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Hello hockey fans Episode 214 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived and topics this week include-

#1, It took no time at for the diarrhea to start after the Canadiens loss the series with the Hurricanes

#2. No the Canadiens do need a 2nd line center

#3. No the Canadiens do need a or any veteran defenseman

#4. If the Canadiens signa player with 1 or 2 years left in his career who is still playing at a #5. very high level in free agency or it would cost the Canadiens nothing more than?

#6. Montreal Management smartly has their current young stars all locked up. That still leaves Demidov, Dobes, Fowler, Hage, Zharovsky, Pickford, Mooney, Protz, Reinbacher and many others.

#7. It’s very likely Patrik Laine, Samuel Montembeau and Brendan Gallagher done.

#8. Alexandre Carrier and Jayden Struble are the odd men out on the defense.

#9. Montreal has a treasure chest of ready defensive prospects.

#10. Don’t trade Arber or Florian or both Xhekaj’s unless?

#11. Make no mistake Montreal regret trading Arber or Florian or both for at least a decade.

#12. Trading Arber or Florian Xhekaj would go down as the worst trade in at least modern history by Montreal.

#13. Arber Xhekaj is the MVP of the Montreal Canadiens. Don’t trade him or his brother if you ever want to win a Stanley Cup.

#14. Before moving Arber or Florian Xhekaj, there are many others to move first.

#15. The St. Louis Blues have won the Zachery Bolduc for Logan Mailloux trade hands down.

#16. Logan Mailloux at the end of the regular season was firmly establishing himself as their number one right-handed defenseman for the next decade plus.

#17.Montreal’s number one need is Sandpaper, grit and attitude throughout the team. Not a 2nd line center.

#18. Arber Xhekaj is the only NHL roster player in Montreal that has Sandpaper, grit and attitude.

#19. Florian Xhekaj and Owen Protz are the only 2-plyers for sure in the entire organization at any level that offers Sandpaper, grit and attitude and maybe Tyler Thorp and Luke Tuch, but that’s it.

#20. The Montreal Canadiens are where they are at because of Jeff Gorton, Kent Hughes, their scouting department, their player development department, the selection of Martin St. Louis as their Head Coach and the exceptional drafting that the organization has does in repeated drafts is what has brought them to where they are now.

#21. Montreal needs to pick a defensive style and get Sandpaper, grit and attitude throughout the entire team. That is what Montreal needs.

#22. It would be hilarious to watch Gary Bettmen have to present the Stanley Cup Las Vegas Head Coach John Tortarella or to the team’s Owner Bill Folley.