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The future for the Canadiens is looking as bright as some of general manager Marc Bergevin’s suits.

When Bergevin was hired on May 2, 2012, he took over a team that had just finished with the worst record in the NHL’s Eastern Conference at 31-35-16 for 78 points. The Canadiens already have 85 points this season with 21 games remaining in the regular season and are in first place in the Eastern Conference with a 40-16-5 record. The only team in the NHL with a better record is the Nashville Predators (41-14-7), who have four more points but have played one more game than the Canadiens.

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The Canadiens are also young … very young. On Thursday night in Columbus, the Canadiens had six players in the lineup who are 22 or younger when they beat the Blue Jackets 5-2: Nathan Beaulieu, Brendan Gallagher, Michael Bournival and newcomer Devante Smith-Pelly, who are all 22; Alex Galchenyuk, who is 21; and 19-year-old Jacob De La Rose.