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With injuries abounding, the Canadiens are harvesting a group of young, talented players from the farm club in Hamilton.

After a season that had seen them avoid any serious health problems, the Canadiens have lost three players in the past four games. Sergei Gonchar is out for at least another week. The Toronto Maple Leafs’ David Clarkson bludgeoned the elder defenceman’s skull last Saturday night and Gonchar was slow to his feet in the aftermath.

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Then came Wednesday night in Ottawa, when Alexei Emelin badly missed a bodycheck — a misstep that sent him crashing into the boards and mangled his shoulder. He could be out as long as six weeks.

Finally, Alex Galchenyuk caught the flu and missed Thursday night’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Florida Panthers at the Bell Centre — a minor problem, yes, but a worrisome omen if you’re into those kinds of things.

At this point, a strong gust of wind might come sweeping off the St. Lawrence River and cut one of the Habs clean in half. You never know.