Alex Galchenyuk Fulfilling His Potential

[Compile]

Why two guys Chucky isn't double shifting the rest of his life is he?
Plecky DD or Eller which one?

Keep in mind the stanley cup could very well rest on your decision.
no pressure...

Tom Gilbert.

Galchenyuk needs to learn the defensive side 1st.

 

[CHarlie]

"I love this kid"

 

[Kriss E]

He should put another 10-15 pounds, if not more, of muscle in the next couple of years (Look how guys like Subban and Eller got bigger between 21-24). Everybody said he was a rat gym in the minor!!

We're just scratching the surface with that kid. He'll get a little faster, more confident, more physical, better shot and more. And on top of that, he's already a clutch player.

Everything is there and more is coming.......now we need to build our offence around this guy ASAP.

15lbs of muscle is huge buddy. When you add in the extra weight from storage, water, fat, you're talking about a lot more than just 15lbs. 5lbs of muscle makes more sense.

 

[S Bah]

In a game between the top two Eastern rivals from last season, I expect a very close checking game with the team winning the battles getting more scoring opportunities. Alex when he gets them he certainly makes the best of his opportunities, let's hope they are many tonight working hard with Plekanec and PAP leading the charge!!!...

 

[DAChampion]

15lbs of muscle is huge buddy. When you add in the extra weight from storage, water, fat, you're talking about a lot more than just 15lbs. 5lbs of muscle makes more sense.

Most people who have never trained in heir life, i.e. most people, believe that one can just go to a gym three days a week, 1 hour at a time for 3 months and put on 20 lbs of muscle.

The general public has no awareness of how difficult it is to change one's body type. I mostly blame the media and various marketing outfits, who put out advertisements of 60-day transformations, as well as non-sequiturs like the TV show biggest loser.

 

[Compile]

Most people who have never trained in heir life, i.e. most people, believe that one can just go to a gym three days a week, 1 hour at a time for 3 months and put on 20 lbs of muscle.

The general public has no awareness of how difficult it is to change one's body type. I mostly blame the media and various marketing outfits, who put out advertisements of 60-day transformations, as well as non-sequiturs like the TV show biggest loser.

This is a lie.

All one needs to add mass or muscle is

 

[rockjngo]

I feel if Galchenyuk teams up with Yakupov we would be dynamite.


Galchenyuk-Plekanec-Yakupov

 

[Kojo]

I feel if Galchenyuk teams up with Yakupov we would be dynamite.


Galchenyuk-Plekanec-Yakupov

I never understood the obsession some of you have with Yakupov. There's at least a hundred right-wingers I would rather see Galchenyuk paired with before Yakupov.

 

[geometrically*]

He was a beast again tonight, sucks he got no points

 

[Bob b smith]

How many high-skilled players dive to block point shots on game 8 of a season?

 

[OldCraig71]

He is not the same player of last year...he is turning the corner very quickly.

 

[Milhouse40]

He was a beast again tonight, sucks he got no points

Wondering why he only played 15 minutes and that line got virtually no O-zone start either....

 

[Habs]

I don't need to read a 3rd rate article, to see how well AG is playing.

 

[HabsChik*]

I don't need to read a 3rd rate article, to see how well AG is playing.

Are you the most annoying poster here at HF ? How you are still here is beyond me ?

 

[WeThreeKings]

Unbelievable last night despite not getting a point.

 

[Natey]

He's playing amazing. Last night was the best I've ever seen from him.

I have no issues moving him to centre, so long as we can shore up the LW side of things with a trade (likely) involving the center MB no longer sees as a fit (Eller or Desharnais).

We can't move him until there's a LW in place. Right now, Bourque is 3rd in our depth chart of wingers. He'd move to 2nd unless Desharnais can make the switch to wing very easily. If we moved Desharnais or Eller for something else (prospect, pick, etc), and Pacioretty ends up hurt.. we're going from a team who can compete for the Cup to a team who might not see the playoffs.

We need at least to have two LW's who are legit Top-6 wingers. We already have two very good RWers.

For the first time since 2008-2009, I think we could have five forwards hit 50 points, maybe even 6.

 

[Rapala]

He's playing amazing. Last night was the best I've ever seen from him.

I have no issues moving him to centre, so long as we can shore up the LW side of things with a trade (likely) involving the center MB no longer sees as a fit (Eller or Desharnais).

We can't move him until there's a LW in place. Right now, Bourque is 3rd in our depth chart of wingers. He'd move to 2nd unless Desharnais can make the switch to wing very easily. If we moved Desharnais or Eller for something else (prospect, pick, etc), and Pacioretty ends up hurt.. we're going from a team who can compete for the Cup to a team who might not see the playoffs.

We need at least to have two LW's who are legit Top-6 wingers. We already have two very good RWers.

We are in no rush to move a center...
Yet.
People look at the immediate impact and think oh we're better, but the reality is every roster move affects the whole. Nine times out if ten it's actually no we're not better we are actually swiss cheese.

 

[JLP]

Galchenyuk will really fulfill his potential when he's our #1C

 

[poetryinmotion]

Galchenyuk will really fulfill his potential when he's our #1C

Aka his former potential to a club in desperate need of centers?

With the way he is playing now, he's going to reach his potential no matter what position he plays.

 

[SOLR]

I never understood the obsession some of you have with Yakupov. There's at least a hundred right-wingers I would rather see Galchenyuk paired with before Yakupov.

This. Starting with Scherbak.

 

[Rapala]

Wondering why he only played 15 minutes and that line got virtually no O-zone start either....

The pressure is cranked up on another line to produce...

 

[De Montreal]

Little did I know Galchenyuk is leading the Habs (including dman) with 19 hits in 8 games. That kind of surprise me.

 

[Runner77]

I don't need to read a 3rd rate article, to see how well AG is playing.

Being an HF Partner, has its privileges. One gets to self-promote an article written on a supposedly neutral site and you can start a thread on HF and quote your own words, as if you were some third party.

All of these HF Partner revenue streams help HF keep pop-ups to a minimum.

Pretty clear what your post is getting at, however -- it's more of a reflection on the quality of posters this site attracts, who are independent thinkers and not all of whom are trying to build a side-career as a sportswriter or media personality, they're just savvy contributors who enjoy the team for its sake. Obviously, these articles tend to pale in comparison to the material offered here without plugs, since said articles don't introduce anything that we don't already know or that has not already been eloquently debated ad nauseam here.

I know of at least one site that builds its content around what people here contribute. Every time an HF poster offers a link of interest, I am sure to find it reprised at this poubelle website that continues to feature "news" about Francis Bouillon.

 

[Bob b smith]

Little did I know Galchenyuk is leading the Habs (including dman) with 19 hits in 8 games. That kind of surprise me.

Is this good or bad? You want him to be physical, but is it really that good that your number 1 skilled guy is hitting that much? And that our energy players and physical Ds are being outhit by Galchenyuk?

 

[Rapala]

Is this good or bad? You want him to be physical, but is it really that good that your number 1 skilled guy is hitting that much? And that our energy players and physical Ds are being outhit by Galchenyuk?

I would have to say good.
Just keep the wrap around goal on a loop you'll come around!

Chucky tonight is a multi pts extraveganza to make up for getting stiffed against NYR!