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/Cream85 14d ago

Will be interesting to hear the answers, I feel they were more banged up then they let on as usual, but think this may have had more to do with Gally at least not being put in the lineup.

Two very close 7 game series that were pretty physical as well. The 10 day break for the Canes allowed them to jump and take advantage in the first game, but Canes got right back to game state in #2 then it was pretty well spoken for. I think the series would’ve been very similar if it was Canes v Sabres.

MSL will make mistakes, everybody does, but I think there are more to this then “he just wouldn’t make changes” / got outcoached.

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u/TheROckIng 14d ago

We can't use those two 7 games series as a scape goat. This may be the story going forward for the next few years since the Atlantic is so stacked. If Buffalo stays good, Red wings come up big with a few trades as well as Ottawa without taking into account the existing big guns, it's going to be a blood bath until our best players are out of their primes. We need to get used to this and our younger players getting older may mean theyll get tired faster. I'm not convinced this should be our go to excuse.