Eyes On The Prize: A Montreal Canadiens podcast

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  Scouting the Atlantic: Ottawa Senators preview 02.10.2026 25min

  Jared Book is joined by Julian McKenzie of The Athletic to discuss the Ottawa Senators as they try to return to the playoffs for the third straight season and take their first step into Round 2.
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  Scouting the Atlantic: Tampa Bay Lightning preview 01.10.2026 28min

  Jared Book is joined by Justin Godfrey of Raw Charge as they discuss the Tampa Bay Lightning and how they look to rebound from yet another first-round exit.
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  Bottom Six Minutes 1 - Habs @ Leafs - IT BEGINS 30.09.2026 22min

  Matt Drake recaps the season opener against the Toronto Maple Leafs.
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  Scouting the Atlantic: Buffalo Sabres preview 29.09.2026 31min

  Jared Book is joined by Chad DeDominicis of ExpectedBuffalo to discuss the Sabres quest to return to the playoffs after winning the Atlantic Division a year ago.
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  Scouting the Atlantic: Florida Panthers preview 28.09.2026 28min

  Jared Book is joined by Alex Baumgartner, the Florida Panthers beat writer for FHN as they discuss the Panthers quest to return to the playoffs and win a third Stanley Cup in four seasons.
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  Bottom Six Minutes PRESEASON - Sens split stuff 27.09.2026 21min

  Matt Drake wraps up this years Habs preseason coverage.
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  Bottom Six Minutes PRESEASON - Habs vs. Sens - Hockeyville 22.09.2026 20min

  Matt Drake recaps yet another OT thriller in the preseason.
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  Bottom Six Minutes PRESEASON - Split Squad Stuff 20.09.2026 19min

  Matt Drake discusses the split squad double win over the Leafs.
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  Kaiden Guhle out again, Xhekaj signed, Newhook extended 16.09.2026 44min

  Jared Book and Matt Drake discuss the Montreal Canadiens injury update regarding Kaiden Guhle, plus the extensions to Arber Xhekaj and Alex Newhook.
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  Extensions for (almost) everybody 15.09.2026 50min

  Jared Book and Matt Drake discuss the new contract for Zachary Bolduc and the extension for head coach Martin St-Louis.
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  The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 – Number 7; Alexander Zharovsky with Vladislav Utkin (our man in Moscow). 14.09.2026 26min

  Vladislav Utkin is a hockey writer of allhockey.ru and sovsport.ru and a friend of Eyes on the Prize, Vladislav has special insights to the players in KHL - whom he covers daily.
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  Habsent Minded EXTRA: Chris Kreider is a Montreal Canadien 13.09.2026 15min

  Matt Drake reacts to the surprise signing of notorious MTL villain Chris Kreider.
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  The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 – Number 1; Lane Hutson with Lori Bennett of Last Word on Sports 11.09.2026 29min

  "I think he should get Gallagher's letter, but he is a leader on the team with or without it." - Lori Bennett of Last Word on Sports joins the podcast to talk about Lane Hutson's importance for this Montreal Canadiens
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  The Top 25 Under 25, 2026; the List with Lori Bennett of Last Word on Sports. 11.09.2026 52min

  Lori Bennet jons the podcast and gives comments to the rankings from number 25 to number 1.
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  The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 – Number 2; Ivan Demidov with Jack Han author of Hockey Tactics 10.09.2026 37min

  Jack Han is an author, his series the Hockey Tactics is an asset to every coach and fan of the game. Jack is also a Eyes on the Prize alumn and he is currently the analyst and video/tactics consultant for Team Sweden (Tre Kronor). He brings os his thoughts on Ivan Demidov in this episode of Top 25 Under 25.
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  The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 – Number 3; Juraj Slafkovský with Ryan Szporer of the Hockey Writers. 09.09.2026 28min

  Ryan Szporer joins us to talk about Slafkovský's season and gives his prediction for next season.
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  The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 – Number 4; Michal Hage with Linc Zdancewicz from McKeens hockey 08.09.2026 27min

  Linc Zdancewicz ffrom McKeen's Hockey joins the podcast and talks about Michael Hage and if he is to similar to Ivan Demidov to have on the same line, and can he follow the Suzuki development path when he arrives in Montreal?
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  The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 – Number 5; Kaiden Guhle with Jason Paul a.k.a WaveIntel 07.09.2026 27min

  Jason Paul a.k.a. Waveintel on the X/Twitter joins the podcast to talk about Kaiden Guhle.
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  The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 – Number 6; Jacob Fowler with Dylan Waugh, goalie coach and EOTP alumn. 04.09.2026 40min

  Jacob Fowler with Dylan Waugh, goalie coach and EOTP alumn.
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  The Top 25 Under 25, 2026 – Number 8; David Reinbacher with Josiah Didier (former Rocket Laval and current Björklöven [SHL] player) 02.09.2026 24min

  Former team mate of David Reinbacher - Josiah Didier joins the podcast. Didier signed a contract with the newly promoted SHL team Björklöven.