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The Montreal Canadiens’ Cinderella playoff run may be over, but talking about the Habs continues on. Host Norm Szcyrek was joined by co-hosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo to talk about the Montreal Canadiens, discuss other hockey news, and share some laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of June 4, 2026.

Topics include:

– End of the playoffs; let’s talk about some positives
– What lessons were learned from this playoff drive?
– Where do the Habs go from here?
– Discussing Brendan Gallagher, Patrik Laine, and Samuel Montembeault
– The passing of Claude Lemieux; does he deserve to be in the Hockey Hall of Fame?
– Ivan Demidov potential contract extension discussion
– Analyzing some comments made during the end-of-season press conference
– Alexander Zharovsky is coming to Montreal to train this summer with Demidov
– Matthew Knies trade rumour details: Zharovsky, two 1st round picks, plus a prospect. Was that price too high?
– New Connor McDavid rumour to Montreal
– Potential trades involving centres Dylan Larkin, Mason McTavish, Nico Hischier, Elias Pettersson, Vincent Trocheck, and Dylan Strome
– Possible unrestricted free agent fits for Montreal: Mason Marchment and A.J. Greer
– Martin St. Louis’ contract extension; when and how long
– Stanley Cup Final predictions
– Mailbag questions and answers

We are looking for questions to share on our next podcast. Email us at: [email protected]