After Norm's return from vacation, the Habsworld podcast crew are back to talk about our beloved Montreal Canadiens. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul Macleod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo, had a lot to say about the Habs, discussed other hockey news, and had some laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of March 9, 2026.

Topics include:

- Habs trivia

- Discussion of the win over the Rangers

- Cole Caufield hot streak has him one goal away from reaching the fifty mark

- Montreal's seven game winning streak

- The Habs development system improvements was talked about

- Improved play of Dobes and Fowler since Marco Marciano was promoted

- Comparing the 2009-10 Chicago Blackhawks to this seasons Canadiens

- Joe Veleno fitting in well now as a fourth line winger

- Experimenting with Arber Xhekaj as a forward

- Lane Hutson stepping up to defend his goalie versus Colombus

- Montreal's Black Aces stepping up as good teammates during practice

- Will Adam Engstrom make it into the lineup in upcoming games?

- Could David Reinbacher get a call up before the end of the season?

- Debating when and where Michael Hage will play after his college season ends next weekend

- Debating Brendan Gallagher's place on the second power play

- Revisitng the Matthew Knies to Montreal trade including rumoured Habs players

- Predicting Nick Suzuki's point total this season and his career high

- Debating the eye test versus advanced stats for Oliver Kapanen since the Olympics break

- Could Cole Caufield be a candidate for the Lady Byng trophy?

- Early predictions of who Montreal will face in the first round of the playoffs

- Juraj Slavkovsky making power forward moves to score key goals

- Habs Prospect watch: signed draft pick defenceman Owen Protz, and college free agent forward Dillan Bentley. Alexander Zharovsky progress in the KHL and debating his arrival year in Montreal.

- Discussed a recent article in The Athletic about Ivan Demidov

- Predictions of how many points the Canadiens will finish this regular season

We are looking for questions from our listeners, and yours may make it on our next podcast. Feel free to email us at habsworldpodcast@gmail.com

The HabsWorld podcast team was back from the Olympic break to talk about our beloved Montreal Canadiens. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul Macleod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo, had a lot to say about the Habs, discussed other hockey news, and had some laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of March 9, 2026

Topics include:

- Habs trivia

- NHL trade deadline was recently passed; who Montreal was in talks to trade for was debated

- When will Patrick Laine return to play?

- Brendan Gallagher's struggles; should he still be a regular in this lineup?

- Samuel Montembeault flounders in his first two starts since the Olympics

- Juraj Slavkovsky dominant game against the LA Kings

- Strong play of Noah Dobson was discussed

- Could David Reinbacher get a call up before the end of this season?

- One way Arber Xhekaj could get more ice time was debated

- Habs win against Los Angeles was their first since November 2019

- Improved play by Zach Bolduc was discussed

- Was Kirby Dach's game against San Jose his worst as a Hab?

- Should Nick Suzuki be removed from taking part in the next shootout?

- Habs prospects discussed: Bryce Pickford, LJ Mooney, Michael Hage, Logan Sawyer and Jacob Fowler

- Some other trade deadline moves were talked about, as were some past season trade deadlines

- If Montreal makes it to the 2026 playoffs, who they might have to face in the first round

- Predictions on the next four Habs games, and when Cole Caufield will get to the 40 goal mark

The HabsWorld podcast team was shorthanded but happy to be back to talk about our beloved Montreal Canadiens. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo, had a lot to say about the Habs, discussed other hockey news, and had some laughs. This podcast was recorded on the evening of January 28, 2026.

Topics include:

- Introductions and Habs trivia

- Montreal fires goaltending coach Eric Raymond and promotes their AHL goaltending coach Marco Marciano

- How this change will impact their struggling goaltenders?

- Will Samuel Montembeault get another start before the Olympic break?

- With the Habs second line struggling, how long will the head coach wait before making a change?

- Podcast crew answered a listener question about when Patrik Laine may come back into the linupe

- Will there come a game this season when Brendan Gallagher becomes a healthy scratch?

- How has Kaiden Guhle looked since returning to the lineup?

- Zachary Bolduc's improved play was discussed

- What changes can be done to help boost the Canadiens power play?

- Cole Caufield reaching the fifty goal mark this season was debated

- The Alexander Texier contract extension was discussed

- A review of Phillip Danault's play was talked about

- Several trade rumours were conversed about with their potential to benefit the Habs

- Debates included bad officiating with their phantom calls , the high number of broken sticks, and some possible fixes

- Predictions on the points for the next few games before the Olympic break

We are looking for questions from our listeners, and yours may make it on our next podcast. Feel free to email us at habsworldpodcast@gmail.com