HabsWorld Podcast – Episode 135
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Topics in our latest podcast include Montreal’s early-playoff positives and negatives, Noah Dobson’s injury, a theory on why Michael Hage opted to stay in college for another season, and more.
Topics in our latest podcast include Montreal’s early-playoff positives and negatives, Noah Dobson’s injury, a theory on why Michael Hage opted to stay in college for another season, and more.
The rest of the first round NHL postseason gets started Sunday and Monday. The HabsWorld writers provided their predictions on the rest of the playoff matches, including the Canadiens-Lightning series.
The 2026 Stanley Cup playoffs get underway today with three series playing their first games. Our writers offer up their predictions on how those matchups will play out.
A pair of rookies made their NHL debuts in the second quarter of the season for the Habs. Both received decent reviews from our writers, getting solid grades for their efforts. Those are mixed in with the rest of Montreal’s goalies and defencemen.
Montreal’s first quarter of the season featured plenty of ups and downs but they weren’t in a bad spot when it came to an end. Our opening quarter grades begin as always with the goalies and defencemen.
There’s a high-scoring forward in this upcoming draft, with a surname very familiar to Montreal fans. Justin Carbonneau is that highly touted player, and although he’s no relation to Canadiens legend Guy Carbonneau, he is ranked in this year’s draft around the middle of the first round.
Carter Bear had a very productive draft-eligible year in the WHL before suffering a season-ending injury late in the year. Could that injury make him a candidate to fall to 16th and 17th where the Habs are selecting?
It’s finally here! The 2025 Stanley Cup Final is about to begin. The HabsWorld writing team has provided their predictions on who they expect to win this series.
The Western Conference Final gets underway on Tuesday as Edmonton takes on Dallas. Our writers make their predictions on who will win the series.
The Eastern Conference Final gets underway on Tuesday as Carolina takes on Florida. Our writers make their predictions on who will win the series.