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Kitchener Rangers’ Goaltending Has Alleviated Any Preseason Concerns - The Hockey Writers OHL Latest News, Analysis & More Christian Kirsch and Jason Schaubel have done more than enough to quiet any of the Kitchener Rangers' preseason goaltending concerns.

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Penguins’ Crosby to miss at least four weeks; Letang off IR Crosby was injured during the quarterfinals of the men’s Olympic tournament.

Penguins’ Crosby to miss at least four weeks; Letang off IR

Robert Carradine, Revenge of the Nerds actor and youngest of famed Hollywood brothers, dead at 71 | CBC News Robert Carradine, the youngest of the prolific Hollywood acting brothers who's known for hits like the 1984 comedy Revenge of the Nerds and Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire, has died at 71.

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Welcome back to PuckTalk MTL, your home for detailed Montreal Canadiens analysis, NHL strategy breakdowns, and playoff-focused hockey discussion. In this episode, Kosta takes a deep dive into the Habs’ attack in “Analyzing the Canadiens’ Offense: What Needs To Get TWEAKED?” and identify the key adjustments required as the push toward the 2026 NHL Playoffs intensifies. He breaks down Montreal’s offensive structure at 5-on-5, zone entries, shot quality, puck movement, and power play execution. Are the Canadiens generating enough high-danger chances? Is their cycle game effective? How can they improve puck support, net-front presence, and transition speed to become more dangerous in tight, playoff-style games? We also examine line combinations, role clarity, and whether tactical tweaks—like quicker puck retrievals or more aggressive weak-side activation—could unlock another scoring layer. For Montreal Canadiens fans, this episode delivers actionable insight into how small offensive adjustments can translate into big results during the postseason grind. For NHL and hockey fans, it’s a broader look at what separates average playoff offenses from elite, championship-caliber attacks. If you’re searching for Habs offensive analysis, Canadiens playoff strategy, or breakdowns of NHL scoring trends, this video provides smart, system-level insight. 🔥 LIKE, COMMENT & SUBSCRIBE for daily Habs coverage, NHL playoff analysis, and in-depth hockey talk on PuckTalk MTL! 0:00 - Show Start 2:50 - The Bench Boss Breakdown - Habs 5 on 5 Play 9:47 - Stop Depending On Transition Offense In The Playoffs 15:36 - The Power Play Needs Variety 21:50 - Playoff Series Are Won At The Net-Front! 26:43 - 2nd Period Shift & Line Changes Need To Remain Clean 30:09 - Define Clear Roles For Each Line #Habs #GoHabsGo #NHL #Hockey #IceHockey #CH #HockeyVLog In every episode, Kosta Papoulias takes a deep dive into the latest Montreal Canadiens news involving Ivan Demidov, Patrik Laine, Juraj Slafkovsky, Josh Anderson, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach, Joe Veleno, Jake Evans, Zach Bolduc, Brendan Gallagher, Alex Newhook, Oliver Kapanen, Habs Defencemen, Arber Xhekaj, Kaiden Guhle, Sam Montembeault, Lane Hutson, Jayden Struble, Alex Carrier, Mike Matheson, Noah Dobson, Jakub Dobes, Jacob Fowler, Kent Hughes, Martin St Louis. Dans chaque épisode, Kosta Papoulias analyse en profondeur les dernières nouvelles des Canadiens de Montréal concernant Ivan Demidov, Patrik Laine, Juraj Slafkovsky, Josh Anderson, Cole Caufield, Nick Suzuki, Kirby Dach, Joe Veleno, Jake Evans, Zach Bolduc, Brendan Gallagher, Alex Newhook, Oliver Kapanen, Habs Defencemen, Arber Xhekaj, Kaiden Guhle, Sam Montembeault, Lane Hutson, Jayden Struble, Alex Carrier, Mike Matheson, Noah Dobson, Jakub Dobes, Jacob Fowler, Kent Hughes et Martin St Louis. Please Click to Subscribe / Veuillez cliquer pour vous abonner: https://bit.ly/mtlhockeytalk Analyzing the Canadiens' Offense What Needs To Get TWEAKED | PuckTalk MTL

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They were over skating and mishandling the puck in overtime. Fatigue. Probably why McDavid tried to quickly end it by himself.

Alright, I am ready to concede that overall the top players may have been used too much.

On the USA winning goal, angles from ice level, show Makar and McDavid with just not enough energy to bust their asses on the back check.

That's on the coach too. Fatigue is real, and it affects behaviour.

A graph including standards of deviation from the averages for powerplay shares in the Eastern Conference of the NHL by score (tied, trailing, or leading), and by period (1st, 2nd, 3rd).

Quick and dirty penalty project update, we're graphin' the whole Eastern conference and finding standards of deviation, folks.

The Canadiens by the way, are two standard deviations under from the average in penalty share in the third period. A huge, huge outlier.

Not with that attitude.

Team's are saints when they play the Habs.

The final resting place of Tom Cheek, the great Blue Jays broadcaster from the franchise’s first-ever game on April 7, 1977 and every game forward until he missed a game to attend his father’s funeral in June of 2004. A week later, he was in surgery to have a brain tumour removed and we lost him in October 2005.

Day 1 at spring training ends with an annual visit to pay my respects to Tom Cheek. I don’t have a life in baseball without him.

My uncle Eddy passed away last week. He was the biggest male figure in my life and I’ve been pretty numb since. Tom Cheek was top five on that list, maybe top three.

We may have won silver but our players have a heart of gold 💛 unlike the disgusting US team and their behaviour in that locker room. The misogyny towards the female hockey team. Disgusting 🤮 but unfortunately this Canadian is not surprised in the least.

Couldn't agree more. I read the USA women's team declined the invite. Good on them.

Seeing the players embrace that horribly misogynistic joke is tough to take.

They’re not heroes, Man. They’re ordinary men and maybe even sub-ordinary men.

Really hard to see that. Hard to see that depth of hate and stay focused on the game.

Awful. Generationally awful.

Word is Austen Matthews is going to miss a Leafs game to attend Trump's White House invitation. Talk about bailing on your teammates.

Tells me all I need to know about the guy.

Blueberries are great.

That's the way I look at it.

And that's fine. They also think the World Championship is important. But we send a rag tag team of non-playoff players.

1931 actually.

In hockey, the Olympics are an extra-curricular activity.

The only thing that truly matters is the Cup.

Don't forget mine. Makar, ill-advised pinch. 🙂

TV too high. They all have neck problems now.

McDavid - 0 pts in his two Stanley Cup elimination games and today's Olympic gold medal game.

Senior whale shit hockey! lol

Too young. 🙂

I also think Marchand was a poor choice given his age + coming off injury. Bennett I never want to see in Team Canada colours ever again.

Not even invited to camp btw

Not specifically. But how Hockey Canada prefers to go with veterans over younger players is.

892 save percentage from Binnington in his last four games btw

Montembeault-like numbers.😂