Episode 213 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 05-29-2026

Hello hockey fans, episode 213 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived for you enjoyment. This episode’s topics include- #1. Montreal’s rebuild is its final stages. #2. Tampa or Buffalo was not Montreal’s biggest challenge. The Carolina Hurricanes are the real Challenge. #3. Prospects Alexander Zharovsky and Michael Hage are returning to the KHL and Big-10, so they are now non factors for the 2026/2027 season. #4.  Are David Reinbacher, Florian Xhekaj, Luke Tuch, Tyler Thorpe, Owen Beck and Sean Farrell ready or not? #5. The Montreal Canadiens need Florian Xhekaj, Luke Tuch, Tyler Thorpe. The playoffs have proved that. #6. The Montreal Canadiens do not need to acquire anyone from outside its organization, they have everything they need within it! #7. The 2025/2026 playoffs have served notice to the Canadiens defense and style. #8. Adam Engstrom is ready to take a regular roster spot. #9. Is OHL of the year player right-handed defensive prospect Bryce Pickford ready? #10. Where does Bogden Konyushkov fit in? #11. The two issues that need to be answered in Montreal, are defensive style and grit! #12. What about Yevgeni Volokhin? #13. Jakub Dobes has been lights out. #14. With the evolution of Jakub Dober, what change for Jacob Fowlers? #15. The Las Vegas Golden Knights sweep the Colorado Avalanche in 4 straight! #19. The Las Vegas Golden Knights have been like no other expansion team in any sports. #20. It’s been 22 years since John Tortarella went to the Stanley Cup Finals. #21. What happened to the Colorado avalanche? #22. How bad is Cale Makar’s injury really? #23. The Carolina Hurricanes looked out of sync in game 1, but have been in sync in games 2, 3 and 4 to perfection. #24. If Caolina does eliminate Montreal, I really want to see Las Vegas win the Cup. #25. Does anyone else want to see NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman have to present the Stanley Cup to H.C. John Tortarella or to Owner Bill Foley as badly as I do? That’s Karma in its truest sense. #25. If Las Vegas wins the cup, it be like watching a replay of the Patriots coming back against Atlanta.  #25. Las Vegas Golden Knights Owner Bill Folley should call for a no confidence vote. #26. Bill Folley should take the NHL to court, in the same manner that Al Davis took the NFL to court. The penalties levied by the NHL against the Las Vegas Golden Knights were unjustified, excessive, an overreach of power and an abuse of power. #27. Don’t agree, a quote from A.I./Google. League commissioners in professional sports are employees of the team owners, hired to act as the chief executives of the league. The commissioner serves at the pleasure of the owners and is tasked with executing their shared business interests, meaning the ultimate power rests with the ownership.