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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’s contract extension; was this a Black Friday bargain for the Canadiens?
– Adam Engstrom’s call-up and evaluating his play during his two games played
– Jared Davidson fitting a fourth-line role well
– The struggles of Alexandre Carrier
– David Reinbacher playing well in the AHL recently
– Andrei Markov’s tribute from December 3rd and Markov’s impact on his teammates
– Both Montreal goalies struggling for the last four to five weeks; what can be done?
– Coach Martin St. Louis needs more development
– Some trade rumours were discussed
– Juraj Slafkovsky may be playing his best hockey over the past two weeks
– Zach Bolduc’s demotion to the fourth line; is this part of his development curve as a young player?
– Alexandre Texier’s play with Montreal was discussed
– Is Ivan 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 for a defenceman!
– 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 prospects Alexander Zharovsky, Michael Hage, Bryce Pickford, L.J. Mooney, and Hayden Paupanekis
– The 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’s incredible play while injured, league parity at this point in the season, Jakob Chychrun’s excellent play and his eccentric home habits

You can download/listen to the podcast via the Spotify widget below or listen to it from your favourite podcast app/feeder (Spotify, Apple Podcasts/iTunes, Amazon Music/Audible, Player FM, Deezer, etc.).