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Post by blny on Sept 10, 2015 8:58:49 GMT -5
Lavoie is reporting that Galchenyuk will play center "This season".
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Post by BadCompany on Sept 10, 2015 9:00:13 GMT -5
Perhaps related, perhaps not, but apparently there have been no contract talks between Bergevin and UFA-to-be Plekanec.
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Post by CentreHice on Sept 10, 2015 9:38:01 GMT -5
If he's going to get a true shot, then the sooner the better, IMO.
Despite his youth, this season will be Chucky's 4th as a pro. He's already a few developmental steps behind his contemporaries at the centre position. What he's experienced at the NHL level has been almost entirely on the wing. The game at centre has a different view and responsibilities.
Use it or lose it.
Here's hoping he can make up the ground. The patience of the coach and the fans/media will be a key factor, too.
But I'll believe it when I see it.
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Post by blny on Sept 10, 2015 10:09:52 GMT -5
Perhaps related, perhaps not, but apparently there have been no contract talks between Bergevin and UFA-to-be Plekanec. TSN already has two clips/stories up about Pleks. One an audio clip stating that if Pleks is moved it has to be for help NOW. The other being the fact that extension hasn't been discussed. |
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Post by blny on Sept 10, 2015 10:12:26 GMT -5
If he's going to get a true shot, then the sooner the better, IMO. Despite his youth, this season will be Chucky's 4th as a pro. He's already a few developmental steps behind his contemporaries at the centre position. What he's experienced at the NHL level has been almost entirely on the wing. The game at centre has a different view and responsibilities. Use it or lose it. Here's hoping he can make up the ground. The patience of the coach and the fans/media will be a key factor, too. But I'll believe it when I see it. I for one will be far more patient with him than I am the coaches. I don't want to see him forget about his own end of the ice, but I wouldn't be upset to see him allowed to run and gun a bit. I want him to blossom offensively. Mistakes happen in that process. |
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Post by blny on Sept 10, 2015 10:32:24 GMT -5
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Post by seventeen on Sept 10, 2015 10:36:37 GMT -5
Lavoie is reporting that Galchenyuk will play center "This season". For us? |
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Post by blny on Sept 10, 2015 10:43:40 GMT -5
Lavoie is reporting that Galchenyuk will play center "This season". For us? LOL that was the implication. If they trade him, there will be a few people jumping ship. The rest will be plotting the assassinations of Bergevin and Therien. |
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Post by franko on Sept 10, 2015 10:47:10 GMT -5
But I'll believe it when I see it. I wouldn't be upset to see him allowed to run and gun a bit. as if. I'll go along with CH on this one. |
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Post by Tankdriver on Sept 10, 2015 10:53:47 GMT -5
From TSN:
Bergevin also confirmed on Thursday that Alex Galchenyuk will play at centre this season, after much debate through last season and over the summer if he's ever going to play down the middle. The 21-year-old, who signed a two-year contract during the off-season, played his first three seasons at left wing.
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Post by Polarice on Sept 10, 2015 10:57:12 GMT -5
From TSN: Bergevin also confirmed on Thursday that Alex Galchenyuk will play at centre this season, after much debate through last season and over the summer if he's ever going to play down the middle. The 21-year-old, who signed a two-year contract during the off-season, played his first three seasons at left wing. I was told and mentioned last summer, that it was one of his demands before he signed his new contract. |
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Post by blny on Sept 10, 2015 11:43:18 GMT -5
I wouldn't be upset to see him allowed to run and gun a bit. as if. I'll go along with CH on this one. Never said it would happen. Just saying that it's my preferred method of allowing a player drafted to provide offense to learn to do it. |
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Post by franko on Sept 10, 2015 12:33:29 GMT -5
as if. I'll go along with CH on this one. Never said it would happen. Just saying that it's my preferred method of allowing a player drafted to provide offense to learn to do it. full agreement, I'd prefer it too. looks like the Reaper is dead on. |
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Post by seventeen on Sept 10, 2015 12:38:18 GMT -5
From TSN: Bergevin also confirmed on Thursday that Alex Galchenyuk will play at centre this season, after much debate through last season and over the summer if he's ever going to play down the middle. The 21-year-old, who signed a two-year contract during the off-season, played his first three seasons at left wing. I was told and mentioned last summer, that it was one of his demands before he signed his new contract. It's unfortunate and sad that it had to come about this way. |
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Post by Lord Bebop on Sept 10, 2015 15:04:17 GMT -5
I was told and mentioned last summer, that it was one of his demands before he signed his new contract. It's unfortunate and sad that it had to come about this way. I have no inside info but I wouldn't assume him playing center was any kinda ultimatum on Chuckies part. Team need is probably more to do with him moving over to center... Just my guess anyhow |
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Post by Skilly on Sept 10, 2015 16:14:19 GMT -5
Perhaps related, perhaps not, but apparently there have been no contract talks between Bergevin and UFA-to-be Plekanec. TSN already has two clips/stories up about Pleks. One an audio clip stating that if Pleks is moved it has to be for help NOW. The other being the fact that extension hasn't been discussed. There is an interview with Pleks on NHL.com. He says it won't be a distraction, and he is used to it as Montreal did the same thing with him last contract. He says Bergevin knows how to contact him to discuss contract, and if not, he knows how to contact him to tell him he isn't in their plans. |
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Post by drkcloud on Sept 10, 2015 17:17:27 GMT -5
I wonder who the odd man out will be and whether it will involve a move to the wing for someone else or a trade
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Post by CentreHice on Sept 11, 2015 8:13:34 GMT -5
I was told and mentioned last summer, that it was one of his demands before he signed his new contract. It's unfortunate and sad that it had to come about this way. If that ultimatum was indeed the case, that means the GM undermined his coach. While the player may be 100% correct….I can't see it sitting well with the coach. And wouldn't it also open the door for more players to make demands about other facets of the game? That's a slippery slope towards mutiny. Which is why I don't think it happened. I think/hope MB and MT came to their senses over the summer. Maybe Hartley's speech about his centre-plans for Sam Bennett had something to do with it. |
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Post by Gogie on Sept 11, 2015 8:26:42 GMT -5
It's unfortunate and sad that it had to come about this way. If that ultimatum was indeed the case, that means the GM undermined his coach. While the player may be 100% correct….I can't see it sitting well with the coach. And wouldn't it also open the door for more players to make demands about other facets of the game? That's a slippery slope towards mutiny. Which is why I don't think it happened. I think/hope MB and MT came to their senses over the summer. Maybe Hartley's speech about his centre-plans for Sam Bennett had something to do with it. I think this is really a tempest in a teapot. From what I've read, Galchenyuk's role for the upcoming season was discussed shortly after the Habs lost out in the playoffs, with Bergevin and Thierrien meeting with him for the customary "exit" interview after the season ended. My understanding is that he was informed during the meeting that he would be playing centre, so any "controversy" that's been discussed since then is more conjecture on the part of the uninformed rather than serious news. Like many things Habs-oriented, it's probably been a case of reporters looking to invent a story/controversy where there was really nothing to report. As noted in the article below, "...Bergevin said Thursday he and Therrien met with Galchenyuk in Florida prior to the draft in late June to tell him that he would play center this season and that he should prepare accordingly." Canadiens to name captain, put Galchenyuk at center |
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Post by CentreHice on Sept 11, 2015 10:51:16 GMT -5
As noted in the article below, "...Bergevin said Thursday he and Therrien met with Galchenyuk in Florida prior to the draft in late June to tell him that he would play center this season and that he should prepare accordingly." Canadiens to name captain, put Galchenyuk at centerThat's almost a 180 from what Bergevin said in his post-season presser. It would appear they changed their minds over the next 5 or so weeks leading up to the draft. I can understand them keeping it quiet, leading up to draft and FA days...but they sure took their time divulging it. |
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Post by seventeen on Sept 11, 2015 13:27:05 GMT -5
That's almost a 180 from what Bergevin said in his post-season presser. It would appear they changed their minds over the next 5 or so weeks leading up to the draft. I can understand them keeping it quiet, leading up to draft and FA days...but they sure took their time divulging it. As we've mentioned in the past, trust Bergevin's comments at your own risk. He is a master manipulator, so it's hard to take anything he 'says' with anything but a lot of skepticism. All we can judge him on his what he does. For example, no matter what he says about Tomas Plekanec, I'd have to think TP is the most likely candidate to be traded. He has value, he's 33 and he's going to cost more than a potential replacement (Eller for example) will. I can see the Berg waxing eloquent about Pleks' value to the team and trading him a day later. Please note this isn't a criticism of Berg, it's just an observation. It's hard to be a good GM and a nice guy all wrapped up in one package. |
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