Eyes On The Prize: A Montreal Canadiens podcast

Habsent Minded 5.40: World Junior Championship preview; Slovakia with Matej Deraj

Returning guest from McKeen's Hockey Matej Deraj joins the podcast to speak about Slovakia. Find Matej on Twitter HERE.

Bottom Six Minutes 33, Habs @ Avalanche: Come back, Lehkonen

Matt Drake discusses Artturi Lehkonen scoring in his first game against his former team, among other things. 

Habsent Minded 5.39: World Junior Championship preview; Czechia with Darina Vymetalikova

Czech hockey reporter Darina Vymetalikova joins the podcast to talk about Team Czechia and the teams chances in the upcoming WJC. Folow Darina on Twitter HERE.

Habsent Minded 5.38: World Junior Championship preview; SWEDEN, with Eliteprospects' Jimmy Hamrin

Jimmy Hamrin from Eliteprospects joins the podcast in order to preview the upcoming WJC's Team Sweden. You'll find Jimmy Hamrin at Twitter HERE. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Habsent Minded 5.38: World Junior Championship preview; SWEDEN, with Eliteprospects' Jimmy Hamrin

Jimmy Hamrin from Eliteprospects joins the podcast in order to preview the upcoming WJC's Team Sweden. You'll find Jimmy Hamrin at Twitter HERE.

Bottom Six Minutes 32, Habs @ Yotes: Failing up

Matt Drake discusses the Canadiens being dominated by the Coyotes, yet still finding a way to win

Bottom Six Minutes 32, Habs @ Yotes: Failing up

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Bottom Six Minutes 31, Habs vs. Lightning: Thunderstruck

Matt Drake discusses a drawn out, uninspiring Habs loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning 

Bottom Six Minutes 30, Habs vs. Ducks: Quack

Matt Drake discusses Cole Caufield's two goal night in a losing effort against the Ducks

Bottom Six Minutes 29, Habs @ Sens: Zebra Clown Show

Matt Drake mostly discusses the referee performance as the Habs fail to come back against the Senators. 

Bottom Six Minutes 28, Habs vs. Flames: Nick "Magic Man" Suzuki

Matt Drake discusses Nick Suzuki's shootout magic, and Juraj Slafkovsky's stellar game against Calgary

Bottom Six Minutes 27, Habs vs. Kings: Crowned

Matt Drake discusses the Habs' failed comeback bid against the LA Kings 

Bottom Six Minutes 27, Habs vs. Kings: Crowned

Matt Drake discusses the Habs' failed comeback bid against the LA Kings  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bottom Six Minutes 26, Habs @ Kraken: The Wright Result

Matt Drake discusses a surprising win for the Habs in Seattle on the second half of their back-to-back

Bottom Six Minutes 25, Habs @ Canucks: Elite lead blowing

Matt Drake discusses the Canadiens blowing a four goal lead, getting one back, and still losing in Vancouver. 

Bottom Six Minutes 24, Habs @ Oilers: Albertan Karma

Matt Drake recaps the Habs losing a game they ought to have won in Edmonton

Bottom Six Minutes 23, Habs @ Flames: Jake Allen's masterpiece

Matt Drake discusses Jake Allen absolutely robbing the Flames of two points in Calgary

Habsent Minded 5.37: Players of the Month: November

Jared Book, Hadi Kalakeche and Patrik Bexell discuss the #Habs different player of the month of November. Nick Suzuki (HM: Samuel Montembeault) Xavier Simoneau (HM: Justin Barron) Adam Engström (HM: Oliver Kapanen) Sean Farrell (HMs: Lane Hutson, Vinzenz Rohrer, Riley Kidney, Cedrick Guindon, Owen Beck)

Bottom Six Minutes 22, Habs vs. Sharks: Shoot the damn puck

Matt Drake discusses an incredibly frustrating Habs loss to the San Jose Sharks

Eyes on the Prospects: Where is Logan Mailloux at in his development?

Matt Drake provides an update on Logan Mailloux's season so far in the OHL

Bottom Six Minutes 21, Habs @ Blackhawks: Dach Friday

Matt Drake discusses the DACH Friday win, with Kirby coming in clutch against his former team. 

Bottom Six Minutes 20, Habs @ Blue Jackets: The Sheriff Returns

Matt Drake discusses a far better Canadiens effort, featuring a goal for Arber Xhekaj in his return!

Bottom Six Minutes 19, Habs vs. Sabres: Power Killed

Matt Drake discusses the Habs going 0 for 6 on the power play in an ugly loss to the Buffalo Sabres

Habsent Minded 5.36: Should Juraj Slafkovský go to the World Junior Championships

Matt Drake, Anton Rasegård and Patrik Bexell discuss the Caufield-Suzuki connection and if Juraj Slafkovský should go to the World Junior Championships. Article referenced in the podcast: Juraj Kralik's substack

Bottom Six Minutes 18, Habs vs. Flyers: COLE WORLD

Matt Drake recaps a wild game with Cole Caufield playing hero for the Montreal Canadiens

Bottom Six Minutes 17, Habs @ Blue Jackets: Brain Farts

Matt Drake discusses a second straight loss for the Habs that really should have been a win

Bottom Six Minutes 16, Habs vs. Devils: Reverse Retro Curse

MAtt Drake discusses how the Canadiens just can't win a game wearing reverse retro jerseys

Habsent Minded 5.35: Montreal Canadiens as a team is greater than the sum of its parts, with Jason Paul

Jason Paul @WaveIntel on twitter, joins the podcast to talk about the analytics of the Montreal Canadiens and especially the new defence.

Bottom Six Minutes 15, Habs vs. Pens: Youth Movement

Matt Drake discusses how the young guns powered the Habs past the Penguins on Saturday night

Bottom Six Minutes 14, Habs vs. Canucks: The Dach-tor is in

Bottom Six Minutes 13, Habs @ Red Wings: Allen thwarts the officials

Matt Drake discusses some incredibly one-sided officiating that Jake Allen powered through to give the Habs a win

Bottom Six Minutes 12, Habs vs. VGK: Suzy Show

Matt Drake discusses another Habs loss, but with some great silver linings, including a two-goal night from Nick Suzuki

Bottom Six Minutes 11, Habs @ Jets: What is goaltender interference?

Matt Drake discusses the Habs loss to the Jets, and how bad the NHL is at the whole goaltender interference thing

The Dispatch: Catching up with Frederik Dichow, and his development.

In this episode of the Dispatch we get to hear from: Fredrik Janlind, Frölunda expert at the Gothenburg Post Kristoffer Martin, Goalie coach Frölunda HC Frederik Dichow Olaf Eller (yes, Lars dad), Assistant coach for the Danish National team. When you use quotes, refer to Eyes on the Prize and Patrik Bexell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dispatch: Catching up with Frederik Dichow, and his development.

In this episode of the Dispatch we get to hear from: Fredrik Janlind, Frölunda expert at the Gothenburg Post Kristoffer Martin, Goalie coach Frölunda HC Frederik Dichow Olaf Eller (yes, Lars dad), Assistant coach for the Danish National team. When you use quotes, refer to Eyes on the Prize and Patrik Bexell.

Bottom Six Minutes 10, Habs @ Wild: Chris Lee hates the Habs

Matt Drake discusses Chris Lee's predictably brutal officiating in the Habs loss to the Minnesota Wild

Bottom Six Minutes 10, Habs @ Wild: Chris Lee hates the Habs

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Habsent Minded 5.34: Players of the Month - October; Caufield, Richard, Beck and Nurmi

Matt Drake, Hadi Kalakeche, Anton Rasegård and Patrik Bexell gives you the players of the month for October.

Habsent Minded 5.33: The New Core, Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovský, Guhle and Harris.

Jared Book, Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell speaks about the start of the season, the new core and what is going on in Laval?

Habsent Minded 5.33: The New Core, Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovský, Guhle and Harris.

Jared Book, Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell speaks about the start of the season, the new core and what is going on in Laval? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bottom Six Minutes 9, Habs @ Blues: BARN BURNER

Matt Drake discusses an 11 goal barn burner, with Cole Caufield and Christian Dvorak helping the Habs come out on top

Bottom Six Minutes, Habs @ Sabres: Kaiden GOAL-E

Matt Drake discusses Kaiden Guhle's first NHL goal and the Habs winning in Buffalo

Bottom Six Minutes 7, Habs vs. Wild: Pitiful Power Play

Matt Drake discusses the Habs loss to the Wild, the officiating, and how the Habs power play could have helped. 

Bottom Six Minutes 6, Habs vs. Stars: Refs are bad

Matt Drake rails on some terrible officiating in the Canadiens 5-2 loss to the Dallas Stars

Habsent Minded 5.32: Know your Division Rival - Buffalo Sabres

Jared Book is joined by NHL.com's Heather Engel to discuss the Buffalo Sabres who are committed to their current front office and look to finally turn their fortunes around with a large pool of talented prospects.

Bottom Six Minutes, Habs vs. Yotes: X gon' give it to ya

Matt Drake discusses the Habs' beatdown of Arizona at the Bell Centre

Bottom Six Minutes, Habs vs. Yotes: X gon' give it to ya

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Habsent Minded 5.31: Know your Division Rival - Florida Panthers

Jared Book is joined by Erin Brown of The Hockey News as they look at the Florida Panthers. The defensive depth was already an issue, and now Aaron Ekblad is on long-term injured reserve [Note: this episode was recorded prior to the season starting]. How much pressure is there on Matthew Tkachuk after the trade to acquire him, and more in this episode...

The Dispatch - Miguël Tourigny - in Tipos Extraliga, with Matej Deraj

The Dispatch - Miguël Tourigny - in Tipos Extraliga, Filip Mešár, Dalibor Dvorský and Juraj Slafkovský with Matej Deraj  Follow Matej: @MatoDeraj Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Dispatch - Miguël Tourigny - in Tipos Extraliga, with Matej Deraj

The Dispatch - Miguël Tourigny - in Tipos Extraliga, Filip Mešár, Dalibor Dvorský and Juraj Slafkovský with Matej Deraj  Follow Matej: @MatoDeraj