Habsent Minded 7.36: Rookie Showdown preview

Matt Drake recaps a great Jakub Dobes performance in the first preseason loss for the Habs

Matt Drake recaps a second straight preseason shutout for the Habs and their elite sniper Michael Pezzetta.

Matt Drake recaps some brilliant performances from Oliver Kapanen and Lane Hutson in the Habs pre-season opener.

Patrik Bexell gives his European Prospect Report for the week: 1:30 - Rasmus Bergqvist 3:00 - Oliver Kapanen's Timrå suffers an injury blow to their second line (first line centre as Kapanen is in Montreal). 5:30 - Filip Eriksson 7:00 - Vinzenz Rohrer 8:45 - Aatos Koivu 10:30 - Ivan Demidov 15:30 - Bogdan Konyushkov 16:45 - Yevgeni Volokhin

EOTP Alumni Mike Obrand (@HabsLaughs) joins the podcast to talk about the prospect games this weekend: Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 2:00 - The old Noah Juulsen Jacob Larsson debate. 2:40 - The Offence 4:00 - Filip Mešár 7:00 - Owen Beck 12:20 - Commercial Break 12:30 - Lane Hutson 18:15 - Logan Mailloux 21:45 - David Reinbacher 25:00 - Adam Engström 29:00 - The Defensive Pairing this time? 32:15 - Commercial Break 32:30 - Florian Xhekaj; AHL or OHL?

Matt Drake discusses some strong performances from Adam Engstrom and others in game two of the rookie showcase.

Matt Drake recaps the first of two Habs rookie showcase games against the Toronto Maple Leafs

Jared Book previews the upcoming games at Rookie Camp against the Toronto Maple Leafs at the Bell Centre. Who should you watch, which try outs are vying for contracts, and how to watch the games

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TSN's Star Kenzie Lalonde joins the podcast to take a look at Juraj Slafkovský's development and upcoming season: 1:00 - Getting to know Kenzie Lalonde 4:00 - Slafkofský what made it all fall together this past season? 8:30 - Building up core, and lowering the centre of gravity. 10:30 - The Martin St-Louis influence on development. 14:30 - A healthy Kirby Dach and moving players around on the top lines. 16:00 - The New Power Play 17:30 - What is a successful seaon for Slafkovský, points or developing his game? 20:00 - The Caufeild-Suzuki-Slafkovský line. 21:00 - PWHL Montreal and the upcoming season.