Welcome back to the Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where we're really struggling to understand if the Montreal Canadiens are actually any good.

Oct. 22: The Canadiens fell behind early and were pummelled by the New York Rangers in a 7-2 loss (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

Oct. 26: The Habs ended a four-game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the St. Louis Blues (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

Oct. 27: The Habs almost coughed up a three-goal lead, but held on for a 4-3 win over the Philadelphia Flyers (Hidden Game, About Last Night)

Oct. 29: Seattle Kraken at Montreal Canadiens (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN-690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

Oct. 31: Montreal Canadiens at Washington Capitals (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS, TSN-690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

Nov. 2: Montreal Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins (7 p.m., CityTV, TVA Sports, TSN-690 Radio, 98.5 FM)

Jack Todd: Will Canadiens fans again see glory years of 1970s?

Last week's tribute to the Montreal Canadiens dynasty of the 1970s has Jack Todd thinking about the impossibility of such a feat ever happening again. "It’s pointless to dream of another dynasty like the Canadiens of the late 1970s," he writes. "It’s impossible in today’s 32-team salary-cap NHL. Instead, you aim to be one of the half-dozen that have a shot, season in and season out." That's what these Habs are building toward.

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“People are patient and the Canadiens are doing a good job in the marketing. Now they’re selling hope.”

— Serge Savard

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Pat Hickey: Ken Dryden impressed Habs fans are still behind the team

Ken Dryden also remembers the good old days. Consequently, he does not have much first-hand experience with long-term rebuilding projects, but he does have some thoughts on the subject: “We don’t have to win the Cup every year, we just have to know that the team is better than it was and that it is on its way to being much better than it is in the foreseeable future. I think that’s what the supporters perceive at the moment.” 

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