Confirmed with Link: Domi for Galchenyuk

[Runner77]

Chayka on Galchenyuk: “He’s has success playing the center position. ... I don’t think we’d make this trade if we didn’t think he had the ability to play center.”

Whaaaaaaat?!?!?!? Galchenyuk hasn’t played center hardly at all the last two years while playing for a team absolutely desperate for centers.

That's cause you don't understand who the Habs's GM is.

 

[Matias Maccete]

 

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[Grimes]

Sounds like Strome isn't on the move.

Hahaha triple post.

 

[Runner77]

Hot take of the day- Chucky nets 30 and MTL buries Max

That's no hot take. You can bank on it.

 

[Jakey53]

This is not how I wanted to spend the little money they have. I wanted to keep the lower cost talent and add to that. Not swap it for higher cost talent. We still need high end additions. If it's an upgrade, it's a small one that hurts our chances of adding any salary. We're probably back to looking at 4th line "sticky" additions.

Talent is going to cost $. Galchenyuk is a damn good player, still young and can play C in a pinch. The only area we lose is cost certainty.

 

[5 Minute Major]

Good grab. You guys are building something nice that I’m looking forward to watching.

Good luck this off-season, fellas.

 

[Matias Maccete]

Apparently they could announce the Domi contract tomorrow, it'll be interesting to see how much he gets.

 

[DoanStopBelievin]

That's no hot take. You can bank on it.

I don’t know.. with all the depression in this thread it seems like one

 

[Jamieh]

Where's that quote from?

Stephen Whyno on Twitter

 

[Jakey53]

If Gally's here to play C, are we preparing for a Strome trade?

That's what I said in another post. RT has never talked highly of Strome.

 

[BlazingBlueAnt]

I like Domi a lot, but watching him, I've never been like, woah, this guy has a lot more to give. As a hockey trade this isn't too bad

 

[Jakey53]

Sounds like Strome isn't on the move.

Hahaha triple post.

I hope they give him an honest shot next year.

 

[Jamieh]

Except he is. He's always put up points and has been most dangerous when he's at centre.

There is a lot more to playing center than just putting up points. Galchenyuk has not shown he can play the position successfully yet, that might change.

 

[Flyers Faithful]

I’m really liking what Chayka has done so far with the Coyotes. You guys are gonna be a really fun team to watch next year and I think you’ll be making some noise in the West for sure!

 

[moosemeister]

I don’t believe Galchenyuk is a center. Chayka saying he wouldn’t have done the deal if Galchenyuk weren’t a center makes me kind of sick. Like a lot sick.

Well, look at the bright side, he’s a better winger than Max

 

[lanky]

That's what I said in another post. RT has never talked highly of Strome.

Chayka has talked highly of Strome. It's his opinion that matters.

 

[rt]

Well, look at the bright side, he’s a better winger than Max

I like Domi better. Not that I don’t like Galchenyuk. I do. Not as much as Domi.

 

[rt]

Chayka has talked highly of Strome. It's his opinion that matters.

He just traded a winger that had tremendous chemistry with Strome.

 

[_Del_]

We played Domi at center last year. So even if you don't think Galchenyuk is a great center, he has a low bar to pass to be an upgrade to Domi at either wing or center.

 

[Plub]

Hopefully someone will do a post mortem and explain how the organization managed to chase off Domi and Duclair.

Duke chased himself out. But Domi? That one stings. He was the only dude who had any kind of grit in our top-six. He hit, the would stand up for people. This kind of took me by surprise.

 

[SniperHF]

On a more positive note, Chucky is the volume shooter I've been clamoring for. 213 shots in barely second line minutes.
He will get a TON of looks on this team.

 

[Runner77]

Talent is going to cost $. Galchenyuk is a damn good player, still young and can play C in a pinch. The only area we lose is cost certainty.

You can always flip him at the trade deadline and get even more for him. It's a win/win for Zona.

 

[Jakey53]

I also think Domi was never the same after breaking his hand two years ago.

I have to agree with you.

 

[Runner77]

I don’t know.. with all the depression in this thread it seems like one

You guys have done well. Enjoy.

Habs fans are in purgatory. The GM produces no quality disposable depth in 6 seasons and then trades Subban, Sergachev and now Galchenyuk and can't get a damn top 6 center in return. Who does this. Chayka prevailed on the dumbest GM in the league.