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After a huge 4-3 shootout win over the Ottawa Senators, the Montreal Canadiens will once again play their rivals down the 417 at the Bell Centre tonight, in their ongoing battle for the Atlantic Division title. Join Coach K as he looks back at the past week for your Habs, as well as forward to the battles coming up this week. He also delves into the Canadiens’ power play, and why he thinks it’s time for Jean-Jacques Daigneault to go. Download

The NHL Trade Deadline came and went on March 1st, and Canadiens’ GM Marc Bergevin baffled Habs’s fans with some of the moves he made today. Join Coach K as he makes sense of what went on, and looks at it from a positive perspective. He also looks at the Habs’ latest OT win over the Columbus Blue Jackets, and discusses the deadline with Paul Cuthbert from Hockey Active. Download

The Montreal Canadiens made in 14 straight against the Toronto Maple Leafs, thanks in large part to Alex Galchenyuk and Andrew Shaw’s OT winner, giving them a much needed 3-2 win. Coach K goes over last night’s battle, and also discusses some trade rumours, teams that have called the Habs thus far, and Marc Bergevin being on the hot seat with Canadiens’ ownership. Download

After a fantastic effort than saw them comes away from MSG with a 3-2 shootout win over the Rangers, the Montreal Canadiens apparently forgot their game in MYC, losing tonight 3-0 at the Bell Centre against the New York Islanders. Coach K, who took in the game live, breaks it all down, while looking at some of the news out of the Canadiens’ camp, discusses a couple of trade possibilities, and looks ahead to Saturday when the Habs face the Leafs at the ACC. Download

A new era begins for the Montreal Canadiens, as Claude Julien takes thew reigns for the first time behind the Habs’ bench. Despite a 3-1 loss to the Winnipeg Jets, the Canadiens showed some positive signs, which we can only hope will be augmented in the coming days. Join Coach K as he takes a look at the Habs’ first practice with their new head coach, and dissects the loss to the Jets. He also talks to Paul Cuthbert to preview next week’s games against the New York Rangers and the Islanders. Finally, Tony Healey joins the show to talk about the implications that coaching changes, the trade deadline and the expansion draft may have on your fantasy leagues. Download

The bye week for the Montreal Canadiens couldn’t come soon enough, as the players needed a rest, and Marc Bergevin took the time to fire Michel Therrien as the Habs’ head coach and replaced him with formner Bruins’ bench boss Claude Julien. Join Coach K as he goes over the events before and after the trade, and discusses the move with The Suburban’s Michael Cohen. Download

On the strength of the sixth career hat trick by captain Max Pacioretty and another all-world performance by his linemate Alex Radulov, the Montreal Canadiens won their first game after the All-Star breakk against the Buffalo Sabres by a score of 5-2. Because of technical difficulties, the first 30 minutes of the show are unavailable, join Coach K as he breaks down the top 100 NHL players, as listed by the NHL and who he thinks was omitted, his take on the Matt Duchene trade rumours, and his look ahead at Thursday night’s matchup against the Philadelphia Flyers. Download

The Montreal Canadiens, coming off a disappointing lost on Monday at the hands of Detroit Red Wings, didn’t have much as far as offence or defense was concerned in losing 4-1 to the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Bell Centre. Coach K is back behind the mic to go over the Habs’ second straight loss, as well as giving you his 1st half report card, the recent decline in the play of Carey Pruice, and the Canadiens’ All-Star Game representatives. Download

It was a back and forth affair, but with Alexander Radulov out with an ailment and Carey Price off his game, the Montreal Canadiens lost to the Florida Panthers in overtime by a score of 4-3. Join Coach K as he takes a look at the action, scolds Danault and Beaulieu for defensive gaffs in the 1st period, and examines the lines and how Michel Therrien could have made better use of his players. Download

It was a record setting night for the Montreal Canadiens as they won their 10th straight game at home to start the season with a 5-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings. Join Coach K as he talks about the game, how to fix David Desharnais and how Habs’ fans need to just chill out. Download

The Montreal Canadiens won the battle of the boards, getting the best of former backup Peter Budaj and the Los Angeles Kings by a score of 4-1. Join Coach as he breaks down the action, and gives you his take on the Desharnais and Pateryn scratches and the back-to-back coming up this weekend. Download

For the fourth straight game, the Montreal Canadiens were heavily outshot, this time by the Boston Bruins, but the last minute heroics of Paul Byron gave them a 3-2 win. Join Coach K as he takes a look at the game within the game, and gives his take on the Montoya situation in Columbus, and how the Habs can change their fate. Download

The Vancouver Canucks used a heavy forecheck, that styfled the Montreal Canadiens, but goals by Nathan Beaulieu, Torrey Mitchell and Alexander Radulov, along with a 42 save shutout performance from Carey Price, give the Habs a 3-0 win,as they remain undefeated in regulation. Join Coach, along with Steve Farnham, as they break it all down, and look ahead to back-to-back games this weekend. Download

The Toronto Maple Leafs showed the promise, attacking the Montreal Canadiens all night long, but Carey Price shut the down, leading the Habs to a 2-1 win over their bitter rivals. Join Coach as he looks at the future of the Leafs and breaksdown the action. Download

After a win on Wednesday night in Brooklyn against the Islanders, the Montreal Canadiens extended their winning streak to six games with a 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. Join Coach as he breakdown the action, and discusses the line blender and Greg Pateryn’s ascension on the Canadiens’ blue line. Download

The Phildelphia Flyers’ forcheck gave the Montreal Canadiens all that they could handle, but stellar goaltending performance from Carey Price, as well as a 3 point performance from Alexander Radulov, led the Habs to a 3-1 win over the Broadstreet Bullies. Join Coach K as he disects tonight’s game, and gives you his take on the Heritage Classic. Download

Despite a less than stellar third period, the Montreal Canadiens managed to reamin undefeated in regulation with a 4-2 win over the Boston Bruins at TD Garden Saturday night. Join Coach as he breakdown the game, and rips into fans still bitching about the Habs’ powerplay. Download

Carey Price made his return to the Montreal Canadiens lineup after alomost a full calendar year, while defenceman Shea Weber got his first goal as a Hab in a 5-2 win over the Arizona Coyotes. Join Kosta Papoulias on tonight’s show as he breaks down the actions, and look ahead to Saturday night and the big and not-so-bad Boston Bruins. Download

Al Montoya stopped 36 shots for his 6th career shutout, David Desharnais scored a pair and Alexander Radulov got his first as a Hab, as the Montreal Canadiens dispatch of the defending Stanley Cup Champion Pittsburgh Penguins by a score of 4-0. Join Coach K as he breaks the game down, and looks forward to Thursday’s matchup against the Phoenix Coyotes. Download

Despite not having Carey Price in the lineup, Brendan Gallagher potted a pair, leading the Montreal Canadiens to a 4-1 win over the Buffalo Sabres to start the 2016-2017 campaign. Join Coach K as he analyses what went on in Buffalo, takes a look back at the end of the pre-season, and looks ahead to Saturday night against the Ottawa Senators. Download