{"id":106063,"date":"2021-04-05T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-05T14:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=106063"},"modified":"2021-04-04T11:11:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-04T15:11:07","slug":"last-word-on-habs-pod-montreal-canadiens-return-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/04\/05\/last-word-on-habs-pod-montreal-canadiens-return-action\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Word on Habs Pod: Montreal Canadiens Return to Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Last Word on Habs Pod is brought to you by the Last Word on Sports Network. Co-hosted by the LWOH\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/canadiens\/\" target=\"_self\">Montreal Canadiens<\/a>\u00a0team manager\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/author\/connorlapalme\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor Lapalme<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/author\/johanneswheeldon\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Johannes Wheeldon<\/a>, it is a weekly look at the Habs and features guests from the Last Word on Sports community and others. Join us for smart takes, controversial opinions, and news you can use about the Montreal Canadiens.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Word on Habs Pod: Montreal Canadiens Return to Action<\/h2>\n<p>The Habs were back in action this week after having four games canceled due to COVID protocols. The week started off well, as the Canadiens looked rested and fresh and took care of business against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_self\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/nhl-teams\/senators\/\" target=\"_self\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> in some convincing fashion. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/priceca01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carey Price<\/a><\/strong> even got his first shutout of the year, while <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/allenja01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jake Allen<\/a><\/strong> ALMOST got his as well. Unfortunately, the week ended on a sour note against those damn pesky Sens. The game really exposed the Canadieins&#8217; shortcomings in their own end. It&#8217;s a big problem that needs to be addressed.<\/p>\n<p>The big news moving forward is <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/staaler01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Eric Staal<\/a><\/strong> can now play for the Habs after his quarantine period ended. Habs coach Dominique Ducharme said Staal would play the Habs next game against the Oilers Monday. It will be interesting to see he is used in his first game with the bleu, blanc, rouge. Along with Staal, the debut of Cole Caufield is also getting fans excited. It seems he will start the year in Laval but it&#8217;s would not be surprising to see him get a look with the Habs this year.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All this and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor McDavid<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s elbow, Connor&#8217;s interactions with Edmonton media, trade talk much much more.<\/p>\n<p>TUNE IN!<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" title=\"Last Word on Habs Pod: Montreal Canadiens Return to Action\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=8yq76-ffb07f-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;download=1&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Credits<\/h3>\n<p>Thanks to Ethan Meixsell, Topher Mohr and Alex Elena, and Silent Partner for their musical contributions to the Last Word on Habs Pod.<\/p>\n<p>The Last Word on Habs Podcast is brought to you by the Last Word on Sports Network. Co-hosted by the Montreal Canadiens team managers Connor Lapalme and Johannes Wheeldon, it is a weekly look at the Habs, news, notes, arguments, and aspirations. It features guests from the Last Word on Sports community.<\/p>\n<p>Johannes Wheeldon is a father, author, college professor, and criminal justice consultant. Mostly he is a Habs fan with plenty of opinions. Contact him on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justicelawdev\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@justicelawdev<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Connor Lapalme is a writer and editor of the Last Word on Hockey. A passionate Hockey and Habs fan, Connor is never afraid to share his opinion. 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