Montreal Canadiens defenceman Lane Hutson competes in the obstacle course during the Canadiens' skills competition at the Bell Centre

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Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where the Winter Olympics are over and the Canadiens and Victoire resume their seasons on Thursday against New York teams: Islanders and Sirens, respectively.

Cowan: Canadiens' Lane Hutson happy to see U.S. win Olympic gold medal

"It’s always fun to watch, for sure, but you always dream of playing and winning and hopefully down the road I could be a part of it someday."

"Well, the American millionaires beat our millionaires. By the end of the week, they will all be back battling for Lord Stanley’s Cup while every fortnight, another six-figure payment nestles in their bank accounts."

"If the Canadiens have the same roster they have now to start the playoffs, I’d keep Kirby Dach playing on the No. 1 line with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. I certainly wouldn’t tinker with the second line, leaving Oliver Kapanen between Juraj Slafkovsky and Ivan Demidov."

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Here's the schedule for the Canadiens this week

Feb. 26: New York Islanders at Montreal Canadiens, 7 p.m. (TSN2, RDS, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

Feb. 28: Washington Capitals at Montreal Canadiens, 7 p.m. (CityTV, Sportsnet East, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

Where to watch every Habs game on TV

Here's the schedule for the Victoire this week

Feb. 26: Montreal Victoire at New York Sirens, 7 p.m. (TSN, RDS)

Where to watch every Victoire game on TV

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