Inside today's Locked on Canadiens

The Laval Rocket have clinched a spot in the AHL's Calder Cup Playoffs, the first in franchise history and first appearance for a Canadiens affiliate since 2017. Scott breaks down how the Rocket's final three games still have a ton of meaning for seeding purposes, and how the team can hopefully use their clinching to overcome their current slump. Also, who is playing goalie this week in their final series of games?

Speaking of goalies, Carey Price is not travelling to New York with the Habs, leaving Cayden Primeau as the backup to Samuel Montembeault. This of course has some ripples all the way down to the ECHL, and the host discuss what kind of impact it may have. Scott is also worried that maybe things aren't as benign as believed, and that if that is the case, the Habs have a very big decision to make with Price in the off-season. Laura is more optimistic, noting that Carey and the team knew this would be a long road back to full strength in net.

Finally, it was a disastrous week for NHL officials across the entire league, with dubious penalty shot calls, hand passes leading to goals that should not have counted and more. With the playoffs starting soon both hosts are concerned that the story will once again be poor officiating, and not actual hockey in the postseason. What can be done to actually create a baseline standard of officiating, and how soon can the sport of hockey make it happen?

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