Habs News & Notes: 2019 Offseason
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CaptainBolduke
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Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
Galchenyuk is probably going to end up leading the team in scorimg (50-60 points) while playing a brand new position.
Galchenyuk is probably going to end up leading the team in scorimg (50-60 points) while playing a brand new position.
Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
First, playing wing is not a new position for him. Second, I love how you cherry pick the stats. you care about depending on the player. Third, 27 is a dumb hockey player. Probably always wiil be. He gets by on his considerable skills.
First, playing wing is not a new position for him. Second, I love how you cherry pick the stats. you care about depending on the player. Third, 27 is a dumb hockey player. Probably always wiil be. He gets by on his considerable skills.
Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
He's been a winger before and there is no real learning curve to playing wing...it's the position any NHL forward can play
He's been a winger before and there is no real learning curve to playing wing...it's the position any NHL forward can play
Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
And any NHL forward should be able to play on their off wing as well.
And any NHL forward should be able to play on their off wing as well.
CaptainBolduke
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Did you guys ever play hockey - or at least in the last 20 years? Being a winger requires more physicality along the boards (including defensively) and a stronger overall compete level. Galchenyuk doesn't shine in those sports. Yet he's still gonna put up 50-60 points.
Good on him.
Did you guys ever play hockey - or at least in the last 20 years? Being a winger requires more physicality along the boards (including defensively) and a stronger overall compete level. Galchenyuk doesn't shine in those sports. Yet he's still gonna put up 50-60 points.
Good on him.
GrandWazoo
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Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
He's been a winger most of his career, even in juniors, how is that a new position for him?
He's been a winger most of his career, even in juniors, how is that a new position for him?
Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
I've actually played hockey at a pretty high level and I can tell you flat out that playing center is harder than playing wing.
Having said that any forward playing in the NHL can play wing without there being as significant a learning curve as center.
So saying that Galchenyuk is doing what he is doing while learning to play wing is trying to make us think he's doing something pretty special when it really isn't.
I've actually played hockey at a pretty high level and I can tell you flat out that playing center is harder than playing wing.
Having said that any forward playing in the NHL can play wing without there being as significant a learning curve as center.
So saying that Galchenyuk is doing what he is doing while learning to play wing is trying to make us think he's doing something pretty special when it really isn't.
worm
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Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
sure but it is the position he is worse at
sure but it is the position he is worse at
worm
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Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
from my understanding he played centre in junior but did not take faceoffs
but ya - it is not a new position but it is the one he is worse at
from my understanding he played centre in junior but did not take faceoffs
but ya - it is not a new position but it is the one he is worse at
GrandWazoo
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Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
Played a bit of both from what I could tell.
worm
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Same defensive issues with less offense when at the wing.
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CaptainBolduke
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Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
It's harder at some things - but the things Chuck struggles with are more unique to a winger (board battles, etc).
It's harder at some things - but the things Chuck struggles with are more unique to a winger (board battles, etc).
lapin
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Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
Bingo Ringo ! He did play some centre but he spent more time on the wing than at centre . Nathan MacKinnon centred the line for the most part .
Bartend , another Sam's !
A bientot !
Bingo Ringo ! He did play some centre but he spent more time on the wing than at centre . Nathan MacKinnon centred the line for the most part .
Bartend , another Sam's !
A bientot !
CaptainBolduke
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Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
He struggles at that too and that's due to strength but he would also have that issue at center.
His main struggles are hockey IQ related and with where to be in the defensive zone for coverage and positioning.
This is pretty much what has turned off Therrien and Julien from using at center unfortunately.
He struggles at that too and that's due to strength but he would also have that issue at center.
His main struggles are hockey IQ related and with where to be in the defensive zone for coverage and positioning.
This is pretty much what has turned off Therrien and Julien from using at center unfortunately.
CaptainBolduke
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Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
He was better at C than he is on the wing defensively. His plus/minus was good until this season. If we care about plus/minus....
He was better at C than he is on the wing defensively. His plus/minus was good until this season. If we care about plus/minus....
Habs4Life
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Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
I am not gonna bust on our scarce talent pool because they cant play D sometimes.
This management team has not insulated them with the right players. They have them playing out of position and set up for failure.
The organizations mind set as a whole needs an enema because they all have shit for brains.
I am not gonna bust on our scarce talent pool because they cant play D sometimes.
This management team has not insulated them with the right players. They have them playing out of position and set up for failure.
The organizations mind set as a whole needs an enema because they all have shit for brains.
Re: Habs News & Notes: 2017-18 Regular Season
To me this post says it all.
There has been little to no player development done at the NHL level.
When you have a player like AG you to have to do some teaching and on defense too.
To me this post says it all.
There has been little to no player development done at the NHL level.
When you have a player like AG you to have to do some teaching and on defense too.