I've been doing it for Gally in Sarnia as well. Main reason I started doing this was because everyone wanted to know Galchenyuk's ice time. Since we can't watch every game on TV, I watch every game by stream (paid) and give shift-by-shift details on ice time and what occured. I wasn't going to really do it for the WJC but then noticed they weren't logging ice time and everyone started asking me about it.
Alex Galchenyuk Thread 8.0 - "Time on Ice" Edition
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I've been doing it for Gally in Sarnia as well. Main reason I started doing this was because everyone wanted to know Galchenyuk's ice time. Since we can't watch every game on TV, I watch every game by stream (paid) and give shift-by-shift details on ice time and what occured. I wasn't going to really do it for the WJC but then noticed they weren't logging ice time and everyone started asking me about it.
I'm sure I'm not the only one who wants Galchenyuk back in Sarnia after this. Leave him there, he still has a few tricks to learn from that league.
Sorry...wasn't meant as a criticism, it's much appreciated, i'm sure it's pain-staking work.
I just mean that while those kinds of reports are informative, they also provide over-analysis IMO.
Gotta be careful to not draw too many conclusions based on a shift-to-shift report...
I think he should be allowed the opportunity to compete for a spot in the NHL...and if he earns it, then he should play with the Habs.
I have to agree. I'd rather see him dominate in Junior and come in at the beginning of camp and earn a spot on the team rather than rushing him in this year. He also missed all of last year, so playing the full OHL season and play offs can't hurt.
This year will be a rollercoaster of number of games played in such a short period of time. That could lead to more injuries, exaustion from the sheer work load he's had thus far etc... Also, given the 2 amnesty buyouts next year, I'd imagine Gomez will be gone which will leave another spot open.
I say don't rush the kid. This year's NHL season will be more of a wash than naything else. Why burn a year of eligability and possibly stunt his development.
I'd be extremely disappointed if you didn't log each and every shift of his career and then published a book detailing each one of them.
Galchenyuk has been dominating the OHL since the moment he stepped on the ice as a 16yr old...dominating juniors doesn't do much for his development at this point, it just helps fans on message board claim bragging rights.
As for exhaustion...he's 18yrs old. There's no reason for him to be exhausted at this point. At the beginning of the year, I was completely against even the thought of him playing in the NHL...but because of the lockout, he's had half a season in the OHL + WJC's
If he comes to camp and shows he can play in the NHL...then it's best for his development that he plays in MTL, not the OHL.
I really don't get the reason why people need him to dominate in the OHL...he was the #1 pick in the OHL a few years ago, he tore it up as a 16yr old and has obliterated the league this year. He has nothing left to prove at that level. Unless he shows he's absolutely not ready for the NHL, then there's no reason for him to stay in Sarnia, IMO.
He's already done that. What more will he gain for another 4 months of playing against lower competition when he's shown he's too strong for that level?
It's honestly a tough call. First instinct would be to say to Gally to get back in Sarnia, be dominant and win it all. Then, you also have that thought that this season will always have an asterisk beside it no matter what happens so shouldn't we use that 48-game schedule as a preseason for when the next full 82-game season starts? Again, my first instincts wants him to go back....but I think I could find some positives in him staying.
I meant in normal circumstances...leaving North America for a tournament on the other side of the planet, over a 2 week period, doesn't usually happen in an NHL season
Of course...he's gonna need some time to decompress once the WJC's end. But once he's good to go, he should be invited to camp and should have a chance to make the team
and if he shows he's good enough, which I think he will, then he should play with the Habs...not play in Sarnia IMO, that's what would be best for his development
So if he comes to camp and shows that he can play with the big boys...you would still want him to go back to the OHL?
If he EARNS it...why should he go back? There's a reason he was drafted 3rd overall despite missing an entire year.
Young players are making bigger impact, at a younger age, in the NHL today...this is how the league is trending.
There certainly are. It's debatable. I hold Galchenyuk in such high standards that I want his entrance in the NHL in the easiest way. I might be overprotective, but I don't trust the media, not at all.
I think giving him another 6 months will be beneficial. But I wouldn't mind him with the Habs right-away, I'm just scared of things going the wrong way.
It will be a tough time in assessing if a player really belongs if we have that short of a training camp. So what if he shows something, but then totally dissapear and you waste 1 year of contract benching him or making him stay in the stands? Will the 9 games still work? Or on a 48-game calendar, does it go to 4 games? Again, right now, I don't know. I do like the idea of giving him the spotlight already. Yet, my feeling, and I hope I'm wrong, is that to make a statement as far as his new coaching stint, Therrien will use his vets ad nauseam. Maybe with another full year in juniors shining, and a full training camp looking great, he'd then be more tempted to use him. Again, I don't know.
Guys, in NHL '13 I kept him in junior for a year and then called him up. Now he's on a line with Pacioretty and Cole, and in the season's first 60 games, he has 66 goals and 30something assists. I think keeping him in Sarnia is the best way to do it!
I don't even think it's that difficult really...if he comes to camp and shows he's good enough to be on this team, then he should be on it.
Sitting in the stands doesn't mean he can't improve as a player...see Tyler Seguin.
Considering the type of prospect Galchenyuk is, the best place for his development SHOULD be in the NHL (that's assuming that the coaching staff is good enough for him to develop) as long as he shows he's capable of playing at this level.
If he starts out strong then fades out...he can still improve as a player, as opposed to abusing 15-20 yr olds in the OHL.
Really?
I had him on the Habs since year one. He's now a 3rd liner after FOUR years.
That settles it, Sarnia it is.
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I am happy our source of intelligence to make these kind of decisions is so solid.
We should all pitch in to buy a PS3 and NHL13 to Bergevin.
Gally will play for the Habs this years! That you like it or not 
I am not sure at 100%, but with the new salary cap, the Habs will have no choice to put Gally in is lineup to be under the cap!
They will get rid of Gomez to be able to sign Subban, and they will have Gally with the big club!
I am not sure at 100%, but with the new salary cap, the Habs will have no choice to put Gally in is lineup to be under the cap!
They will get rid of Gomez to be able to sign Subban, and they will have Gally with the big club!
If Gally out plays other prospects, then I don't see why he should be sent down.
That being said, I won't be upset if he is sent down despite performing better than others. It'll depend on what Lapointe and Brisebois (and probably Timmins) feel about what's best for him. It's tough to know how all the new clique in the head office will work together.
I was really hoping for a season this year specifically because it's a transitional year for us, for that reason, I wouldn't be upset if Gally was left out this year.
Gally will play for the Habs this years! That you like it or not
I am not sure at 100%, but with the new salary cap, the Habs will have no choice to put Gally in is lineup to be under the cap!
They will get rid of Gomez to be able to sign Subban, and they will have Gally with the big club!
Both sides have basically agreed that the Cap is 70 M for 2012-13. The 2013-14 cap number is the one going down to somewhere in the low-mid 60's.
Gally will play for the Habs this years! That you like it or not
I am not sure at 100%, but with the new salary cap, the Habs will have no choice to put Gally in is lineup to be under the cap!
They will get rid of Gomez to be able to sign Subban, and they will have Gally with the big club!
If Galchenyuk makes the club, his cap hit will be 3.225M. So I don't think the "play him cuz he's cheap" argument works in this case
I dont know where your 3.225M is coming from, for what I see on internet site the maximum allowable salaries for a rookie is 925000$.
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Not sure what you mean by "after this" but I've been thinking that all along, whether it's before this or after this. Let's not repeat the Latendresse mistake, or the Ryan Johanssen mistake in Columbus. Half a season more in junior after missing a season isn't going to hurt him, quite the contrary.
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