Radulov plays with hate, passion or whatever you want to call it. This is not something that can be taught. Either you have it or you don't.
Drouin isn't a center? Perhaps you can fax Bergevin those sentiments on our behalf?
You're doing a bit of goal post dancing there. You said that the quality of Galchenyuk's linemates was not his problem and yet here and in your previous post you argued that better linemates does matter. Contradiction much? So yes let's all agree that better linemates and what position a player plays does matter given the context that it's a team game. Good.
Would Drouin do better with Seguin and Benn? Maybe... until something didn't go his way and he had something to pout about. Have you ever seen Radulov pout... recently?
Galchenyuk and Gallgher did have good chemistry in part because they were roommates and because of Gallagher's style of play.
Both Eller and Galchenyuk should have been this team's centers going into the future. Had we kept Radulov, Pacioretty-AG-Radu is a bonafide nhl 1st line. Both Patches and Radu play great defense too so that line is not a liability. We are seeing that Eller is a very capable #2C. He also plays well with skilled players, creates a ton of space for his teammates and has great vision. It would be interesting to see if Drouin would succeed on his wing. All of a sudden it's starting to look like a pretty decent top 6 and wasn't out of the realm of possibility. Both Drouin and Eller actually had great playoff success. Alone, none of these players could carry a team on their own but put them all together and just like magic... good things happen.
They had great success in a lesser role and, when matched up against better opposition, production dwindled. IMO, there was another situation developing at the same time on that line -- it was the tale of two duos and not an actual line. When they were productive, it was Eller-Gallagher producing or Galchenyuk-Gallagher producing. There was zero actual chemistry between Galchenyuk and Eller, with the Dane hellbent on the same role that Galchenyuk might be vying for, a top-6 center role.
Let,s just say that Eller wasn't doing Galchenyuk any favours (and not allowing him use his skills on that line). I remember too many short passes from elder to Galchenyuk when Chuckie was tightly covered. It really looked like Eller was initiating a give and go and wanted Galchenyuk to take the hit for him. It usually took Galchenyuk out of the play or lead to turnovers where Galchenyuk passed off as the culprit for losing the puck.
Wasn't a fan of that line because of this, but Eller-Gallagher or Galchenyuk-Gallagher always made sense. Then again, Gallagher-whomever always makes sense
Drouin isn't a center? Perhaps you can fax Bergevin those sentiments on our behalf?
You're doing a bit of goal post dancing there. You said that the quality of Galchenyuk's linemates was not his problem and yet here and in your previous post you argued that better linemates does matter. Contradiction much? So yes let's all agree that better linemates and what position a player plays does matter given the context that it's a team game. Good.
Would Drouin do better with Seguin and Benn? Maybe... until something didn't go his way and he had something to pout about. Have you ever seen Radulov pout... recently?
Galchenyuk and Gallgher did have good chemistry in part because they were roommates and because of Gallagher's style of play.
Both Eller and Galchenyuk should have been this team's centers going into the future. Had we kept Radulov, Pacioretty-AG-Radu is a bonafide nhl 1st line. Both Patches and Radu play great defense too so that line is not a liability. We are seeing that Eller is a very capable #2C. He also plays well with skilled players, creates a ton of space for his teammates and has great vision. It would be interesting to see if Drouin would succeed on his wing. All of a sudden it's starting to look like a pretty decent top 6 and wasn't out of the realm of possibility. Both Drouin and Eller actually had great playoff success. Alone, none of these players could carry a team on their own but put them all together and just like magic... good things happen.
Last year Weber finished 6th in Norris voting
They had great success in a lesser role and, when matched up against better opposition, production dwindled. IMO, there was another situation developing at the same time on that line -- it was the tale of two duos and not an actual line. When they were productive, it was Eller-Gallagher producing or Galchenyuk-Gallagher producing. There was zero actual chemistry between Galchenyuk and Eller, with the Dane hellbent on the same role that Galchenyuk might be vying for, a top-6 center role.
Let,s just say that Eller wasn't doing Galchenyuk any favours (and not allowing him use his skills on that line). I remember too many short passes from elder to Galchenyuk when Chuckie was tightly covered. It really looked like Eller was initiating a give and go and wanted Galchenyuk to take the hit for him. It usually took Galchenyuk out of the play or lead to turnovers where Galchenyuk passed off as the culprit for losing the puck.
Wasn't a fan of that line because of this, but Eller-Gallagher or Galchenyuk-Gallagher always made sense. Then again, Gallagher-whomever always makes sense
@Zorba look at the top 10 Norris votes from last year. You'll see a huge gap between 1 and 3. Now notice 6.
