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Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where the Canadiens have added reinforcements for their upcoming road trip, while the Victoire were shut out in their regular season opener.

Canadiens sign Alexandre Texier and call up Adam Engstrom from Laval

With long-term injuries to forwards Alex Newhook (fractured ankle), Kirby Dach (fractured foot) and Patrik Laine (core muscle injury), Texier will add some depth and experience to the Canadiens. In 240 games over seven NHL seasons, he has 40-51-91 totals.

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"Around Christmas I kind of knew. And then I think it was the (4 Nations Face-Off) break I talked to Kent (Hughes) about it to see if it was a possibility to stay here until the end of the year. Everything turned out perfect in a way. I got to finish in Montreal, we made the playoffs. There’s a lot of stuff I wouldn’t change."

— David Savard

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Habs Mailbag: Canadiens might have no choice but to call up Jacob Fowler

"I believe Canadiens management would like Fowler to get at least one full season under his belt in the AHL as a No. 1 goalie at the pro level before bringing him up. But if Samuel Montembeault and Jakub Dobes continue to struggle like they have recently they might not have a choice to at least give Fowler a chance."

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Nov. 26: Montreal Canadiens at Utah Mammoth (9:30 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

Nov. 28: Montreal Canadiens at Vegas Golden Knights (4 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

Nov. 29: Montreal Canadiens at Colorado Avalanche (3 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN 690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

Nov. 25: New York Sirens at Montreal Victoire (7 p.m., Amazon Prime Video)

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