HabsWorld Podcast – Episode 125

The 2025-26 season is about to start, and the HabsWorld podcast crew is back to talk about it. Host Norm Szcyrek, with cohosts Paul MacLeod, Sean Cayouette, and Jonathan Rebelo, had a lot to say about the Habs, discussed other hockey news, and had some laughs. This podcast was recorded on October 7, 2025.

Topics include:

– Introductions, Habs trivia
– The podcast crew discussed their likes and dislikes of the final roster moves
– Review of the prospects’ preseason play and where they are in their development cycle
– Analysis of the latest lines and defence pairings
– Some player predictions for the 2025-26 season: Demidov, Laine, Kirby Dach, Bolduc
– What might a Lane Hutson contract extension look like, and when will it happen?
– Will Demidov have a better rookie season than Hutson did last season?
– Ken Dryden’s passing and Norm shares a story about his idol
– Former Hab Jaroslav Halak retires from hockey. The Halak vs Price debate continues
– Carey Price traded to San Jose for salary cap reasons. Do you think he might come back to Montreal?
– Will Montreal win more games or fewer games than they did last October?
– Around the NHL topics include big contract extensions for McDavid and Kaprizov. Which signing was more surprising?

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