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The Montreal Canadiens are not ready to compete for a Stanley Cup. This podcast aims to follow them on their journey from bottom feeder to champion. When that happens, the podcast is over. Join Ian (@MaybeItsIan) each week as he tries to figure out what the Habs are doing and whether or not their plan has the Canadiens any closer to bringing a 25th Stanley Cup to Montreal.
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The Build is back and I'm bringing you with me!
In this mailbag, we tackle:
When is it time to trade Mike Matheson?
Who is the next target in a Dach-like trade?
A tier list of the defensemen
What is the plan in net after Montembeault and why might it just be... Montembeault?
And much more!
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The Build is back and we have a trade to announce!
Topics include:
How did the Canadiens do in the Jake Allen trade?
How did the rest of the league do on Trade Deadline Day?
Links you should click on:
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Borders (Medcins Sans Frontiers) to help provide medical care to those displaced by violence and natural disasters.
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Please consider
supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
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Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Click here to see all the other places you can find this show!
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back! Let's talk about value.
Topics include:
What do the Canadiens see in Arber Xhekaj long term?
What is the goal of his development?
Are the Canadiens a realistic landing spot for Trevor Zegras and what would it take to get him?
Links you should click on:
Please consider donating to Doctors Without
Borders (Medcins Sans Frontiers) to help provide medical care to those displaced by violence and natural disasters.
Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider
supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
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Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Follow Ian:
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Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Click here to see all the other places you can find this show!
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and it's so nice to see you again!
Topics include:
A long overdue review of the Sean Monahan trade
The Boygenius line is here and that's great news for the future of this team
The 3-headed goalie is here to stay
Are we in for a quiet trade deadline?
Links you should click on:
Hadi Kalakeche: How Juraj Slafkovský Revolutionized the Habs' Power Play - Scouting Video & Analysis
David St. Louis: Juraj Slafkovský Is Starting to Prove Doubters Wrong
and
Film Room: A look at what's changed for Juraj Slafkovský now that he's finding his game in the NHL (Paywall)
Please consider donating to Doctors Without
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Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider
supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
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Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Click here to see all the other places you can find this show!
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and we want more Ylonen!
Topics this week include:
Why is Ylonen stuck on the fourth line?
What does the goaltending market look like?
Should we worry about the lack of production from the first line?
Should the Canadiens extend Sean Monahan?
Links you should click on:
Please consider donating to Doctors Without
Borders (Medcins Sans Frontiers) to help provide medical care to those displaced by violence and natural disasters.
Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider
supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
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Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and we've got three more years of Snacks!
Topics this episode include:
The Sam Montembeault extension
What that means for the three headed monster in net
The Alex Newhook injury
The emergence of Juraj Slafkovsky
The demotion of Arber Xhekaj
Links you should click on:
Please consider donating to Doctors Without
Borders (Medcins Sans Frontiers) to help provide medical care to those displaced by violence and natural disasters.
Please consider donating to
provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
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Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Music: “Inside” by Fred
Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back! The Canadiens are bad!
Topics include:
State of the team
Three players with undefined roles
Kaiden Guhle has arrived
Kent Hughes and star players
And a mailbag
Links you should click on:
Please consider donating to Doctors Without
Borders (Medcins Sans Frontiers) to help provide medical care to those displaced by violence and natural disasters.
Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider
supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
The Yellowhammer Fund
Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Music: “Inside” by Fred
Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back! Some things will change! Other things need to change! The only constant is change (and injuries)!
Topics include:
Who is stepping up in the absence of David Savard?
The top six needs help and there may be help coming
Can Slafkovsky's play be accurately judged in his current situation?
The goalies are playing well! Now what?
Links you should click
on:
Please consider donating to Doctors Without
Borders (Medcins Sans Frontiers) to help provide medical care to those displaced by violence and natural disasters.
Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider
supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and
bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
The Yellowhammer Fund
Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Music: “Inside” by Fred
Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and so is the injury bug.
Topics include:
Breakdown of the games against Toronto, Chicago, and Minnesota
What the Kirby Dach injury means for the Habs
Mailbag
Links you should click
on:
Please consider donating to Doctors Without
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Please consider donating to
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supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of
organizations accepting donations.
Please consider
supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and
bodily autonomy:
The
Brigid Alliance
The
Lilith Fund
The
Yellowhammer Fund
Read
"More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Music: “Inside” by Fred
Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and the 2023 preseason is in the rearview! It's time for meaningful hockey!
Topics this week include:
Breakdowns of the last 4 preseason games
Cuts, waivers, and players who made the team
Lineup breakdowns
Links you should click on:
Please consider donating to Doctors Without
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Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
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Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and so is Habs hockey! (sorta)
Topics this week include:
How I watch preseason hockey
What the Habs lineups tell us about their thought process
A recap of the first two preseason games
Please stop scheduling games with the Senators
Links you should click on:
Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
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Follow Ian:
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Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
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Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back! And this time with on fewer goalie and one more Tanner Pearson.
Topics include:
Habs and Canucks make a trade
Seems like there are too many players at training camp
Season predictions
State of the rebuild
Paul Byron retires
Links you should click on:
Read "More Than
You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Please consider donating to
provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider
supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
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Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
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Music: “Inside” by Fred
Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and so is Jeff Petry!... at least for now.
Topics in this episode include:
Why did the Canadiens get in on this trade?
How did Hughes do?
Where might Petry be off to next?
How does the Habs rebuild compare to the Sharks?
Links you should click on:
Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Please consider donating to
provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
The Yellowhammer Fund
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Threads: @maybe_itsian
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back for the 50th time! And since there's nothing to talk about, let's take a trip down memory lane together!
Links you should click on:
Read "More Than
You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Please consider donating to
provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The
Brigid Alliance
The
Lilith Fund
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Yellowhammer Fund
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Threads: @maybe_itsian
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Follow The Build:
Bluesky: @thebuild.bsky.social
TikTok: @thebuildmtl
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and this offseason feels unending!
Topics include:
Alex Newhook's contract looks better than the trade to get him.
Are Cayden Primeau's days in Montreal numbered?
How will the Habs create roster space?
Does Hughes have another Monahan trade in him?
A whole bunch of questions from you fine folks.
Links you should click on:
Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
The Yellowhammer Fund
Follow Ian:
Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Threads: @maybe_itsian
Bluesky: @maybeitsian.bsky.social
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and Joel Edmundson is not!
Topics in this episode include:
Trying to make sense of day two of the Habs 2023 draft
Information literacy
Free agency opens with a Joel Edmundson trade
Montreal takes a flier on Lias Andersson
RHP gets RHPaid
Links you should click on:
Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
The Yellowhammer Fund
Follow Ian on Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and everyone is mad!
Topics this episode include:
The Habs take Reinbacher
The Habs pass on Michkov
What this means for the rebuild
Hughes flips two high picks for Alex Newhook
Links you should click on:
Habs Twitter - The Discord Server
Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
The Yellowhammer Fund
Follow Ian on Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and so is Sean Monahan!
Topics this week include:
Monahan's extension and what it means for the Habs' depth down the middle
An update on the Pierre-Luc Dubois saga
Would an offersheet make sense?
Ian's hopes and expectations for the draft remain two separate ideas
Links you should click on:
Habs Twitter - The Discord Server
Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
The Yellowhammer Fund
Follow Ian on Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and the small goals boy is here to stay!
Topics this week include:
The key takeaways from Cole Caufield's 8-year deal
Frederik Dichow is no longer a Habs prospect and the Habs only have 4 goalies under contract
Is Carter Hart someone the Canadiens should target?
Does David Savard have a role on this team next season?
Relationship advice (no, really)
Links you should click on:
Habs Twitter - The Discord Server
Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Please consider donating to provide aid to the victims of the wildfires in Nova Scotia.
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
The Yellowhammer Fund
Follow Ian on Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License
The Build is back and we could just talk about Sheldon Souray the whole time if we wanted to.
Topics this week include:
How is the Caufield negotiation going?
A new game called "Is Cole Better"
Why Caufield's contract is so important to get right
And questions from you, the listeners
Links you should click on:
Habs Twitter - The Discord Server
Read "More Than You Can See" by Barbara Rubin
Please consider supporting the Ukranian people in any way you can. NPR has a list of organizations accepting donations.
Please consider supporting one of the following funds dedicated to reproductive health and bodily autonomy:
The Brigid Alliance
The Lilith Fund
The Yellowhammer Fund
Follow Ian on Twitter @MaybeItsIan
Music: “Inside” by Fred Mug – Stream Double Yellow Lines on Bandcamp – Creative Commons License




