It's gonna be interesting to see how he goes. Especially with a coach that has had trouble in the past managing his kind of player. As a bolts fan I really wanna see him do well (not too well) now that he's actually been given more of a chance. However the whole time he was in Tampa he wasn't the guy you wanted on ice I'm a tight game. I really want him to prove me wrong but if Drouin is their number 1 centre then the Habs don't make the post season.
if you're banking on a new acquisition who never played C at the pro level to be your #1 C while shifting someone drafted to be #1C to the wing you ARE going to be in trouble. not to mention they replaced Radulov with Hemsky.. ideally they would've acquired another C to leave Drouin on the wing. this way, they have a gaping hole in their top6 no matter how you twist it.
Not to mention that Drouin has to adjust from playing part of a young talented unit in Tampa to be The Number One Centre for the MF Montreal Canadiens.
Putting Drouin at centre, and maybe being the # 1 centre seems like a desperate move by the Habs. IMO it just won't work successful. Good luck to Drouin though, I have no grudge.
It didn't look very good in the preseason game tonight...his points were on the power play, so you can't really take those into account. His defensive play wasn't terrible, but it wasn't necessarily good either. He wasn't generating a lot of offense for the Habs at even strength either. I'm sure there will be an adjustment period, but the Habs better hope it doesn't take very long
It didn't look very good in the preseason game tonight...his points were on the power play, so you can't really take those into account. His defensive play wasn't terrible, but it wasn't necessarily good either. He wasn't generating a lot of offense for the Habs at even strength either. I'm sure there will be an adjustment period, but the Habs better hope it doesn't take very long
Agreed. If they throw him on line 1, what else do they have? On another thread I said as much and there was no response.
Montreal will struggle offensively because 1 line never cuts it, teams will throw out best teams to check them and they can't rely on other lines to score. This is why Habs don't make the playoffs....
I still don't know why they've given up on Galchenyuk at center. He's increased his points per game each of the last three seasons while playing primarily at center.
I still don't know why they've given up on Galchenyuk at center. He's increased his points per game each of the last three seasons while playing primarily at center.
I guess because they are the Habs and they figure he's not good enough!!
I still don't know why they've given up on Galchenyuk at center. He's increased his points per game each of the last three seasons while playing primarily at center.
Truth is, their philosophy. Bergevin's team has a very specific agenda. He believes in admitting taking 1 step back to take 2 steps forward after they've already taken two steps back. These GM's nowadays are simply going through the motions and doing whats in the best interest of them not the team. Galchenyuk should of been left at center since season 4 of his career. Left there and not taken off regardless of how many turnovers he had.
MB's philosophy is to squeak into the playoffs and get lucky to win a cup rather than to build a true winner capable of winning a cup. I hate MB, I hate is philosophy and I hate what he has done to this team. I count down the days till his dismissal.
I still don't know why they've given up on Galchenyuk at center. He's increased his points per game each of the last three seasons while playing primarily at center.
Truth is, their philosophy. Bergevin's team has a very specific agenda. He believes in admitting taking 1 step back to take 2 steps forward after they've already taken two steps back. These GM's nowadays are simply going through the motions and doing whats in the best interest of them not the team. Galchenyuk should of been left at center since season 4 of his career. Left there and not taken off regardless of how many turnovers he had.
MB's philosophy is to squeak into the playoffs and get lucky to win a cup rather than to build a true winner capable of winning a cup. I hate MB, I hate is philosophy and I hate what he has done to this team. I count down the days till his dismissal.
It'll be 2 years into Prices extension when he has to start shedding contracts
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