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Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where the Montreal Canadiens play only one more game this week — Tuesday in San Jose — before Friday afternoon's trade deadline.

Habs Mailbag: Losing Arber Xhekaj would be tough for Canadiens

"Xhekaj brings a unique mix of size and physicality in today’s NHL — along with the ability to play a regular shift — and I think the Canadiens would really miss him if he was gone."

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"When we’re behind, we want to be aggressive and come back. It makes sense that we’re a bit fearless. I think we’ve just got to find that balance of having that mindset where, when we’re in the lead, to have that same (philosophy) that we’re in the lead, but they’re not going to come back. And be confident with it."

-Alexandre Carrier

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Stu's Slapshots: Canadiens family will get bigger with baby boom

"You grow up together … a bunch of guys got married last summer and now a bunch of guys having kids. It’s cool to go through that with your teammates because they’re really like your family. You see them every day … you see them more than your wife."

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Montreal Victoire shuts out Minnesota Frost, takes No. 1 ranking in PWHL

"It was team captain Marie-Philip Poulin’s first game since returning from the Milano Cortina Olympics. She sat out Thursday’s game against the New York Sirens to recover from a knee injury sustained in Canada’s match against Czechia."

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Mar. 3: Montreal Canadiens at San Jose Sharks, 10 p.m. (TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

Mar. 6: Montreal Canadiens at Anaheim Ducks, 9 p.m. (TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

Mar. 7: Montreal Canadiens at Los Angeles Kings, 7 p.m. (CityTV, Sportsnet East, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

Mar. 3: Montreal Victoire at Toronto Sceptres, 7 p.m. (Amazon Prime Video)

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