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Youthful team picture illustrates Canadiens slide as injuries pile up

MONTREAL - Nothing illustrates the Montreal Canadiens season quite like the team picture taken Monday morning at the Bell Centre.

There were 31 players in the photo, and only about half of them were among the 23 players in a similar picture taken at the start of the campaign.

"I think the whole back row was in St. John's at one point this year," said defenceman Nathan Beaulieu, referring to the Canadiens American Hockey League affiliate. "It's pretty nuts.

"But it's nice to see guys getting an opportunity. Over the last couple of years I needed opportunities like that.