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Mar 22 @ 6:33 PM ET
well... it took CJ 15 games but he finally saw the light. I was starting to worry. I would have preferred Chucky on the right side, but I won't complain. Most important is that he's on the wing.
well... it took CJ 15 games but he finally saw the light. I was starting to worry. I would have preferred Chucky on the right side, but I won't complain. Most important is that he's on the wing.
Bon, faque on est rendus avec une école secondaire pi un Couche-tard au centre. - Pat1993
moi ca me va. pratiquement tous les clubs de la ligue fonctionnent avec des duos.
2 legit top player, a scorer and a playmaker. then you had a grinder to do the tough job: retrieve pucks, create space, go in front of the net...etc.
usually, that 3rd guy (the grinder) is a winger. for the Habs, it's a center. no big deal.
the important thing is that both Danault and Shaw are good at taking faceoffs and responsible defensively. Habs just got a lot better imo. Chucky will be able to concentrate on the offense, less pressure for him.
ideally, they would have a real playmaker at center, to feed Galchenyuk. with Gallagher as the grinder. maybe next year!
Sorry for being 15 pages behind, but yes, I am. Kid had a terrible game and ended up on the wing, which was the right call. He should be right back at center (not necessarily with 47+67) next game. You were part of the fans that wanted Pacioretty traded in November, right?
Ahh, just read your post right above this one. We are going to disagree about this forever, and frankly I'm not sure either one of us is correct. He needs to play with a guy that goes to get the puck in the corner, and another guy who creates plays. He's the finisher, I hope we can agree on that.
I hate the Montreal media mentality that the playmaker has to play center and be defensively responsible. Jeff Carter has had an excellent career as a center who plays mostly offensively and he's no play-maker, he's the scorer. Radulov is a winger who is more of a play maker. The issue with 67-27-47 is that no one is willing to go win some puck battles in the corners.
For what it's worth, Galchenyuk set-up Pacioretty twice with good looks last night, Pacioretty missed the net both times. He was terrible defensively, but would he be getting grilled like this is Pacioretty puts even one of those chances in?
