If most on the team went as hard as Gally did every shift, they'd be tired after 30-40 seconds as well lol. Gally as a 3rd/4th liner is not an issue at the moment.
Preseason Game 2 Habs vs Devils 7pm Et Rds
- Thread starter StCaufield
- Start date
Mailloux getting a 2nd look here.
I find this line up lacking after we get past the first line.
I don't see us putting up 5 goals unless Caufield Suzuki and Slaf are on fire.
That play style is not durable as we have seen and others can easily replace him for a fraction of the cost.
They want to see more out of him as a 2nd pairing guy with PP minutes.
Gally is the amongst the very few forwards on the team with positive expected goal differential last year. Worst on ice puck luck of his career as per advanced stats.
I don't understand the hate that Gallagher gets. Don't blame him for taking a contract for past performance like any human being would do.
He had a rough start last year but finished strong and he seems to be in much better shape this year.
I think people would speak differently about him if he were aging into the more quiet, wise and effective leader type, rather than rabid napoleon complex type who flips out all the time. Just my 0.02.
Playing some good players tonight. Will be a good test. Also welcome back Allen
I always look at the +/- compared to everyone on the team and relative to their 5v5 TOI. If someone is -20 and plays 10 minutes when everyone else on the team is at worst -5. That guy is a negative in his own zone.
That example doesn't apply to Gallagher, but in the first half last season, he was too often on the ice at the end of a hard game and out of gas. Lead to a goal against or stupid penalties. Marty ended up realizing it a some point thought. Gallagher just need to be used properly to what he can give now.
I think he symbolizes to some people what the last regime was all about. Hard work over "talent", grind deez guys and whatnot...
It's not really his fault but then you add in that he has declined significantly, where the fans will inherently shit on on anyone when that time comes.
I want to see the bash bros together too, but in a sense it's nice to let Florian play a game outside of the shadow of his brother.
Slaf not going to hold back the hits tonight. Going to be interesting to see if that line can dominate tonight
I'm guessing this is exactly it, they want to see how he handles himself with a bigger role on the PP.
Bottom line hockey is was and always will be a game of mistakes including misusing personnel.
Most goals happen because of compounded mistakes and it's what differentiates good teams from bad.
We haven't a team who can consistently recover from gaffes when that changes so will our fortunes.
I think Heineman looked good because of Kapanen.
I was thinking during the game that maybe Roy + Kapanen together might be smart enough to make Anderson produce
Nice, good test for Reinbacher and Mailloux when on the ice against Jack tonight and his speed
To grab a bottle of water while sitting on the bench??
That bottom 6 is going to have to work hard, smaller than the ones who played yesterday. Interesting that Pezz is playing on the 4th line with two guys who are AHL bound (Florian might even be returned to the O).
Laval should be strong this year:
Heineman-Gignac-Barre-Boulet
Farrell-Beck-Mesar
Tuch - Condotta - Davidson
Simoneau-F. Xhekaj-Pezzetta
Kidney, Dauphin
Engstrom - Mailloux
Trudeau - Reinbacher
Dobes
Last edited:
