc at newwavehockey which will have continued updates on LJ Mooney.

02:00 - WJC - Sweden.

03:15 - LJ Mooney in the World Junior Championships, taking it with him to the NCAA.

07:15 - Size?

09:45 - New line mates this season and expectations for the upcoming season.

14:00 - NCAA two more years.

15.30 - He will be a pro, but where. Can he be a role player for the Canadiens?

19:00 - Can he be anything but a 1st/2nd line player?

21.30 - Size, any...

Around 9.30 in we are talking about Torpedo's seaosn in general and the expectations for the team, something that will be important for Gleb Pugachyov as he is part of Torpedo too.

(There is also a an error as Torpedo face Metallurg in the playoffs, not Lokomotiv. My bad.)

Around 14:30 we talk about the impact that Bogdan Konuyshkov can have as a leadership role for Pugachyov.

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Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell talks about Vinzenz Rohrer's move to play for Zug in Switzerland this season, and the implication for hir role with the Canadiens. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell discuss Owen Protz, and the defensive logjam within the Montreal Canadiens. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 - Number 21; Jared Davidson with Scott Matla. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell discuss Timofei Runtso and getting burned by Mailloux and Norlinder as reasons to rank Runtso lower than the community. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Pascal Lapoint of Tout Sur le Hockey joins the podcast to talk about Hayden Paupanekis. What has happened this year, and what about the next year in NCAA, WJC? Paupanekis' projection for the future. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Defend the Nest: https://www.defendthenest.com/
We finish the podcast with a short discussion about the upcoming South Africa vs New Zealand series. (no more talk of hockey once that starts).

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Former Rocket player Nate Clurman joins the podcast and whiel the focus is his former teammate Tyler Thorpe we also discuss; Moving to Sweden, Rocket new head coach Daniel Jacob as well as the Olympic sized ice. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Number 25; Yevgeni Volokhin w. Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A stellar guest and a first for the pod, a member of the boards, joins the podcast Daniel Spensieri (a.k.a. Cheminot):

34 Quentin Miller
33 Brett Berard
32 Rasmus Bergqvist
31 Aatos Koivu
30 Logan Sawyer
29 Alexis Cournoyer
28 Filip Eriksson
27 Filip Mesar
26 Luke Mittelstadt

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42 Parker Trottier
41 Emmett Croteau
40 Ethan Samson
39 Hunter McKown
38 Cooper Cleaves
37 Brayden Klimpke
36 Sam Harris
35 Maksymilian Szuber

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