Eyes On The Prize: A Montreal Canadiens podcast

The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 - Number 21; Jared Davidson with Scott Matla. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell discuss Timofei Runtso and getting burned by Mailloux and Norlinder as reasons to rank Runtso lower than the community. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Pascal Lapoint of Tout Sur le Hockey joins the podcast to talk about Hayden Paupanekis. What has happened this year, and what about the next year in NCAA, WJC? Paupanekis' projection for the future. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Defend the Nest: https://www.defendthenest.com/ We finish the podcast with a short discussion about the upcoming South Africa vs New Zealand series. (no more talk of hockey once that starts). Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Former Rocket player Nate Clurman joins the podcast and whiel the focus is his former teammate Tyler Thorpe we also discuss; Moving to Sweden, Rocket new head coach Daniel Jacob as well as the Olympic sized ice. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Number 25; Yevgeni Volokhin w. Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

A stellar guest and a first for the pod, a member of the boards, joins the podcast Daniel Spensieri (a.k.a. Cheminot): 34 Quentin Miller 33 Brett Berard 32 Rasmus Bergqvist 31 Aatos Koivu 30 Logan Sawyer 29 Alexis Cournoyer 28 Filip Eriksson 27 Filip Mesar 26 Luke Mittelstadt Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

42 Parker Trottier 41 Emmett Croteau 40 Ethan Samson 39 Hunter McKown 38 Cooper Cleaves 37 Brayden Klimpke 36 Sam Harris 35 Maksymilian Szuber Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Credit to Marc-Olivier Beaudoin: Vinzenz Rohrer ne disputera pas la prochain saison avec le @RocketLaval finalement mais bien avec l'EV Zoug en ligue Suisse. Et ce, pour les 3 prochaines saisons s'il ne parvient pas à percer la formation du #CH. Je croyais que c'était acquis qu'il demeurait en Amérique du Nord. Pas certain que ce soit la meilleure décision pour son développement si son but est de jouer dans la NHL un jour... Michael Hage's brother stays in OHL, what does this mean for The Canadiens? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

55 Daniil Sobolev 54 Dmitri Kostenko 53 Makar Khanin 52 Jack Smith 51 Mikus Vecvanags 50 Tyler Deakos 49 Maxon Vig 48 Wesley Royston 47 Andrew MacNiel 46 Ben Merrill 45 J.-S. Daigneault 44 Carlos Händel 43 Arseni Radkov Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell discuss the Top 25 Under 25 voting and reminds you to vote before 24th of July - 20:59 EDT. (Not 23:59 as we say in the podcast!) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake and Patrik Bexell meanders through the Demidov contract and Free Agent Frenzy Situation Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Vladislav Utkin, hockey writer of allhockey.ru and sovsport.ru joins the podcast to talk about Yevgeni Volokhin. (The episode was recorded on the 7th of June, hence some references to the Stanley Cup final, and I am unsure of the weather in Moscow at the moment.) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

0:00 - 21:30 - Bogdan Konyushkov 21:30 -> Ivan Demidov's season from a Russian point of view, and Ovechkin Washington or Dynamo? Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake closes the loop on the Habs playoff run in the final Bottom Six Minutes of the season. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Discussing Alexander Zharovsky's season with Ivan Letyagin Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake rants about game four between the Habs and Canes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake discusses the Habs, the Canes, and the refs in the game three recap. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps game two between the Habs and Canes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps a wild game one for the Habs in Carolina for the Eastern Conference Final. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Ryan Henkel of the Hockey Writers joins the podcast to discuss "The Offer Sheet Bowl;" Carolina Rolling Four Lines Missfiring First Lines Relentless Forecheck and Active PK Nick Ehlers The Goalie Match Up Prediction. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps an OT thriller in game seven, where a certain Newfie stepped up once again for the Habs. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Back from Montreal, Matt Drake discusses games five, six, and the looming game seven against the Buffalo Sabres. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Scott Matla joins the podcast to talk about the Rocket de Laval's season, and the development of the prospects throughout the year. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps game four between the Habs and Sabres. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps a banger game three for the Habs at the Bell Centre. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps a huge night for the Habs in Buffalo. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps a disappointing game one for the Habs in Buffalo. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Chad DeDominicis from Expected Buffalo joins the podcast to talk about the Buffalo Sabres - Montreal Canadiens matchup. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Standout picks; Jared - Cole Caufield Matt - Nick Suzuki Patrik - Head says Juraj Slafkovský, heart says Ivan Demidov so he is going with Demidov. Biggest surprise; Patrik - Noah Dobson Matt - Zachary Bolduc Jared - Jake Evans All three has Montreal in six. Break 16:17:00 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

PR break 16:29:00 Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps a heart-pounding game seven as the Habs look to move on to the second round. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake rants about the fact that the Habs are going to game seven. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps a huge night for the bottom six of the Habs as they look to put the Lightning on the brink. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps a wild game four between the Habs and Lightning. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps the third straight OT game between the Habs and bolts in their series. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake reacts to yet another OT thriller between the Habs and Lightning in their playoff series. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps an OT thriller between the Habs and Bolts for game one of their series. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Jared Book joined the Backchecking the Bolts podcast with Jason Linkes and Justin Godfrey and this is the crossfire portion of that episode with Jason asking Jared and Justin questions about their respective teams heading into the first round playoff series. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake, Jared Book and Patrik Bexell sits down to discuss the Montreal Canadiens upcoming series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps the Habs finishing up their regular season on the road against the Philadelphia Flyers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Thibaud Chatel from NL Ice Data joins the podcast to discuss Vinzenz Rohrer's season, and gives his own grade of the Austrians season in Europe. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Habs look to make some more history against the Islanders, with Lane Hutson and Nick Suzuki both on the edge of some big milestones. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps a terribly flat effort for the Habs in their Bell Centre regular season finale. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps Cole Caufield's 50th goal of the season, as the Habs look to take a crucial matchup with the Tampa Bay Lightning. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake takes a look at the remaining games in the East, and who the likely opponents are for the Habs in round one. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps some late Lane Hutson heroics as the Habs force overtime and look to take down the Florida Panthers. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

The Habs have clinched a playoff spot, but Matt Drake still has to recap a flat effort against the New Jersey Devils. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps a shootout thriller between the Habs and Devils. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Matt Drake recaps Cole Caufield once again making the difference for the Habs, this time in New York. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.