# Episode 214 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast 06-5-2026 Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hockey-free-for-all-5730886/episode-214-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-06-5-2026 Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/hockey-free-for-all-5730886/episode-214-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-06-5-2026.md Podcast: [Hockey Free For All](https://stenobird.com/podcast/hockey-free-for-all-5730886) Published: 2026-06-06T05:14:46+00:00 Episode link: https://Hockeyfreeforall.podbean.com/e/episode-214-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-06-5-2026/ Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dzsqhjy2kd5j9t3x/Episode_214_of_the_Hockey_Free_For_All_Podcast_06-05-2026_9fj5l.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hockey-free-for-all-5730886/episodes/episode-214-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-06-5-2026 Duration seconds: 811 ## Resource Hello hockey fans Episode 214 of the Hockey Free For All Podcast has arrived and topics this week include- #1, It took no time at for the diarrhea to start after the Canadiens loss the series with the Hurricanes #2. No the Canadiens do need a 2nd line center #3. No the Canadiens do need a or any veteran defenseman #4. If the Canadiens signa player with 1 or 2 years left in his career who is still playing at a #5. very high level in free agency or it would cost the Canadiens nothing more than? #6. Montreal Management smartly has their current young stars all locked up. That still leaves Demidov, Dobes, Fowler, Hage, Zharovsky, Pickford, Mooney, Protz, Reinbacher and many others. #7. It’s very likely Patrik Laine, Samuel Montembeau and Brendan Gallagher done. #8. Alexandre Carrier and Jayden Struble are the odd men out on the defense. #9. Montreal has a treasure chest of ready defensive prospects. #10. Don’t trade Arber or Florian or both Xhekaj’s unless? #11. Make no mistake Montreal regret trading Arber or Florian or both for at least a decade. #12. Trading Arber or Florian Xhekaj would go down as the worst trade in at least modern history by Montreal. #13. Arber Xhekaj is the MVP of the Montreal Canadiens. Don’t trade him or his brother if you ever want to win a Stanley Cup. #14. Before moving Arber or Florian Xhekaj, there are many others to move first. #15. The St. Louis Blues have won the Zachery Bolduc for Logan Mailloux trade hands down. #16. Logan Mailloux at the end of the regular season was firmly establishing himself as their number one right-handed defenseman for the next decade plus. #17.Montreal’s number one need is Sandpaper, grit and attitude throughout the team. Not a 2nd line center. #18. Arber Xhekaj is the only NHL roster player in Montreal that has… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hockey-free-for-all-5730886/episodes/episode-214-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-06-5-2026/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/hockey-free-for-all-5730886/episode-214-of-the-hockey-free-for-all-podcast-06-5-2026.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.