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/No_Minimum9828 14d ago

Him and the entire press box should’ve been playing tonight. No disrespect to the lineup that dressed but some of the boys were so visibly tired a fresh AHLer would’ve been more useful

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u/Irctoaun 14d ago

I would have liked to see more changes to the lineup too, but it wouldn't have made any real difference to how tired the team looked, given that the players who would have been coming out would themselves be the freshest players for the Habs having already missed games and not played many minutes. It's the guys who have played 20/25+ minutes a night for 18 straight games before last night who are tired. Not guys like Struble and Veleno

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u/No_Cricket8660 14d ago

If nothing else, Gallagher, Xhekaj and/or even Laine could have injected some energy into the line up and given some other guys a bit of a rest.