Episode 100 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 04-21-2024

Hello hockey fans out there, her is episode 100 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast to listen to, Topics include-

#1. The Arizona Coyote’s are moving to Salt Lake City

#2. Not even remotely surprised that no other city was considered.

#3. Outside of the maritime region of Canada and yet another team in the province of Ontario, there’s very little chance of any other Canadian cities being awarded NHL clubs.

#5. The situation in Winnipeg has to be very concerning to the NHL, and it would not be a surprise at all to see that NHL club relocated to Houston TX at some point.

#6. If the Winnipeg franchise doesn’t get relocated to Houston TX, Houston TX followed by Portland OR, Indianapolis IN, Madison Wisconsin, or Austin TX would have to be the next likely in line for an expansion franchise.

#7. Kaiden Guhle’s concussions and injuries should be concerning. Adam Engstrom is an insurance policy, if something happens to Guhle.

#8. Captain Nick Suzuki had a fantastic season setting new goal and total points for a season.

#9. Cole Caufield had a very complete season setting new goal and total points for a season, after offseason shoulder surgery.

#10. Juraj Slakovski’s had an outstanding season hitting 20 goals and 50 total point in his first year and a half in the league, proving all the doubter wrong, with tremendous improvement throughout his game.

#11. Logan Mailloux and Lane Hutson looked great in their initial appearances.

#12. Samual Montembeau had a solid 2023/2024 season.

#13. Cayden Primeau has arrived and has sent a message he will be gunning for the starting goaltending job in the 2024/2025 season.

#14. How can anyone still be thinking that Montreal should make a play for Pierre Luc Dubois. Pierre Luc Dubois was a total no show in L.A. after they acquired him from the Winnipeg Jets. It would be the worst acquisition/trade since Irving Grundman traded Rod Langway, Brian Engblom, Doug Jarvis and Craig Laughlin to the Washington Capitals for Rick Green and Ryan Walter in 1982 or the Scott Gomez trade engineered by Bob Gainey.

#15 Have the Montreal Canadiens disrespected prospect Filip Mesar, by giving his jersey number to Lane Hutson, What. Who cares!

#16. Absolutely, the NHL should be looking into the Las Vegas Knights and Mark Stone.

#17. I didn’t realize after playing in only 1 NHL game, that there’s enough generated information to determine a prospect NHL future, and where that player will slot in on the defense or offense. Wow, you must be a fortune teller in your spare time!

#18. The Buffalo Sabre’s have fired their7th head coach in the last 13 years. It should very obviously that head coaches are not the problem. Look real deep into the organization.

#19 Buffalo Sabre’s General Manger Kevin Adams is a solid General Manager and is not the problem either, keep looking deeper!

#20. Montreal Canadiens Right-Handed defenseman Jonathan Kovacevic very quietly put together an excellent 2023/204 with the best plus/minus on the team by far.

#21. Marc Bergevin know how to spot and draft talent, the issue was development of that talent.

#22. Luke Tuch will be a very interest prospect.

#23. Ivan Demidov, Cayden Lindstrom, Catton Berkley or Cole Eiserman should be at the top of Montreal’s 2024 draft list.

#24. Arizona Coyote’s have provide Montreal with a 2024 draft present by beating the Edmonton Oilers 5 to 2 in their 82nd game of the 2023/2024 regular season, which in turn solidifies Montreal’s position in the bottom 5 teams of the NHL club standing for the 2023/2024 regular season

#25. Can’t wait to see who of the many fantastic organizational prospects make the 2024/2025 season.