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The Montreal Canadiens gave us a roller coaster ride in the playoffs, and came close but unfortunately lost in the Stanley Cup finals. Host Norm Szcyrek was joined by Co-hosts Josh Coulter, Jonathan Rebelo, Paul MacLeod and Connor MacLeod to talk about this series, the playoffs, the Canadiens expansion draft protection list and much more. This podcast was recorded the evening of July 18, 2021. This is a breakdown of the topics we discussed.First Period ( 0:00 - 15:52 )- Introductions - Habs Trivia- Recapping the Habs finals - Regrets and reflecting on the playoff run and positive takeaways- Favourite moments of this postseasonSecond Period ( 15:53 - 46:34 )- Expansion draft protection list -- Carey Price and Shea Weber both unprotected- Did Carey Price request being left unprotected or was this a strategic move?- Who might the Habs lose to Seattle?- A few interesting players that were protected (Joel Armia) and unprotected (Phillip Danault) - Discussing some other NHL team's protected & unprotected players Third Period ( 46:35 - 58:24 )- Dom Ducharmes officially the head coach for the Canadiens- former Habs AHL head coach, Joel Bouchard, accepts a lateral move to become the Anaheim's AHL team head coach - Assistant coach Luke Richardson given a contract extension - Could Marc Bergevin get a promotion after the end of next season, and who could takeover that job?- Sean Burke's status with the Canadiens