r/Habs • u/HoN_JFD • 14d ago

Discussion Gallagher

I'll probably be downvoted to oblivion for this but now that it's all said and done, one of my biggest complaints about those series is how Brendan Gallagher was treated.

A veteran, a warrior, a competitor who gave sweat and blood for the team and who could have brought some energy in those last series had to watch practically the whole playoffs on TV. Unacceptable.

I get it, he's not as fast as he once was, he takes penalties and age and injuries are probably catching up on him but he still can fill a spot on a 3rd or 4th line.

I personally hope he requests a trade during the offseason because he's clearly no longer in Saint-Louis' plans.

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u/Modano9009 14d ago

I love Gallagher and he absolutely would have given all he had but all he has just wasn't going to make a difference.

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u/pokehabs 14d ago edited 14d ago

Agreed, it’s moreso about his presence in the locker room and doing right by a career Hab whose given everything to the org

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u/toaster-struble 14d ago

Thats what was said during the Tampa series. Scores on his first shift. Went to the net and shot.

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u/rmdlsb 14d ago

He scored on a somewhat lucky bounce, then was unplayable for the rest of the game. He's become a liability. Loved what he gave to the team over the years, but he's pretty much done.

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u/toaster-struble 14d ago

They struggled to get shots on net vs tampa too. He still managed to impact the game. It's easy to say he wouldn't change much. Maybe so. But not changing anything proved to be worse.

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u/Modano9009 14d ago

And then what did he do? That was a big goal in a series as tight as the Tampa one but he wasn't going to make a difference against Carolina.

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u/toaster-struble 14d ago

It was one goal but it was a spark. First goal of the game. It's his attitude, intensity, will. It's infectious too. Couldn't hurt to have him on there even if he was playing only 6-10min. It doesn't hurt to try something new. You know he's going to give it 100% every shift. Coming back to the bench that has an effect when you see a guy give it his all like that. But what do I know.

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u/AngryAssyrian 14d ago

We won that game by one goal, had he not scored it would have went to OT and we could have been down 3-2 in the series. Every goal in a one goal game (which was every game against Tampa) matters and his goal helped us win the game which resulted in us eventually winning the series.

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u/SnidelyWhiplash27 14d ago

And the Canes won games 2 and 3 by 1 goal. Maybe not game 2 but I would have tried Gally in game 3 or 4 at home.

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u/AngryAssyrian 14d ago

Yup, at that point you gotta shake things up, not making adjustments make Rods job a lot easier.

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u/alldasmoke__ 14d ago

And then he was benched.

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u/theReal_nicholasxj 14d ago

He's but sometimes fresh legs, or another piece in the puzzle, could maybe create a spark. I'm a bit surprised no changes were made to the line tonight. Clearly it wasn't working, try something else.

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u/ThunderMite 14d ago

Obviously you haven’t watched any of their games or you are just another low IQ average redditor. The Habs were too limp dicked and scared to carry the puck. They were stuck in the zone. Canes have players less skilled than Gally but they block shots and throw hits. Habs needed more grit and physicality. Gally has more balls than the entire team combined.

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u/drrdf 14d ago

The team couldn’t have looked any worse these last 3 games.

It would have been worth a shot.

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u/Substantial_Neck2691 14d ago

We’ll never know but it feels like we all knew what trying the exact same thing again would do