Struggling defensively with easy matchups? hah... Get real. How many goals were scored yesterday when playing Galchenyuk? How many goals have been scored after benching him?
I'm so happy you are not the GM/coach of this team. You'd be even worst than Jacques Martin. I'm a huge fan of Therrien, but yesterday, he was wrong in his use of the kid. 4 shots in under 10 minutes. 2/3 scoring chances generated all by himself. As for his defensive assignments, he's no worst than Gionta running around his own zone like a chicken with its head cut off, Desharnais, or Pacioretty for that matter. Even Gallagher is worst with a pathetic differential of -6 in those playoffs.
Get real trying to defend everything this organization does and drinking the kool-aid again and again. Therrien managed Galchenyuk wrong yesterday. It was idiotic, he was by far our best forward, he was having the kind of game Kessel and Seguin had in the playoffs in 2008 and 2011 that marked their ascension to the next level, and we didn't bank out on it. It was bad coaching, and Galchenyuk has been, for more than 1 month now, our best and most consistent forward... at 19.
If he needs training wheels, a ******** of players in this team do.
Funny how you bring up Gorges' differential of last year to prove he's great at defense, yet, you don't bring up Galchenyuk's leading +/- as a proof he's capable defensively. Double standards I guess... what's new with you...