On this episode of the Basu & Godin Notebook ⬇️
➡️ Slafkovsky and the young players’ growth (0:00)
➡️ The Bell Centre juice (12:25)
➡️ Laine-less Canadiens (22:10)
➡️ Xhekaj and the rough stuff (37:30)
➡️ Two injured goalies (53:45)
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37 Comments
They've got the taste now.
What an incredible game! Best of the year. No question
About Laine @20min in, after watching the celebration short the habs posted. He was barely able to clap with his hand mangled to heck, seeing that explained why his shot has been so bad recently.
Russian hockey rinks are more and more NHL size not Olympic sized. SKA is NHL sized I believe
Longest conversation about Laine. Are we really having a conversation about having him back? There are playoff and regular season players. Xhekaj playoff player. Laine regular season player. End of story.
Oh, the irony and Karma. Team Crosscheck knocks their own goalie out with a Crosscheck. 🎉 GO HABS GO!
Now that Hutson had a taste of the playoffs in Montreal, he now knows there’s no better place on earth to play hockey, therefore I think we can say with certainty he’s gonna sign a long term and team friendly contract this summer. And Demidov is going to do the same next year. We, the fans, have the responsibility to make this city so crazy that those guys won’t ever want to leave.
You guys are the best! Thanks for doing this!!
I don’t believe the fans were booing Thompson. Booing the former Habs’ player, is more in line with Canadien’s fans MO.
If Laine's injury is the knee, then it makes sense for them to list it as upper body. Especially when competing against the Caps goons.
I don't care why Laine is out. In my opinion, he is not a fit for our Habs. The ideal solution would be to package him this summer for a number two centre.
Demis strength along the wall is impressive considering what level of hockey he has been dropped into
It took 25 seconds of the new powerplay unit having puck control in the O zone to realize that Laine Isn't a good option anywhere. Guy needs a summer of actually training and getting his legs back under him. That powerplay looks scary now. The team, actually. Is scary now. Laine will have his slot at training camp. Not before then.
Matheson doesn't pass to rookies period. Demidov had 2 amazing looks last night with Matheson in control at the blueline and he just totally avoided the easy 1 timer scoring opportunity. Same he was doing to Slaf in his rookie season.
Thanks Arber. Everyone was now 6'2 and 215 pounds last night. Even 93 is slew footing Tom Wilson all of a sudden. The Xhekaj effect. Keep the team as it is until given reason not to please..
The Montreal Canadiens are magic this year. The energy is different. Well before the timing should be. The future isn't in 3 years. It's now. Please extend Anderson.. That guy is a playoff necessity on this team.
Bonus!
Godin is 100% right on his Laine take.
make sure to finish the Dobes quote: i know my routine and i'm a good goalie. It's the openness of the first part that people latch on to but the confidence is baked in
They won because mike from rona was in the stands 🎉🎉
Love your podcast, keep it up! 👌
could be a hangnail
My opinion: At $315.00 the cheapest ticket, the crowd are aloud to do whatever they want. The Fans are there to help the Montreal Canadians win, we dont care about the other team. Sorry if someone feel that the Montreal Canadian fans have no class, they do when needed. GO HABS GO
We were booing Thompson the same way the crowd in Washington was ridiculing Gallagher after being cross checked in the face. Fuck Washington, Fuck Thompson and fuck their feelings.
Go Habs Go
This is war
Great podcast! What a ride so far…
I still want a little more from Slafkovsky, harder checks.
Basu always comes across as someone who has literally never laced up skates.
Xhekaj's impact , especially in the playoffs against a tough team, shows why soft woke writers like Basu just don't get it, while Nilan and Bieksa etc who played do. Suzuki and Anderson even praised Xhekaj after the game on how much they all play bigger with him in the lineup. The habs players have said it all season. There are intangibles that Basu clearly couldn't comprehend and now can't admit how wrong he was.
I didn't have "Hutson had the most beautiful balls of the night" on my B&G podcast bingo card.
Newhook goal was powerplay too.
lol at the pedantic anderson-wilson quibble
ive always herd fans clap & cheer when any injured player regardless of team can sit up or get up ~ never heard any booing for that ever ~
they were booing the guy that crashed their own goalie
DO NOT USE LAINE anymore this playoffs if rest of team is healthy
For the habs its addition by substraction. Dach and Laine were boulders for this team. First line has been on fire they need to be rolling 3 lines.
The most fun I have had since beating the Leafs in 21
Great episode guys