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Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where the Canadiens welcomed their latest addition to practice, while the Victoire play their home opener tonight at Place Bell.

Cowan: Florian Xhekaj arrives with a bang for Canadiens

“Energy and passion. That was great to see. I think we needed that. I think we needed a little bit of a boost and he definitely brought that to the table.”

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Chris Nilan and Rick Green play coach

“I’m a Montreal Canadien. What’s in the past is in the past. I don’t want to look back. I want to stay positive. There’s a lot of things (that happened in St. Louis). The most important thing is me and I’m playing the game I love. Now I’m here and I get the chance to do that.”

— Alexandre Texier

"These young Canadiens, as we keep saying, are alright. Give thanks that they’re very much in it at Thanksgiving — and try not to have a general nervous breakdown next time they hit a rough patch."

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Here's the schedule for this week

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)

Where to watch every Habs game on TV

The PWHL

Here's the schedule for this week

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

Where to watch every Victoire game on TV

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