S Bah
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If Alex stays healthy, avoids wrist injuries(Commonplace among young players) his experience could see him quite conceivably reach the 50 - 60 pts range, conservative total for a player with his abilities, IMHO.
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IMHO we have got ourselves one heck of a hockey player here........he has the fire and determination to be the best and at 20 years old he is already showed flashes of being that superstar player this team has lacked for years.
So excited about him and his future as a Montreal Canadien...........
So excited about him and his future as a Montreal Canadien...........
S Bah
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It's reassuring to see the Habs aren't rushing Alex's learning curve, playing alongside Plekanec whose career hasn't seen him injured. He is learning the right way to play hard and safely, a talent in itself which can prolong a very good career.
Im just happy to see him play the way he does, whether he scores or not. I wasnt really impressed with his game last year.
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When he's on the ice, you can sense something is going to happen, he looks so much quicker, bigger, more physical, he looks deadly on the ice & now it's nice that not only is 67-51-11 a scoring line but 27-14-15 looks good & even 17-81-26 look good, 3 good, balanced scoring threats.
I was actually thinking about this last night after the game. To me the difference with him is his confidence. Last year and the year before he rarely skated with the puck. This year he is actually carrying the puck through the neutral zone. Previously he would look to pass the puck when he would get pressured. Now he is attacking with the puck. I remember from clips on YouTube when he played on the Sting that he would drive with the puck. He is doing that now.
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Good to seee someone admit that as a lot of the forum likes to claim that they always knew Galchenyuk was best.
I remember there being alot of talk about grigorenko, forsberg, terrevainen, etc.
Watch again. It's not because their don't contribute on the scoreboard means that they don't create anything on the ice.
Maybe it lacks a bit of productivity so far but the chances are there, I'm not worried at all. The majority of their shifts, they are in the offensive zone, cycling the puck and creating scoring chances. Their only problem is the lack of finish. Bourque, Eller and Sekac could have got 2-3 goals each if they are a bit more lucky/opportunist. As a third line, I absolutely have no problem with them at all and no, I don't put any importance in those +/- numbers for that line, it does not show at all the reality of their play.
danyhabsfan
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It's reassuring to see the Habs aren't rushing Alex's learning curve, playing alongside Plekanec whose career hasn't seen him injured. He is learning the right way to play hard and safely, a talent in itself which can prolong a very good career.
No his learning curve is rushing them.
I watch him pick up new tricks from Plecky all the time.
Two things scare me a tad a knee on knee as he dekes or a slash to the wrist.
Knock on wood and god bless...
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Yeah I forgot about Grigorenko.
My list was
Forsberg (I thought the Habs needed a Swedish superstar
)Grigorenko
Galchenyuk
I was just "okay" with the pick at the time, but now I'm just really happy we picked Chuckie. He's got the right attitude. I used to ignore that when It comes to player analysis.
Forsberg had the appeal something about the name?
Yes. I will admit Peter Forsberg had something to do with it too.
In reality he lost weight this summer, on rds they said that he worked hard on his explosion and the loss of weight help him on that.
Maybe he's less shy to use his body and throw some hits, it could be why he look bigger
FF de Mars
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Subban said during the post Avs game interview his awsome goal was inspired by watching Galchenyuk deke like that in front of the goalie during practice !
He definitely has a ton more confidence in his own ability. He would often get that deer in headlight's look last year. The really great players all use the body for one purpose, to remove the puck.
He is more engaged in doing just that, his board play is very good, and his explosiveness is a super surprise. It often takes a couple of years after a surgery to regain full strength and flexibility. Markov is a good example of that. He is much quicker now than he was his first year back. All these small details add up to huge potential this year.
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Well since I'm not sure where is the Plekanec thread, I'm going to dump it here since it's closely related.
Аrpon Basu
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Was asking Tomas Plekanec, "You're playing on an offensive line for the first time in..." and I trailed off. He finished it: "Years"
https://twitter.com/ArponBasu/status/520048998879875072
Аrpon Basu
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Was asking Tomas Plekanec, "You're playing on an offensive line for the first time in..." and I trailed off. He finished it: "Years"
https://twitter.com/ArponBasu/status/520048998879875072
Now that i think about it McGuire loved Forsberg he would get that glassy eyed look when ever he talked about him.
Well since I'm not sure where is the Plekanec thread, I'm going to dump it here since it's closely related.
Аrpon Basu
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Was asking Tomas Plekanec, "You're playing on an offensive line for the first time in..." and I trailed off. He finished it: "Years"
https://twitter.com/ArponBasu/status/520048998879875072
I wish to God people would tone this O line stuff done some...
What happens when MT finds out?
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