Sitting in first place in the Atlantic Division with a 10-4-2 record heading into Thursday’s game against the Dallas Stars at the Bell Centre (7 p.m., TSN2, RDS), it can be easy to forget the Canadiens are still the youngest team in the NHL.

The Canadiens went into the season with an average age of 25.8. The Buffalo Sabres are the second-youngest team at 26.48, followed by the Chicago Blackhawks at 26.49. The Sabres, sitting in last place in the Atlantic Division with a 5-7-4 record, look like they will miss the playoffs for the 15th straight season, while the Blackhawks have an 8-5-4 record after missing the playoffs for five straight years and seven of the last eight.

The future is looking very bright for the Canadiens, who made the playoffs last season for the first time in four yea

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