It took four minutes and nine seconds for the Montreal Canadiens to turn a 2-0 lead into a 3-2 deficit in Utah on Wednesday, and to see it happen in the second period was anything but surprising.

It’s in that middle frame that the youngest team in the National Hockey League has flashed its greenness this season, with bad penalties and worse puck management often putting them in a precarious position.

On this night, all it ended up costing the Canadiens was the lead.

But their ability to wrestle it back and beat the Mammoth 4-3 didn’t alter the reality they have a problem only management can fix at this point.

With veterans Kirby Dach, Alex Newhook, Patrik Laine and Kaiden Guhle sidelined, the youngest team in the league has gotten younger. And the repeated immaturity the team has displ

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