This Week’s Show
Segment 1: Week in Review, Habs News, League News
Check out news Headlines posts at AllHabs.net.
Roster news - Canadiens signed Corey Schueneman, Michael Pezzetta, Alex Belzile, Joel Teasdale and Nate Schnarr to one-year contract extensions. Montreal also signed Juraj Slafkovsky and Filip Mesar to a three-year, entry-level contracts.
Habs prospect report - Laval Rocket signed Ryan Francis and Brennan Saulnier to one-year AHL contracts. A successful development camp was held from July 10 to 13th. We reveal our 3-stars from the camp!
Be sure to read the content at AHL.report and check out The Press Zone - Montreal.
Hockey news and notes: Former Canadiens Artturi Lehkonen, Mikhail Sergachev and Charlie Lindgren each signed new contracts.
Segment 2: BIG Topic - The Hughes Project
After a successful NHL Draft, the Canadiens GM had to quickly switch his focus. While Habs fans looked on with envy at teams signing big-name players to blockbuster deals, Kent Hughes had to steer clear of the highly-prized free agents to focus on pressing issues with his club.
We discuss the complete Hughes dossier: Juraj Slafkovsky, Logan Mailloux, Carey Price, Jeff Petry and Pierre-Luc Dubois.
PROGRAM NOTE: Stay tuned until the end of the podcast as we react to breaking news on Jeff Petry.
Segment 3: Have Your Say
- Canadiens upcoming events.
- Canadiens Connection Question of the Week.
- TRADE ALERT: Instant reaction to Canadiens trading Jeff Petry to Pittsburgh.
- Listener's texts and emails.
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