Habs_Hockey_Nutz Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I wonder if Michel Therrien, after somewhat being pressured to play Alex at center, made it harder in order to prove his own agenda... thereby playing Lars Eller on the wing rather than center and adding the project of getting Semin going... to further complicate the issue. In essence he setup the line this way to prove his point while continuing to use Desharnais in a way to prove another point. I believe the issue of maintaining Desharnais in his good graces playing center was part of his plan relating to the often criticized usage of each player (Eller, Galchenyuk and Desharnais). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaas Posted November 3, 2015 Report Share Posted November 3, 2015 I wonder if Michel Therrien, after somewhat being pressured to play Alex at center, made it harder in order to prove his own agenda... thereby playing Lars Eller on the wing rather than center and adding the project of getting Semin going... to further complicate the issue. In essence he setup the line this way to prove his point while continuing to use Desharnais in a way to prove another point. I believe the issue of maintaining Desharnais in his good graces playing center was part of his plan relating to the often criticized usage of each player (Eller, Galchenyuk and Desharnais). Its an interesting theory. Im not sure if i buy that he did it on purpose but maybe as its unfolded he doesnt mind too much as he can say 'see, told you so" even though its not quite as black and white as the stats make it out to be... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 Deft hands, fancy moves but still no goal.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnveenie Posted November 4, 2015 Report Share Posted November 4, 2015 He shows flashes that really remind me of Malkin sometimes, especially when he splits defenders and goes straight towards the net. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 needs some good wingers, eller is not going to get it done in my opinion he still feels like he is a center. semin needs to get another shot and if he does not work out it will be time to go. i would leave the other lines alone and make a couple of moves to get some wingers for chucky, we could bring up a guy like mccaron or adrighetto or move a d man and eller for a winger. whatever it takes to get this line right as we will then have 4 really good lines and it will be hard to beat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted November 6, 2015 Report Share Posted November 6, 2015 Galchenyuk with Eller and Semin was a possession powerhouse to start the season, and it was abandoned far too quickly. A team which over the last few seasons has repeatedly and needlessly shoehorned players into positions they're woefully unfit for has no excuse for cynically pulling the plug on a situation like that at what amounts to the very first scintilla of adversity. Galchenyuk isn't producing right now because Therrien has chronically mismanaged the ice time for the entire corps of forwards, and he's having a spot of bad luck. The offence at the moment is coming from the power play and extreme luck off the Dehsarnais/Weise line. What do we really have to lose? It's the perfect time to move on for good from the flawed sacred cow combos which have gone woefully stagnant and try new things until it works correctly. How is chemistry supposed to form if all but two or three players think their lines are liable to be dismantled and their average ice time radically altered at the drop of a hat, often with no apparent cause and effect relationship? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs_Hockey_Nutz Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 needs some good wingers, eller is not going to get it done in my opinion he still feels like he is a center. semin needs to get another shot and if he does not work out it will be time to go. i would leave the other lines alone and make a couple of moves to get some wingers for chucky, we could bring up a guy like mccaron or adrighetto or move a d man and eller for a winger. whatever it takes to get this line right as we will then have 4 really good lines and it will be hard to beat. A simple solution could be to slot Gallagher on right wing and move Eller back to center. I have never understood why the three were separated to begin with. Semin has to be tried with Pacioretty and Plekanec... simple as that. Galchenyuk with Eller and Semin was a possession powerhouse to start the season, and it was abandoned far too quickly. A team which over the last few seasons has repeatedly and needlessly shoehorned players into positions they're woefully unfit for has no excuse for cynically pulling the plug on a situation like that at what amounts to the very first scintilla of adversity. Galchenyuk isn't producing right now because Therrien has chronically mismanaged the ice time for the entire corps of forwards, and he's having a spot of bad luck. The offence at the moment is coming from the power play and extreme luck off the Dehsarnais/Weise line. What do we really have to lose? It's the perfect time to move on for good from the flawed sacred cow combos which have gone woefully stagnant and try new things until it works correctly. How is chemistry supposed to form if all but two or three players think their lines are liable to be dismantled and their average ice time radically altered at the drop of a hat, often with no apparent cause and effect relationship? Nuff said!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenhhead Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 I wonder if Michel Therrien, after somewhat being pressured to play Alex at center, made it harder in order to prove his own agenda... thereby playing Lars Eller on the wing rather than center and adding the project of getting Semin going... to further complicate the issue. In essence he setup the line this way to prove his point while continuing to use Desharnais in a way to prove another point. I believe the issue of maintaining Desharnais in his good graces playing center was part of his plan relating to the often criticized usage of each player (Eller, Galchenyuk and Desharnais). haha You totally read my mind - it really, really feels that way to me. I can't find any other remotely logical reason for things being the way they are right now, lineup-wise. Galchenyuk with Eller and Semin was a possession powerhouse to start the season, and it was abandoned far too quickly. A team which over the last few seasons has repeatedly and needlessly shoehorned players into positions they're woefully unfit for has no excuse for cynically pulling the plug on a situation like that at what amounts to the very first scintilla of adversity. Galchenyuk isn't producing right now because Therrien has chronically mismanaged the ice time for the entire corps of forwards, and he's having a spot of bad luck. The offence at the moment is coming from the power play and extreme luck off the Dehsarnais/Weise line. What do we really have to lose? It's the perfect time to move on for good from the flawed sacred cow combos which have gone woefully stagnant and try new things until it works correctly. How is chemistry supposed to form if all but two or three players think their lines are liable to be dismantled and their average ice time radically altered at the drop of a hat, often with no apparent cause and effect relationship? Truer words have never been spoken. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyderRocks73 Posted November 7, 2015 Report Share Posted November 7, 2015 Scroll down to agree with 93. Looks like my work's been done for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roy_133 Posted November 8, 2015 Report Share Posted November 8, 2015 Galchenyuk with Eller and Semin was a possession powerhouse to start the season, and it was abandoned far too quickly. A team which over the last few seasons has repeatedly and needlessly shoehorned players into positions they're woefully unfit for has no excuse for cynically pulling the plug on a situation like that at what amounts to the very first scintilla of adversity. Galchenyuk isn't producing right now because Therrien has chronically mismanaged the ice time for the entire corps of forwards, and he's having a spot of bad luck. The offence at the moment is coming from the power play and extreme luck off the Dehsarnais/Weise line. What do we really have to lose? It's the perfect time to move on for good from the flawed sacred cow combos which have gone woefully stagnant and try new things until it works correctly. How is chemistry supposed to form if all but two or three players think their lines are liable to be dismantled and their average ice time radically altered at the drop of a hat, often with no apparent cause and effect relationship? I think the biggest key to Semin is forgetting the rumors about his past effort level and forgetting that he used to be a 40 goal guy and just assessing him on the merit of 'does he bring more to the Galchenyuk line than DSP or Flynn?' Semin may not be even close to what he once was but I don't really understand pulling the plug on that line so quickly when we were winning and the alternative was to have a revolving door of bottom 6 players take their turn on the line, even if the line was struggling (which it wasn't). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaas Posted November 9, 2015 Report Share Posted November 9, 2015 I think the biggest key to Semin is forgetting the rumors about his past effort level and forgetting that he used to be a 40 goal guy and just assessing him on the merit of 'does he bring more to the Galchenyuk line than DSP or Flynn?' This. I dont understand why its constantly "semin the previous 40 goal man" when it should be "semin the $1.1m man" He was providing fine value and had the potential to be a lot more. Pressbox duty is definitely not going to help his confidence. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizarreReverend Posted November 27, 2015 Report Share Posted November 27, 2015 His goal and set-up in the Rangers game were nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 I would say Gallagher was our best forward for the first month of the year. But in the past two weeks, I think that honor goes to Galchenyuk. Very impressed with his stickhandling and how quick his shot is. He's really played with a lot of confidence of late and he's taking the puck to the net a lot more now. Good stuff is happening for the kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted November 28, 2015 Report Share Posted November 28, 2015 I would say Gallagher was our best forward for the first month of the year. But in the past two weeks, I think that honor goes to Galchenyuk. Very impressed with his stickhandling and how quick his shot is. He's really played with a lot of confidence of late and he's taking the puck to the net a lot more now. Good stuff is happening for the kid. It's great to see him rewarded, too. He regularly plays a highly sound possession game (and has for the last year and a half, or so), he just hasn't gotten the results. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habberwacky Posted November 29, 2015 Report Share Posted November 29, 2015 Clearly coming into his own. He looks more dangerous every night and I wonder if having him at center may be slowing him down a little. If he continues to perform at this level we will be that much more difficult to play against. Andrighetto has definitely opened up more ice for him and Eller and provided a strong forecheck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 he seems to be into ''center'' mode now! looks really comfortable and much more sure of himself with Andrighetto. it is possible that with Semin he felt compelled to pass to him due to his former stature in the league. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RicochetII Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 He's adjusting to his role over time. The first 10 games of the season, he was simply acclimating. The 10 games after that, he was being anchored with less offensive players and ice time. Now he has had time to adjust to his position and doesn't have depth players on his wings, so his comfort level and confidence are high. As long as he is permitted to play with some aggression and take some risks, he can be that "game-breaking" forward we need. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedimaas Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 As long as he is permitted to play with some aggression and take some risks, he can be that "game-breaking" forward we need. Agreed. He's shown flashes of brilliance since his first game with us at 18 years of age but this year, especially the last few games, we've seen a consistency - shift to shift, game to game - that comes with confidence and knowing that you are a great player and you can do the things you want to do on the ice. Its something that very few players in the league have (we have a few others on this team like PK and Price etc) but its wonderful to see that confidence start to build in Galchenyuk. I have a feeling this may be his 'coming out party' - lets hope it continues Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnveenie Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 You can tell he worked on his speed and strength in the off-season. His board play was one of his weaknesses up until this year and now he is out-muscling guys on the wall on a regular basis. He's still only 21. It's really exciting to think about where he'll be in 3 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted November 30, 2015 Report Share Posted November 30, 2015 NHL 3rd star of the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted December 1, 2015 Report Share Posted December 1, 2015 nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted December 2, 2015 Report Share Posted December 2, 2015 was looking at his stats, his shooting% has been inching up every year nice progression Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest archey Posted December 5, 2015 Report Share Posted December 5, 2015 Look, don't blame me, but I just don't see him evolving on a personal level. In a burn out mode if it keeps up. Is he having fun out there? Kind of brings me around to the fact that Max is not the right choice for captain. I know Pleks isn't everyone's first choice or even last, but he makes more sense....to my mind. Perhaps it's me but I remember when I would lean on the top of the work top and it would drop on the chef's hand and he would say....You feeble so and so. I liked laughing at myself. I'm just glad when Pittsburgh loses. Boston is a bunch of losers anyway. What? Montreal doesn't know this since like 1738 or so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fnveenie Posted December 7, 2015 Report Share Posted December 7, 2015 Last night the Habs' Corsi was 70.83% with Galchenyuk on the ice. It was 47.37% when he was not. More Desharnais please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted December 9, 2015 Report Share Posted December 9, 2015 Finally, first line centre back with Pacioretty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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