I like Desharnais, but the truth is he requires ALOT to be successful.
What I mean is, he needs to be surrounded by two players, he needs those players to be big and tenacious, he needs to start in the offensive zone, he needs PP minutes...and even then nothing is for certain. To me, the centre needs to be the one to go out, get the puck and feed his wingers. But right now, Pacioretty and Gally are the ones doing all the hard work, because Desharnais size disables him from doing so. He's a talented player, but he isn't deserving of Gally and PAcio on a second line. He requires too much to go right to succeed.