On today's how, Papa is flying solo as Mat is on newborn daddy duty! Papa's monologue today was a positive one that highlights all there is to look forward to. Habs playoff eliminations have been more difficult in the past but this was house money and the future is so bright. This episode helps gain perspective in defeat with a lot of the usual segment with a but of an end of season twist:

• Intro: Congrats to Mathew and Jacqueline on welcoming little baby Henry to this world! (1:57-3:10)
• Recap of games 3-5 vs. the Capitals (3:10-16:08)
• Season recap with all the ups and downs that came with it! (16:08-23:40)
• Hits, Misses, Honorable Mentions: Youth is taking over, Left hand Centre in top 6 and depth at Right D remain gaps to fill, and the resiliency of this team has become their identity (23:40-34:08)
• Footnotes: A lot of offseason talk with draft picks, prospects, and cap space as currency to make this team better (34:08-56:07)

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Papa is BACK and right on time to talk playoff hockey! A bit of a tough intro to the playoffs for this really young Habs core but they do not seem that far off from being able to compete in the playoffs against the Conference's best. Here is what you could expect on today's show:

• Intro: Mat is expecting his baby boy any second now and Papa talks about his Japan trip (1:54-12:04)
• Recap of games 1 & 2 vs Washington (12:04-29:41)
• Hits, Misses, & Honorable Mentions: Josh Anderson is that dog, depth scoring remains the issue, and the Habs seem not too far off to get some wins (29:41-53:39)
• Footnotes: Optimism is still high with all home games remaining, Kent Hughes is getting a lot of information on his assets this postseason, and John buys the dip by getting tickets for Game 6 (53:39-29:18)

Tight on time today so we kept it to pure playoff hockey talk.

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Mathew is back in the saddle and recorded the episode directly after the Montreal Canadiens booked their ticket to the Stanley Cup Playoffs! A hockey heavy podcast with a recap of the week that was (mentally draining as a fan.) Followed by a hits, misses and honorable mention segment that highlights a future assistant captain and shines the light on a player that needs to give a little more with a touch of new Russian rookie, Ivan Demidov making his debut. A look at our first round matchup with the Washington Capitals and a small touch on some fun statistics for the year.

Here is what to expect on today's episode:

Introduction: Same old same old for Mathew as baby has not arrived yet, hockey is draining his mental health and work is keeping him busy. (2:18-10:10)

Boxscore Recap: (10:11-26:00)

Hits, Misses and Honorable Mentions: Massive imposing week by Kaiden Guhle, need more compete from Patrik Laine and the arrival of Ivan Demidov (26:01-43:29)

Footnotes: This took a big chunk of the podcast this evening as there was no preview lookahead or a building block segment. Footnotes focuses on the matchup with the Washington Capitals and highlights a few players that hit some milestone statistics (43:30-59:18)

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