Can Montreal Keep Up With Tampa’s Physicality? | The Sick Podcast with Tony Marinaro April 22 2026

About this episode

Tony Marinaro and Chris Nilan discuss the Montreal Canadiens' strategies against the Tampa Bay Lightning's physical play.

On this episode of The Sick Podcast, Chris Nilan joins Tony Marinaro to discuss how the Montreal Canadiens have defended themselves against the Tampa Bay Lightning’s antics, Juraj Slafkovsky’s decision to drop the gloves against Brandon Hagel, why the 1st line has yet to be able to generate much at even strength, how Arber Xhekaj can be most effective in this series, Kirby Dach receiving too much criticism from the fanbase, lineup changes for Game 3 and much more! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Tony Marinaro

Guest: Chris Nilan

Topics covered

• Montreal Canadiens
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• hockey physicality
• lineup changes
• player performance

Keywords

• Montreal Canadiens
• Tampa Bay Lightning
• Juraj Slafkovsky
• Arber Xhekaj
• Kirby Dach
• hockey
• Game 3

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning

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