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Recrutes’ First 2024 Draftcast

“Bedard’s Got Nothing on Celebrini…”

Montreal’s Boston Connections Run Deep

We are going to see more and more of the Canadiens choosing to use the NCAA as a development model. In the NCAA there is more of a focus, as well as the time given to practice and develop skills. It also allows players time to develop physically in an environment where they, as student-athletes, […]

Conservative Hockey Is Back In Town!

The Canadiens are hitting the skids quickly, having gone 2-6-1 in the past nine games. But fear not – conservative hockey is back in town! Caufield, Ylonen, Newhook and Slafkovsky combined for 59 shifts, or 14.8 shifts each on average versus the Golden Knights. Anderson, Pearson and Evans, who have failed to score one goal […]

Recrutes Draftcast #17

Recrutes Draftcast – Medicine Hat Coach Willie Desjardins

Slaf Versus Cooley – Look no further than the 2015 Draft

All eyes will be on Logan Cooley and Juraj Slafkovsky tonight in the first matchup between the first two forwards selected in the 2022 NHL Draft. Cooley has gotten off to a more productive start to the 2023-24 season, and for many impatient Habs fans, this is unacceptable and signals that the Canadiens picked a […]

Recrutes Draftcast #13 – Mike Oke on Beck

Peterborough Petes General Manager Mike Oke joined Shayne and Grant on Wednesday to talk about Habs prospect Owen Beck.

Power Play Woes No Slaffing Matter

We’ve seen this movie before. The Canadiens pick a highly skilled player who is brimming with confidence and proceed to make him doubt himself by refusing to play him in the offensive role he has always played. The Canadiens will tell you that they are trying to “protect” Juraj Slafkovsky and don’t want him drinking […]