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Episode 193 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 01-23-2026
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- Hockey Free For All
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- Jan 24, 2026
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Summary
Hello hockey fans, Episode 193 of the hockey free for all podcast has arrived and this week and there is no shortage of topics to discuss, they include- #1. The Montreal Canadiens do even remotely need to acquire Alexis Lafrenière, his substandard work ethic, his bloated contract or his lack of production. #2. Alexis Lafrenière is not even worth trading Joshua Roy straight up one for one. #3. Thankfully, the Montreal Canadiens have returned goalie Jacob Fowler to the Laval Rockets. #4. Montreal has also returned Owen Beck to the Laval Rockets. #5. There is absolutely nothing wrong with or missing from Juraj Slafkovsky’s game! #6. Not only should the Montreal Canadiens not trade Juraj Slafkovsky, but I also wouldn’t trade him straight up for Connor McDavid. Hear why! #7. The prejudgment and poor judgement of Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, Juraj Slafkovsky, Lane Hutson, Oliver Kapanen, Aber Xhekaj and many others clearly shows extremely poor insight. #8. Oliver Kapanen has done an exceptional job! #9. Adam Engstrom, Michael Hage, Owen Protz, Alexander Zharanovski, Bryce Pickford, Jacob Fowler, L.J. Mooney, David Reinbacher and Bogdan Konyushkov have not arrived full time or at all yet? #10. Dach is back. Let’s see how long he can stay healthy! #11. Alexander Texiers has been the best acquisition by far! #12. Other than a hot start, Zack Bolduc has and continues to contribute nothing! #13. The Zack Bolduc for Logan Mailloux trade has been a wash to this point. #14. If Logan Mailloux’s skill set and game comes together. The St. Louis Blues win this trade hands down, no question asked. #15. If the Montreal Canadiens are active at the trade deadline, the focus is on unloading, Patrik Laine, Josh Anderson, Jake Evans, Brenden Gallagher, Samuel Blais, Zack Bolduc, Kirby Dach, the…