{"id":108620,"date":"2021-05-03T09:00:24","date_gmt":"2021-05-03T13:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=108620"},"modified":"2021-05-02T14:40:34","modified_gmt":"2021-05-02T18:40:34","slug":"last-word-on-habs-pod-montreal-canadiens-find-their-stride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2021\/05\/03\/last-word-on-habs-pod-montreal-canadiens-find-their-stride\/","title":{"rendered":"Last Word on Habs Pod: Montreal Canadiens Find Their Stride"},"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: Habs Find Their Stride<\/h2>\n<p>After a disappointing week, the Habs seemed to find their stride. And at the right time. While far from perfect, the Habs found ways to get the job done and that is all that matters at this time. Interestingly, the Habs better play has come while some key players are out injured.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/drouijo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jonathan Drouin<\/a><\/strong> has taken a leave of absence from the team for personal reasons. It&#8217;s irresponsible to guess what the issue is, but both guys wish him well. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/tatarto01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tomas Tatar<\/a><\/strong>, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/webersh01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Shea Weber<\/a><\/strong>, and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/byronpa01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Paul Byron<\/a><\/strong> have also joined <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> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gallabr01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brendan Gallagher<\/a><\/strong> on the injury list. For whatever reason, the Habs have looked much fresher in their last two games with all the injuries.<\/p>\n<p>All this and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/caufico01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cole Caufield<\/a><\/strong> scores, a changing of the guard, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/suzukni01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nick Suzuki<\/a><\/strong> finds his scoring touch, scoreboard watching, and 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 Find Their Stride\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=d6cik-1025822-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<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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