Hockey Free For All

Weekly content regarding what’s going on in hockey

Hockey Free For All is a sports podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 100 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  Episode #232

  Episode 231 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 09-19-2026

  Sep 19, 202623 min

  Hello Hockey Fan’s, episode 231 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived as the 2026/2027 training camps and regular season slowly approaches, this week’s topics include- #1. The Montreal Canadeins have actually signed the hockey player that ended star goaltender, Carey Prices career. #2. I wish Chris Krider the best. #3. It will be interesting to see how plays it out in Montreal. #4. Carey Price himself has clearly taken the high road. #5. Where does Chris Krider play and on what line? #6. The Chris Krider signing is a band aid for? But it Screws? #7. Alex Newhook should be Montreal’s number 2 center. #8. Oliver Kapanen is a solid 3 and he;s not the team’s #2. #9. Zach Bolduc not worth 4.2-million-per-season and why. #10. The St. Louis Blues got the far better player and why. #11. Josh Anderson has been named an alternate captain. #12. Arber Xhekaj’s new contract is just the tip of the iceberg and why. #13. Jayden Struble’s expires at the end of the 2026/2027 season, he’s an RFA. #14. Alexander Carrier’s contract expires at the end of the 2026/2027 season and he is an UFA. #15. Kaiden Guhle’s health and injury history is of an epic concern now and moving forward and why. #16. When Kaiden Guhle returns it might just be the perfect opportunity to make that very uncommon 1 for 1 trade and send Kaiden Guhle to the Columbus Blue Jackets for forward Kirill Marchankov and a 2nd round pick and why. #17. Adam Engstrom should replace Kaiden Guhle in game one on the regular season 2026/2027 and the team should move on from Kaiden Guhle. #18. Kaiden Guhle is an excellent player, no question when healthy. His health history is just far to risky. #19. If David Reinbacher has a solid training camp, at a minimum, he play 42 games and outright replace Alexander Carrier and Jayden Struble by the 2026/2027 playoffs. #20. Great news. The Montreal Canadiens have signed Alex Newhook to a new 4-year, 22-million-dollar contract worth 5.5 million dollars per season. #21. The best news of all the Montreal Canadeins have signed Head Coach Martin St. Louis to new 4-year contract heading into the 2026/2027 season and #22. The Washington Capital’s have signed right winger Ryan Leonard of the Washington Capitals signs a new 8-year contract. #23. The Anaheim Duck’s have signed center Cutter Gauthier of the Anaheim Ducks signed a new 6-year contract. #24. Jordan Stall has signed a new 1-year contract worth up to 10 million dollars with the Carolina Hurricanes. #25. Cale Markar is injured, how much time will he really miss? #26. Lightning forward Yanni Gourde is out to at least December. #27. Toronto Maple Leaf forward Max Domi Failed his physical and is out indefinitely due to complications of medical procedures during 2025/2026 season.

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  Episode #231

  Episode 230 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 09-11-2026

  Sep 12, 202635 min

  Hello Hockey Fans, episode 230 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived and with training camps just around the corner, this episodes topics include- #1. The Montreal Canadeins top 6 forward roster are spoken for already. #2. The Montreal Canadiens do need to acquire another dud top 6 forward from another team. #3. Of course, everyone wants to make trades with the Montreal Canadiens and why. #4. Teams want to unload bad, bloated contracts. #5. The Toronto Maple Leaf’s have made a lot of changes, let’s see how it plays out. #6. The Buffalo Sabres have assembled an excellent new management team, but there are many questions. #7. Would Connor Hellebuyck make a difference in Buffalo, maybe. But? #8. The asking price of the Winnipeg jets will be over the top insane. #9. Connor Hellebuyck will be 36 years of age, not 26 years of age. That fits very few teams. #10. The Boston Bruin have a massive number of questions of their own heading into the 2026/2027 season. #11. The solution and future of the Detroit Red Wings starts with Hiring of- #12. Dylan Larkin has been stripped of his captaincy and deserves it. #13. Dylan Larkin and Patrick Roy both believed they were bigger than and the best players of their organization and they were both wrong. #14. How does Alex Tuch and Jordan Kyrou make the Washington Capitals automatic cup contenders? #15. Alex Tch and Jordan Kyrou will benefit greatly from teammates Alexander Ovechkin, Ryan Leonard and Tom Wilson. #16. Yes, Jordan Kyrou has been a 3 time 30 plus goal scorer and 70 plus point player 3 times in his first 5 NHL season, but he’s no- #17. Why can’t the Montreal Canadeins start the 2026/2027 season with 3 goaltenders? #18. The Montreal Canadeins have done the best drafting for at least in the last 5 consecutive years of any NHL club. #19. The Montreal Canadeins have the best Management team, the best head coach, the best scouting team, the best player development department in all of the NHL. #20. Is Montreal’s success a surprise? #21. Hat’s off to Arber Xhekaj and his agent! #22. No, Jacob Fowler does not compare to a young Carey Price. #23. What are believed to be the 3 worst trades in Montreal’s History. 2 of the 3, I agree with. #24. The top 6 goaltenders in Montreal history are and not? #25. Personal issue between Jose Theodore and Jakub Dobes? #26. When Marco Marciano replaced Eric Raymond, Jakub Dobes was lights out. #27. Yevgeni Volokhin signing another 3-year contract with his KHL team, is not a problem at all. #28. Only Huston of the 3 cities being looked at, makes sense and why. #29. Chris Kreider to Montreal makes less sense than any and all other acquisitions, and the reason is frighteningly obvious.

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  Episode #230

  Episode 229 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 09-04-2026

  Sep 4, 202629 min

  Hello Hockey Fan’s! Episode 229 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for your listening enjoyment and to catch up on what’s happening over the long and uncomfortable hot summer. This episode’s topics include- #1. This has too rate as the most senseless trade proposal to date that the Montreal Canadiens need to make or consider, without a doubt. #2. Alex Killorn is 36 years old, Hello! Doesn’t that raise a red flag to anyone? #3. Where does Alex Killorn fit in? #4. Let me understand this, there are people that want the Montreal Canadiens to trade for and thereby acquire the player that ended Carey Prices career? #5. No one actually thinks that there might be a safety issue for Chris Kreider once he is acquired, are you serious? #6. Anaheim would be appropriately offended by a net return of Xavier Simoneau and Tobie Bisson for Alex Killorn and no more than Josiah Didier and Vincent Arseneau for Chris Kreider, However? #7. How can that even remotely be a fair return for Alex Killorn and Chris Kreider? They are 36 and 35 years of age respectfully. They both are in the final year of their contracts that pay 6.25 million dollars and are thereby 1-year rentals and Anaheim needs to dump salary to be able to sign other RFA’s and players in their organization. #8. There is no player in the NHL worth Adam Engstrom, Alexandre Zharovsky, Jacob Fowler or David Reinbacker straight up, that enhances Montreal roster more than these prospects would and why. #9. Adam Engstrom replaces Kaiden Guhle #10. David Reinbacher replaces Noah Dobson #11. Bryce Pickford replaces Alexander Carrier #12. Bogdan Konyushkov replaces all of the rotating 3rd pairing right-handed defenseman. #13. Owen Protz replaces Arber Xhekaj #14. On the left is: Lane Hutson, Adam Enstrom and Owen Protz paired with Bryce Pickford, David Reinbacher and Bogdan Konyushkov on the right. Problems solved, and defense is set for the next decade. #15. Why are there so many just flat out incompetent that want to trade elite top level prospects like Michael Hage, Alexander Zharovsky, Adam Engstrom or David Reinbacher, and equally, why are there so many just flat out incompetent that want to acquire players such as center Dylan Larkin, RHD Zach Whitecloud, RW Kirill Marchenko or LW Fillip Forsberg? #16. Has anyone even stopped for a second to consider that 2026 1st round pick Gleb Pugachyov may be as good as Kirill Marchenko right now and may even be better? #17. Let’s entertain 2 trade options for pure fun. Kirill Marchenko and a 2nd round pick to Montreal and Columbus acquires Kirby Dach, Zach Bolduc, Alexander Carrier, Jayden Stuble and maybe Vinzenz Rohrer? Trade 2 Montreal acquires Fillip Forberg and a 2nd round pick from Nashville. Nashville receives Arber Xhekaj, Florian Xhekaj, Fillip Mesar and Oliver Kapanen?

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  Episode #229

  Episode 228 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 08-27-2026

  Aug 27, 202621 min

  Hello Hockey Fan’s, Episode 228 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for you to get your summer hockey fix needs addressed. This week’s topics include- Its really good that the rookie and regular training camps are close at hand. Are people just hell bent on making trades, to make them? All of these trade proposals would weaken the Montreal Canadiens. What could the Calgary Flames or Philadelphia Flyers offer the Montreal for Arber Xhehaj? Would Philadelphia send Porter Matrone to Montreal straight up for Arber Xhekaj? No! The Montreal Canadeins have absolutely no physicality, sandpaper and grit on their NHL roster other than Arber Xhekaj. Within the entire organization, Montreal has 5 prospects that bring sand paper, grit and true in your face hockey and they are? Only Florian Xhekaj of those 5 will be on the roster in 2026/2027. Owen Protz, Bogdan Konyushkov and Gleb Pugachyov are at least another year away. Not Likely Owen Protz has a come out of nowhere/lights out, must find a spot for the rookie, he’s at least a year away. Bogdan Konyushkov is under contract with the KHL in 2026/2027. Gleb Pugachyov needs at least the 2026/2027 season in the KHL, could he be ready after? Other than Lane Hutson, Arber Xhekaj is the 2nd most valuable defenseman in Montreal Who protects Cole Caufield, Lane Hutson and others if you trade Arber Xhekaj? Did everyone miss the excellent playoffs that Arber Xhekaj had? Kaiden Guhle has yet to show he can stay healthy. Noah Dobson had an ok regular season. It wasn’t lights out. Noah Dobson’s playoffs were subpar. Price was too high for Noah Dobson. Noah Dobson doesn’t use his frame to his advantage. Noah Dobson played his best hockey when paired with Mike Matheson. Is Noah Dobson a good foot soldier, absolutely. Starting 3 RHD in Montreal Should be. Starting 3 LHD in Montreal Should be. Alexander Carrier and Jyden Struble are role players. Zachary Bulduc at best is a 3-million dollar per-year-player. Zachary Bulduc was acquired for scoring Did Zachary Bulduc have a good playoff defensively? Yes! Never was a fan of trading Loggan Mailloux for Zachary Bolduc. Loggan Mailloux is a 6’ 3 212 lb plus, Nasty, fluid skating right-handed defenseman that extremely hard to find Loggan Mailloux is establishing himself as St. Louis’s number 1 Right-Handed defenseman. Zachary Bolduc and Noah Dobson have not shown much yet. Lots of work if Zachary Bolduc wants to stay in Montreal. 2-year bridge deal with max of 3 million per season for Zachary Bolduc. Does anyone truly care about Patrik Laine possibly signing with a division rival? I would not be surprised even remotely if he plays in Europe this upcoming season. Teams are Lukewarm on Patrik Laine? Alexei Vlasov is far more interesting than Zachary Bolduc or Patrik Laine.

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  Episode #228

  Episode 227 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 08-21-2026

  Aug 21, 202622 min

  Hello Hockey Fans. Episode 227 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for you to take a listen to, this week’s topics include- #1. Offensive talent that shouldn’t even be considered, let alone be in any kind of trade discussions. #2. #1. Defensive talent that shouldn’t even be considered, let alone be in any kind of trade discussions. #3. #1. Goaltending talent that shouldn’t even be considered, let alone be in any kind of trade discussions. #4. In addition to the obvious, this additional talent shouldn’t even be considered, let alone be in any kind of trade discussions. #5. How has this in any way been a quiet summer in Montreal. The organization has very effectively and professionally taken care of business. They moved Bredan Gallagher, Hired a new head coach in Laval, Hired a new assistant coach in Montreal. Signed Ivan Demidov and Jakub Dobes to very smart contracts and avoided arbitration with Kirby Dach and put him on notice. How is that even remotely a quiet summer? #6. Don’t trade Arber Xhekaj if you have any intention of actually winning the Stanley Cup. #7. Don’t trade Adam Engstrom unless Kaiden Guhle proves for several seasons in a row that he can actually stay healthy. Adam Engstrom is his replacement. #8. Of course, every other club wants to make trades with Montreal. They want to get their hands on the prospects they completely missed. #9. The only players that should be available in Montreal are Samuel Montembeau, Jayden Struble, Alexander Carrier, Kirby Dach, Josh Anderson, Philip Danault, Kaiden Guhle, Zachary Bolduc, Jake Evans, Alexandre Texier, Mike Matheson. #10.the Vancouver Canucks are having a very productive organizational off-season. In addition to new general manager Ryan Johnson, Ryan Stewart has been hired as director of hockey strategy and player evaluation and Adam Sergerie as a pro scout.

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