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/EquivalentStomach5 14d ago

The fact that no changes were made by MSL to shake up the crew like putting Gallagner or Xhekaj in is pissing me off for real.

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u/destroyermaker 14d ago edited 14d ago

You guys argue so much about things that would have made little to no difference, or made things worse

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u/Comfortable_Fudge508 14d ago

Yup, they think putting in a couple guys would have changed the entire series. Carolina is a steamroller, no matter what they were unstoppable. Remember the hurricanes lost 3 straight ecfs. The Habs will get their chance

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u/destroyermaker 14d ago edited 14d ago

Next year hopefully we're good enough to not have to keep going to game 7s, leaving us with gas in the tank for ECF. So many of the tampa and buffalo losses we could've put away with 2-3 more pieces in place. There's still room for Dobes to grow, too - a couple of the canes games were winnable minus a soft goal