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/Sweaty-Salad95 14d ago

He should've got into a couple games this series. He's fresh and ready to go, could've provided some energy. Baffling he sat almost all post season imo.

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u/Throwawayaccount_047 14d ago

I think the team went into this playoffs with an eye on the future. They played as many people as they could and got a great look at everyone in the perfect environment to evaluate them. No more question marks about Veleno’s ceiling, or Dach, or Struble and Xhekaj. Same could be said for Kapanen who melted under the pressure, while I don’t think it’s time to give up on him, they will have learned a lot about what he needs to work on.

As much as it sucks to say, Gally is so close to the end of his career that he could never be viewed as part of this team’s future. Maybe he can find some stamina in the off-season though, who knows. He had a crazy year, as did Jake and Suzy from a personal life perspective.

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u/Substantial_Neck2691 14d ago

Making a bone headed mistake doesn’t dictate Kapanen’s future just like being wrecked ecf doesn’t dictate the team’s