If you live and breathe hockey, you’ll enjoy both shows currently on streaming services. While both are interesting in their own right, they are very different and put the magnifying glass on different parts of the hockey industry.
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Of course, The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens focuses solely on the league’s most storied franchise, but it doesn’t stop at what goes on the ice. There are segments about the players, but there are also some that feature various departments, such as hockey operations, marketing, and communications. You’ll feel like you are taking a peek everywhere.
Meanwhile, the Amazon opus is all about what’s going on the ice and gives us an inside look at what the players are up to off the ice and how they take care of themselves. Don’t expect a lot of Canadiens content, though. It was filmed during the playoffs after the Habs were done playing.
You’ll get some inside information on the Canadiens’ rivals. For instance, you may remember the altercation on the Toronto Maple Leafs bench between Auston Matthews, Mitch Marner, and William Nylander, but unless you can read lips, you couldn’t know what was said; now you can:
Nylander: Just [….] shoot it. Stop […] crying bro! This is the issue, you guys […] about […], let’s […] go.
As you can probably gather, the profanity has been removed from the quote, but it’s not on the show, nor is it beeped. You get to hear the entire “unsanitized” version of the discussion. The Swede explains how frustrated you can get on the bench but that nobody is upset after the game since everyone wants to win.
It’s also interesting to see who’s friends with whom. The Leafs’ Nylander and Boston Bruins’ David Pastrnak are best buds, having played together when they were younger, which adds another layer to the Toronto vs. Boston rivalry.
The second episode gives a peek into Jack Eichel’s career and the injury issue that got him out of Buffalo. The Vegas Golden Knights ace explains just how much of a hockey town Vegas is, but also how the organization is all about winning and doesn’t care if players are attached to the city; if you’re not delivering, you’re gone. Like many other players (it seems), Eichel has a chef at home, and he has some teammates around before the games to eat.
Related: The Rebuild: Inside the Montreal Canadiens Episode 6
We also see how Nashville Predators’ GM Barry Trotz essentially grounded his players, forbidding them to go on a field…