Player Discussion Brendan Gallagher: all heart, no hands

[FLHabs]

Thanks for the reminder that Gallagher is making $8m this year and $9m next.

No matter how rich you are, blowing $170,000 in a split second can't feel too good.

Can't believe Gallagher will be making 9mil cash next year haha! It's so ridiculous, what a horrible contract

 

[DAChampion]

"Brendan Gallagher has been suspended five games"

Plan the parade.

 

[Beaker]

Deserved

 

[26Mats]

Dumb ass penalty after dumb ass penalty and now this... so done with this guy.

Well at least he won't be taking away ice time from a young player for the next 5 games.

 

[MarkovsKnee]

Well at least he won't be taking away ice time from a young player for the next 5 games.

Ylonen gets back in. We'll see what happens post All Star break. They might recall someone else.

 

[HomaridII]

There goes PP2 for 5 games. The star of the show for PP2 is out.

 

[Beendair Donedat]

It was a dirty hit no question about that. His contract is brutal and he's a shadow of his former self but this guy gave everything he has/had for this team. I must say it's pretty tough seeing people turning on him and calling him an embarrassment, a clown etc.

Guess your only as good as your last shift.

Absolutely true.

The guy bled for this team. Nobody tried harder and he always took a beating and kept getting back up. Yes the deal he was given was terrible in todays cap world but I’m glad he got his money. I very much doubt he’ll ever finish it out before going on LTIR. He’s frustrating as hell for us, because he’s frustrated himself. He can’t keep up anymore, he’s not as effective as he used to be. He’s as mad at himself as we are at him. I feel for him. He knows he’s finished.

Nobody made more from less talent, less size, less everything except heart.

 

[sampollock]

good , now sit and feel shame

 

[Andrei79]

Am I the only one who thought this out of character for Gally ? Like, he's always had an edge, but I can't recall anytime he would blindside a guy or go for their head. He looked like Cooke there. Despicable, but still surprising from him.

 

[HomaridII]

Am I the only one who thought this out of character for Gally ? Like, he's always had an edge, but I can't recall anytime he would blindside a guy or go for their head. He looked like Cooke there. Despicable, but still surprising from him.

Yes it was completely out of character. He has never been a dirty player, just extremely annoying. I don't recall one dirty hit before this one. He had one fine in his career, no suspensions.

But this one was extremely dirty and dangerous. He deserved every bit of those 5 games.

 

[admiralcadillac]

Am I the only one who thought this out of character for Gally ? Like, he's always had an edge, but I can't recall anytime he would blindside a guy or go for their head. He looked like Cooke there. Despicable, but still surprising from him.

Yeah of course, really weird.

 

[Andrei79]

Yes it was completely out of character. He has never been a dirty player, just extremely annoying. I don't recall one dirty hit before this one. He had one fine in his career, no suspensions.

But this one was extremely dirty and dangerous. He deserved every bit of those 5 games.

Yeah, I wasn't sure if I was biased or not, but I just cant recall a dirty hit, especially not anywhere near this extent. Seems like he's always been full on against this sort of BS. Don't know what's happening with him, but if he's doing this stuff he's probably not in a good mental state. A guy with that much pride has to know he's completely done, but thats no reason to take it out on a random player.

 

[Team_Spirit]

8M/82 * 5 = 488k

Mfw

 

[Milhouse40]

Deserve it.
It was a dirty hit.

One day soon, we will need to bite the bullet on this one.
If it's not this summer, it's going to be the next (most likely) but a buyout is coming unless he LTIR himself.

 

[Habs13]

So after the 5 games can we send his ass in a condition stint in Laval and then bench him for the next three years?

Well at least he won't be taking away ice time from a young player for the next 5 games.

That's a good start...

 

[eklund the clown]

5 games was not enough for that dirty hit and he is a Habs player.If someone nailed Suzuki like that i would be pissed that he only got 5 games.

 

[salbutera]

5 games was not enough for that dirty hit and he is a Habs player.If someone nailed Suzuki like that i would be pissed that he only got 5 games.

The NHL will never suspend players for significant periods of time unless the incident is prosecutable - they are very concerned suspended players will take them to court

 

[Redux91]

Am I the only one who thought this out of character for Gally ? Like, he's always had an edge, but I can't recall anytime he would blindside a guy or go for their head. He looked like Cooke there. Despicable, but still surprising from him.

It's only gonna get worse really as he comes more and more to the realization he can't hack it in the NHL anymore, so he's clearly gonna be taking out frustration on people more and more as well

Gallagher acts like he's reached that 'hallowed vet' status guys like PK and Carey reached, where they will be loved as habs for the next 50 years
And thinks the fans will never turn on him

He is in for one rude awakening in the coming years

 

[No More Subban]

deserved. it was a dirty hit. what was he thinking? you're having a bounce back year and you do this? smh

pretty sure though gally owned up to this hit and didn't make any excuses.

 

[Tyson]

Too bad it was only 5. That was dirty shit

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[Runner77]

Too bad it was only 5. That was dirty shit

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For the same reason I’d hate to see an opposing player pull that move on one of ours. Fair is fair, there was no reason for that.

 

[Tyson]

For the same reason I’d hate to see an opposing player pull that move on one of ours. Fair is fair, there was no reason for that.

Imagine how pissed we would be if Slaf got hammered like that...

 

[RabbleMasterBlaster]

Am I the only one who thought this out of character for Gally ? Like, he's always had an edge, but I can't recall anytime he would blindside a guy or go for their head. He looked like Cooke there. Despicable, but still surprising from him.

I was going to say, this really isn't anything he's ever done or even looked like he'd do. It was so out of character for him. Could Pelech have said something so nasty that it put him off completely? That hit made no sense at that point of the game.

Almost seems like he was trying to throw the game....

 

[ReimanSum1908]

Absolutely true.

The guy bled for this team. Nobody tried harder and he always took a beating and kept getting back up. Yes the deal he was given was terrible in todays cap world but I’m glad he got his money. I very much doubt he’ll ever finish it out before going on LTIR. He’s frustrating as hell for us, because he’s frustrated himself. He can’t keep up anymore, he’s not as effective as he used to be. He’s as mad at himself as we are at him. I feel for him. He knows he’s finished.

Nobody made more from less talent, less size, less everything except heart.

That's it exactly. However much you're soothed by those millions pouring into your account, anyone with an ounce of pride has to be haunted by a degree of shame, and look back on what you used to be able to accomplish on the ice, knowing that you're nothing more than a shadow of that younger man, fit and healthy, absent those ten years of hard milage.

That kind of frustration, and his tendency to make questionable plays at the best of times, are contributing factors to one of the most blatantly predatory. unnecessary. and "selfish" hits that we've seen over the last few years.

But the man has to be remembered, and respected, for how hard he's fought year in and year out, the style of game that has broken him down to this degree.

 

[26Mats]

Am I the only one who thought this out of character for Gally ? Like, he's always had an edge, but I can't recall anytime he would blindside a guy or go for their head. He looked like Cooke there. Despicable, but still surprising from him.

First time he's been suspended in his career.