Quoting: onetwothreescore
Yes. I know it's not popular. But hockey is not for that. As a GM you have to built the best team as possible.
You didnt do that though
You seen our record without Gallagher in the line up ?
Its not good
Without him we're boned until another Gallagher type steps up
Teasdale has it in him as Dominique Ducharme and Former Laval Coach Bouchard called him a "Gallagher Clone"
He's the guy that beat out Nick Suzuki during his the Memorial Cup and MVP with 44 points in 20 Playoff games(Suzuki had 42 in 24 after that there as 4 guys early to mid 30's )
Teasdale is scappy goal scorer who battles infront of the goalie and likes to set up behind the opponents net to feed the point then reset behind the D infront of the net.
He's not as mouthy as Gallagher but he stares people down hard before mocking them or fighting them. I'd like to see him learn from Gally in this regard.
Either way he's 1/2 a season to 1 & a 1/2 years out
He's packed on 20+ pounds of muscle since junior
His skating is explosive
His special teams work is on point
He's a 200ft player but he missed his first Pro Season out with a concussion
For that reason MTL wont call him up before they see him in some games that matter winding down to the playoffs (tougher competition more physical hockey)
So we might move Gally in 3 years minimum If he wants