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Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where the Canadiens finally have the schedule for their first-round playoff series against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Game 1 is on Sunday afternoon.

Hickey: Four reasons why Canadiens will pull off playoff upset against Lightning

"The Canadiens will not be intimidated. The conventional wisdom is the Canadiens aren’t big enough or tough enough to survive in the playoffs. But the Canadiens stepped up when the Lightning tried to turn their final two meetings into goon shows."

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Robert Charlebois’s son Jérôme covers his dad’s classic Je reviendrai à Montréal as a tribute to the Canadiens

"But I think we have some great years ahead of us and I hope we go far this year. But there are loads of good teams in the league. So it won’t be easy. Still we’re allowed to dream."

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Apr. 19: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 1, 5:45 p.m. (CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

Apr. 21: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 2, 7 p.m. (CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

Apr. 24: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Game 3, 7 p.m. (CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

Apr. 26: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Game 4, 7 p.m. (CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

Apr. 29: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 5, TBD

May 1: Tampa Bay Lightning at Montreal Canadiens, Game 6, TBD

May 3: Montreal Canadiens at Tampa Bay Lightning, Game 7, TBD

Apr. 17: Boston Fleet at Montreal Victoire (7 p.m., RDS, TSN)

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