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Another great episode.

My heart is with Laine right now. I can't imagine how devastating this is. It's devastating for us cause we were so exciting. The poor guy. I truly hope the he gets all the support he needs including mental health.

Our second line will still be good,we have Dach , Newhook and Kappanen

Usually agree with Grant's takes, but absolutely zero reason Roy should be sent down

Nothing is coherent with Rotenberg. He wants to win and play players to win but he doesnt play Demidov which is one of the best player in the team? He gives PP to players that make multiple mistakes per game (#17...). Its definitly because Demidov doesnt want to sign and thank god!

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grant better watch out with the Russia hate he’s gonna have some Russian spy’s over here looking for him soon enough

Yes I hope kappy makes the team, as a winger would work.

I'm much calmer today but still infuriated...why can't we have nice things?? lol Man, if you don't laugh, you might cry... what awful luck with this club. Good video guys.

Youre very right about SKA Grant🔥

Love Putin!

Well said Shane, as habs fans lets show some class. I didn’t like the play, the refs didn’t do their job. So Arbour did, good to see the wolf pack mentality!

Arber did what he did cuz the media bashed him when Hutson was hit last game... The media made him do this. A player on the ice should have done something. Slaf should not fight, a good elbow hit or something, if he gets hurt we will cry later.

Don't talk about the crazy people on the internet, there's sock people out there behind their monitors. Just don't give them time of day. A lot of fans are good but crazy are a thing.

The Habs staff made a huge mistake dressing our top 2 lines against a bunch of 4 to 6 liners for this game. Makes absolutely no sense for preseason

Panicking without proper information is childish. Arbor Xjalexig? Reaction was not called for, good time to defend your team mate will happen when really called for. Stupid fighting is a childish reaction, only shows ignorance. Fighting in hockey is only to entertain the crowd , to make owners more money . We don’t need fighting it’s a wonderful entertainment as it is. Look at football slap a player in the face your out , plus a fine. Do we miss fighting in football hell no.

Yet no call bs

Gamache is irritating. 🤢

Great podcast guys and Shayne I enjoy your input on all "The Sick" podcasts. I am not going to talk about the Reinbacher and Laine injuries as we are all feeling awful for them and wish them a speedy recovery. Grant, living in Europe now I have seen Kapanen play many times including at the IIHF Championships. He is NHL ready however IMO there would be too much pressure for him to play on the 2nd line as a winger given he is not a big time goal scorer. IMO Habs should now split the 1st line since there is little offensive production with Laine out. So perhaps Suzuki and Caufield play together and Dach plays with Slaf? A tandem could work better than an iffy 2nd line. Great points Grant regarding SKA. I never thought they were thinking of Demidov's best interests, why would they given he wants away after this season?!

The NHL is a joke of a sport league. It will never grow beyond where it’s at now. So many people and work friends don’t watch hockey and they all say the same thing…l it’s too violent and are disgusted by this league. Women don’t even think of hockey. I personally believe some actions during games are against the law and until a player takes a team or individual to court it will not change. So stop complaining you pathetic talking heads and start trashing the NHL brass to change the game.

The opening comment was ill-intentioned and insulting. In Montreal we do not defend vicious hits even when it’s a player on our team. I have read thousands of comments from both sides and there is no equivalence. The height of stupidity is countless Leafs fans are blaming Laine for his injury. Think about that and maybe our host will offer us an apology

HNL has a serious responsability facing those knee hits.People pay big $$$ to see the stars.owners pay big money on the copntracts. it is a must thing that NHL are more serious with those knee hits.

not intentional to laine, as bad as it seemed. i dont think Pare tried to do it.. just was simply trying to prevent the zone entry from happening.. he refused to let laine get inside position on him, and collides with him knee on knee.. just a terrible result, but it's hockey, fast game, things happen in split second. just hope Laine is ok, and it's nothing serious sustained to his knee. :/

I've long believed that the NHL rink is too small in width, 85 feet compared to the 98 feet in Europe or 100 feet for the Olympics. Players are bigger, stronger, more skilled but there's no room to skate or make plays. Player safety should be the priority, I want to watch ALL the great players from both teams play a good contest. Adding a mere 7-8 feet would give skilled players time and room to produce - especially smaller guys - and reduce injuries. In 1998 a study showed there is less fighting on the bigger surface as well. Let the players play, we're paying for it, no?

Leafs are a farce, refs do stink, and leaf players should pay

Laine's career could very well be over...Torn ACL, MCL and possibly damaged cartilage.... I don't have anything to confirm that, but knees aren't supposed to bend that way. With his fragile mental state, add this to it and this poor guy might never recover....career is shot.... and in the meantime, Mitchkoff I think has 6 point in 3 games, and we have Popcorn!!!

What do you mean "since last night" Shayne ? Have you been hiding under a rock ? Twitter has been a cesspool ever since that utter idiot walked in with some ceramics to pull off the cringiest stunt ever. Now, I do wish the best to Patrick & David, don't wish their injuries on anyone. Crossing all fingers no one else in the organisation will get so badly hurt this season.

I hope Demidov doesn't downgrade his skills while playing for SKA.

We move forward and another young player gets an opportunity. I have faith in this group

Toronto comes to Montréal Oct 9th. Habs should ice all their AHL players and have one of them take out Matthew 's with a knee on knee. An eye for an eye

I’m absolutely gutted and devastated by Laine’s injury.

Perhaps the Habs are much further from a completed rebuild than we thought. Reinbacher injured again. Dach never plays a full season. Laine may never be the same. Brutal stuff.

Disagree with the clown host here the habs fans have a right to be pissed kid stfu

I’m a Leafs fan. I feel bad for Laine. I was hopeful of a fun jabbing between Leafs and Habs fans to resurrect the Matthew’s vs Laine talk. Hope both Habs players a speedy recovery. No matter how much a person hates any rival team. You never wish this for any player.

I don’t think the hit was intentional, BUT I think it was careless and if that was an actual NHL player defending Laine I don’t think that would have happened. Very poor body positioning by Pare he did stick his knee out but I think that was just a guy that doesn’t know how to defend.

About Laine I will say this, it’s possible for your leg to bend like that and a big injury doesn’t happen… I wouldn’t get my hopes up but it’s happened before in football as I have heard, where it looked really bad but the player was only out for 6 weeks… Best Case Scenario Laine is out 4-8 weeks.

That's what happens when Poutine runs the show. Every minute Demigod gets is just gravy on top.

Looks like these injuries are going to be what makes this rebuild fail…. At some point this team has to get better luck, But who’s next 🤦🏼‍♂️ I know hockey is physical and injuries happen but it’s been happening too much with this team and it’s really annoying like so much promise for this season and boom, Gone just like that in a game that doesn’t even matter… NHL lineups should play against NHL lineups in the pre season and rookies should play against rookies and journeyman. This just sucks… I still believe this season will be fun overall and I think the Habs will still be better this season, They probably don’t end up in the bottom 10 of the league, But playoff hopes are completely lost now…I say they finish at around 13-14th overall… it’s still a good draft with size and skill so that will be fun or maybe they move their pick for another big piece to the puzzle like they did with Dach.

This is a big loss for the Habs, and it makes you wonder how many millions of dollars they'll lose because of this. Jersey sales, ticket sales, and everything else will be affected.

Laine'S mental is gone for ever at this point... He can't catch a break

Davidson deserves a spot!

Grant,who's the top 5 picks for draft 2025?looks like montreal will be picking in the top 5 with Laine out.

With Laine around, I fully expected Kapanen to be sent back to Europe. With Laine out for a long period of time, why not keep him, will be a good tryout for him.

Look I just said that for us as Habs Fans, losing #92 Patrick Laine over the incident is like the Toronto Maple Leafs losing #34 Auston Matthews. So it's a freaking big deal for us ! But other said Laine did not score 60 goals last year. blah!,blah!, blah ! We know ! but Laine still got the same talent as Matthews they were #1 and #2 but he is less lucky than Auston Matthews so far. but it could happened to Auston Matthews too. And God forbid is a no name Habs prospect from Toronto injured their star player on a freaking pre-season game they will be really upset too ! Shit can hit the fan real fast too !

It’s ok Pare didn’t want to answer the bell against Arber, he can let Florian have a go. Yes let Kapanen have a shot at roster spot. & Bring Demidov over to Montreal already

Refs didn’t do their job… Kapanen and Heineman need to stay

The fact DOP can review stuff and still mess it up is sad

Let's not forget Bogdan, & Vincent Rohrer

Well look at it this way. Treating Demidov so crappy means he'll want to get the hell out of there no way he would resign to be treated horribly.

They have to get Demidov out of Russia. As a 2+ billion dollar organization, find a way to be responsible for the development of your greatest prospect in your system. Just find a way.