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On the pre-game show on TSN 690, Pat Hickey theorized the Canadiens will end up somewhere in the top three spots in the East come April; the reasoning was not to underestimate the Stanley Cup champ Pittsburgh Penguins or the Tampa Bay Lightning, who, although they’re a few spots beneath the Canadiens in the standings, have not played their best hockey yet.