Episode 40 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 4-23-2023

Episode 40 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast topics include.

#1. What is wrong with people who even remotely suggest or consider trading Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield for Conner Bedard?

#2. Who’s is going to be left for Bedard to line up with?

#3. These kinds of trades or thoughts are exactly what keeps a franchise as a bottom feeder teams on their league.

 #4. It would seem that many want to see Montreal continue to be one of the worst teams in the league for the foreseeable future with no chance of improving by acquiring Pierre Luc Dubois.

#5. Will Slafkovski play in Laval or Montreal in the 2023/2024 season.

#6. Will Sean Farrell play in Laval or in Montreal in the 2023/2024 season.

#7. The number one thing that Sean Farrell, Raphael Harvey-Pinard, Xavior Simoneau and Jordan Harris all need to work on is adding muscle.

#8. So, if Slafkovski and Farrell are both playing in Laval next season, who will be left to play left wing for Montreal in the 2023/2024 season. How about Emil Heineman, Raphael Harvey-Pinard, Joel Teasdale and Michael Pezzetta.

#9. Laval’s Defense will be stacked with the addition of Logan Milloux, Migel Tourgany, Pateri Nurmi to go along with William Trudeau will form a very solid young and talented defensive group as the core 4 in Laval.

#10. Dennis Gurianov is not worth taking up a roster spot in 2023/2024.

#11. With a little luck Joel Armia, Jonathan Drouin, Christian Dvorak, Josh Anderson, Jake Evans, Rem Pitlick, Chris Tierney, Joel Edmundson, David Savard, Chris Wideman, Jake Allen, Anthony Richard, Mitchell Stephan's will all be gone.

#12. Lucas Condotta is the perfect center to play on the 4th line between Alex Belzile on the right wing and Michael Pezzetta on the Left Wing

A 3rd line With Sean Monahan on a new 1-year contract at Center with either Raphael Harvey-Pinard or Emil Heineman on the Left Wing and either Jesse Ylonen or Brandon Gallagher on the Right Wing

A 2nd line consisting of Kirby Dach at center, Perhaps Joel Teasdale or Emil Heineman at Left Wing and either Jesse Ylonen or Brandon Gallagher on the Right Wing

And a 1st line of Nick Suzuki at center, Cole Caufield on Right Wing and either Emil Heineman or Raphael Harvey-Pinard on the left wing.