ramcharger440 Posted October 28, 2016 Report Share Posted October 28, 2016 nice goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regis22 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 18 points, not bad, now if only MT uses him properly http://www.nhl.com/stats/player?aggregate=0&gameType=2&report=skatersummary&pos=S&reportType=season&seasonFrom=20162017&seasonTo=20162017&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,gamesPlayed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTed3 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 44 minutes ago, Regis22 said: 18 points, not bad, now if only MT uses him properly http://www.nhl.com/stats/player?aggregate=0&gameType=2&report=skatersummary&pos=S&reportType=season&seasonFrom=20162017&seasonTo=20162017&filter=gamesPlayed,gte,1&sort=points,goals,gamesPlayed Can't remember the last time I saw a Hab in the top 6 in league scoring this far into the season. Last guy I can remember being there was Koivu before he had that nasty knee injury. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 He still has to improve his face-offs though. Don't forget Tuesday's OT fiasco, where he hesitated to head to the bench for a change after breaking his stick. Some spectators in the front row reported Carey Price was yelling at him to quickly go. When he finally skated towards the bench, it exposed a 2-on-3 gap in the blue zone resulting in Florida's winner. Still a lot of learning to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 33 minutes ago, PuckPundit said: He still has to improve his face-offs though. Don't forget Tuesday's OT fiasco, where he hesitated to head to the bench for a change after breaking his stick. Some spectators in the front row reported Carey Price was yelling at him to quickly go. When he finally skated towards the bench, it exposed a 2-on-3 gap in the blue zone resulting in Florida's winner. Still a lot of learning to do. OK,,, what would you do, head to the bench for a new stick (3 on 2),,,,or stay on the ice, and do the best you can? Conundrum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted November 18, 2016 Report Share Posted November 18, 2016 11 minutes ago, kinot-1 said: OK,,, what would you do, head to the bench for a new stick (3 on 2),,,,or stay on the ice, and do the best you can? Conundrum. Exactly, it's not a question of learning. It's 3-on-3 OT which nobody is used to yet, since it's fairly new. Impossible situation really, if it's a regular 4 vs 5 you stay on the ice without your stick, but a 3-on-3 is a whole different animal. I guarantee that if he stayed on and the Panthers scored, people would say he should have gone to the bench for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 Only shines when Radulov is there to feed him. Struggles when Radulov is gone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 28 minutes ago, PuckPundit said: Only shines when Radulov is there to feed him. Struggles when Radulov is gone. That's a plus,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 37 minutes ago, PuckPundit said: Only shines when Radulov is there to feed him. Struggles when Radulov is gone. Where was Radulov last year when Galchenyuk scored 30 goals? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PuckPundit Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 1 hour ago, ChiLla said: Where was Radulov last year when Galchenyuk scored 30 goals? That was when Pacioretty was still performing and did what Radulov is now doing. Not the current Max. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChiLla Posted November 22, 2016 Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 3 hours ago, PuckPundit said: That was when Pacioretty was still performing and did what Radulov is now doing. Not the current Max. Strange, I keep on reading everywhere that Pacioretty never elevated anybody's game and always needed a capable center to produce. Sure, having competent linemates doesn't hurt, that's why most good teams double-shift their best scorers when a game is on the line, but you kind of make it sound as if Galchenyuk deserves no merit for his numbers/play, which isn't exactly accurate in my opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted November 22, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 22, 2016 4 hours ago, PuckPundit said: That was when Pacioretty was still performing and did what Radulov is now doing. Not the current Max. Alex Galchenyuk played 1,043.7 minutes 5-on-5 last season. 270.66 were with Pacioretty (Data from stats.hockeyanalysis.com). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 The kid is really starting to come into his own. Im sure he hopes we resign Radulov has they have some excellent chemistry starting. I think its the first time since the 90s we finally have a true #1 centre again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habs_Hockey_Nutz Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 1 hour ago, maas_art said: The kid is really starting to come into his own. Im sure he hopes we resign Radulov has they have some excellent chemistry starting. I think its the first time since the 90s we finally have a true #1 centre again. If he could only improve at face-offs he would be a true #1 center Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 40 minutes ago, Habs_Hockey_Nutz said: If he could only improve at face-offs he would be a true #1 center Well i dont think you can discount a guy just because of F/O stats. some pretty elite centres have been notoriously bad in the circle. Malkin is a career 40% Elias is about 42% and Eric Staal is like 43% career. I think all 3 of those guys would be considered #1 centres in their prime, despite the bad F/O percentages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 the face offs will come around he is a talented guy who like to win he will find a way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptWelly Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 I agree he does have to improve on his face offs. I also think he needs to improve his defensive side of his game. In todays NHL true #1's are like Toews & Bergeon . In todays game a true #1 you can have start in any zone and have in protecting a lead or trying to tie the game. Yes a true #1 is usually the guy that is out there to win the crucial face off when needed also. Offensively he is coming around. Like all NHL players when at this level the defensive side of the game and face offs usually take longer to develop. He has the tools and is still young I believe he will become a true #1 but he isn't there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs1952 Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 3 hours ago, Habs_Hockey_Nutz said: If he could only improve at face-offs he would be a true #1 center He just needs to learn how to cheat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 23, 2016 Report Share Posted November 23, 2016 When was the last time a Hab was top 5 in league scoring 1/4 of the way into the season? I think koivu might have been the last! Galchenyuk is 5th just 3 points back of 1st (McDavid). Amazing work kid! (Btw Markov is tied for 2nd - 1 point back - in the league in assists). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReadySetGo72 Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 22 years old, currently playing a tick above a point-per-game. When him and Radulov are together, it doesn't seem to matter who their other linemate is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maas_art Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 17 hours ago, ReadySetGo72 said: 22 years old, currently playing a tick above a point-per-game. When him and Radulov are together, it doesn't seem to matter who their other linemate is. Thats often the case with 2 elite players. We've been without 2 for so long we forget that a lot of teams have their 2 best players on line one and the third guy is just there to keep up/create room etc. Byron's speed seems to be a pretty good compliment to those two so I could see him staying for a while. We just need to figure out a way to get Patches, Gallagher and Plekanec going now!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinot-1 Posted November 24, 2016 Report Share Posted November 24, 2016 On 11/22/2016 at 2:17 AM, ChiLla said: Where was Radulov last year when Galchenyuk scored 30 goals? On 11/22/2016 at 2:17 AM, ChiLla said: Where was Radulov last year when Galchenyuk scored 30 goals? I don't know how this quote got here, but I did quote Jed. Anyhoo,,, Max, Gally, and Pleks have 149 SOG between them, and 9 goals. That's a pretty bad SH%. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habs_93 Posted November 25, 2016 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2016 6 hours ago, kinot-1 said: Anyhoo,,, Max, Gally, and Pleks have 149 SOG between them, and 9 goals. That's a pretty bad SH%. Paying attention to individual shooting percentage is a route to madness, honestly. There's so many elements contributing to it that it's not worth the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madpanda Posted December 7, 2016 Report Share Posted December 7, 2016 Well the news isnt good as was expected , fingers crossed for a full and speedy recovery , just delaying the inevitable jump to elite NHL center a little bit longer. Will be missed for sure but time to see if the other guys can step it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramcharger440 Posted December 8, 2016 Report Share Posted December 8, 2016 gives him some time to work on his faceoffs...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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