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On the evening of Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final, the HabsWorld podcast crew returned to talk about the Montreal Canadiens in a special NHL Draft podcast. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo, had a lot to say about the Habs, discuss other hockey news, and had some laughs. This podcast was recorded on June 17, 2025.
Topics include:
– Introductions, Habs trivia
– Reflecting on this year’s Stanley Cup final, and what playoff components could Montreal use to continue their rebuild
– Interview with draft expert Kevin Leveille. Questions for Kevin include:
– What are your impressions of this year’s draft?
– Who do you believe the Habs will target for their two first-round picks?
– If the Habs trade these picks, what or who are you predicting Montreal will get in return?
– What are your thoughts about other Habs prospects from the Hughes/Gorton regime and when may we see them play pro?
– Based on a Canadiens question at this year’s NHL Combine, if you were stranded in the desert with someone with only a bottle of water, a baseball bat, and you can’t share the water, and the other person takes the water first, what do you do with the bat?
– What do you think about CHL players moving to the NCAA? Cayden Lindstrom is one in particular who is high profile, but there are others.
– Currently, the Habs have 12 picks in this year’s draft. How many selections do they end up making, over/under 10.5?
– Between draft prospects Roger McQueen, Lynden Lakovic, and Justin Carbonneau, who do you value the highest?
– In a perfect world, who’s the Habs’ second-line centre next year and who is a realistic player for that slot?
– Who are your late-round targets (3rd round or later) that the Canadiens should be all over?
– The podcast team discussed and debateed Kevin’s thoughts
– Will Logan Mailloux or David Reinbacher start with Montreal in the 2025-26 season?
– Lane Hutson wins the Calder Trophy for Rookie of the Year! Debating when Montreal may begin negotiating Hutson’s contract extension
– Mike Matheson had a meeting with the Habs’ GM and VP in Buffalo during the NHL Combine. What could they have talked about?
– Trade rumours with Vegas: defenceman Nic Hague and centre William Karlsson
– Potential UFA and trade options discussed include Matt Duchene (who has since re-signed), Mika Zibanejad, Marco Rossi, Anton Lundell, Nazem Kadri, Ryan O’Reilly, Elias Pettersson, Pavel Zacha, and Barrett Hayton
– Does hockey officiating need to be changed based on their inconsistency in the playoffs?
– Will Michael Hage be slotted as a centre or a winger when he turns pro?
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