Canadiens players celebrate their Game 7 win over the Lightning Sunday night in Tampa, Fla.

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Welcome back to the daily Hockey Inside/Out newsletter, where the Montreal Canadiens will hope the Forum ghosts can make the trip to KeyBank Center for Game 1 against the Buffalo Sabres tomorrow.

Cowan: Young Canadiens are showing what a winning culture looks like

"It’s easier to build a good culture when you have good people and I wouldn’t have taken this job if I didn’t think that Jeff Gorton and Kent Hughes are great people. It’s easier to move along and get there quicker when you have consistency in behaviour."

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Canadiens goaltender Jakub Dobes (75) and Tampa Bay Lightning head coach Jon Cooper talk during the handshake line after Game 7 on Sunday, May 3, 2026 in Tampa.

Luis Santana / Tampa Bay Times

Did the Forum ghosts wake up and make trip to Tampa with Canadiens?

"I don’t try to be in the locker room a lot. To me, this is their space, it’s their team. It’s not my team. I’m trying to steer them, but every now and then I’ve had moments with them and I try to pick my spot. A night like tonight, I wanted to be with them and we had some fun."

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Here's the schedule for Round 2

May 6: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Game 1, (7 p.m., CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

May 8: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Game 2, (7 p.m., CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

May 10: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Game 3, (7 p.m., CBC, Sportsnet, TVA Sports, TSN Radio 690, 98.5 FM)

May 12: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Game 4, TBD

May 14: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Game 5, if necessary, TBD

May 16: Buffalo Sabres at Montreal Canadiens, Game 6, if necessary, TBD

May 18: Montreal Canadiens at Buffalo Sabres, Game 7, if necessary, TBD

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Here's the Victoire's playoff schedule

May 2: Laura Stacey scored a hat trick in a 5-4 overtime loss for the Montreal Victoire in Game 1 against the Minnesota Frost (Recap)

May 5: Minnesota Frost at Montreal Victoire, Game 2 (7 p.m., Prime)

May 7: Montreal Victoire at Minnesota Frost, Game 3 (7 p.m., Prime)

May 8: Montreal Victoire at Minnesota Frost, Game 4, if necessary (8:30 p.m., Prime)

May 11: Minnesota Frost at Montreal Victoire, Game 5, if necessary (7 p.m., Prime)

Where to watch every Victoire game on TV

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