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Scouting Report: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times ...
Charles Dickens was writing about the French Revolution and not about the NHL playoffs when he wrote his famed historical novel in 1859.
But, to borrow again from Dickens, it certainly has been "A Tale of Two Cities" when you start to ponder the hockey fate of the Montreal Canadiens and the Florida Panthers, who will meet on Monday night at the BB&T Center.
The game has ramifications for Montreal, which can clinch the Atlantic Division title and the No.