Those are Gallagher's top linemates and the points produced with each.
Big Goose Egg with Suzuki.
He’s barely played with Suzuki… Or does this also not matter?
All you’ve proven here is that he’s spent most of his time on another line.
And I’m pretty sure they had a point together tonight.
This is what you don’t seem to grasp. You actually need to be playing together to generate points. Moreover, point production is one thing, chance generation another. Gallagher doesn’t have the points he should because the player he’s spent the 2nd most time on the ice with is Tanner Pearson.
And finally, when playing together, Suzuki’s posseion numbers are higher with Gallagher than without him. It follows that keeping them together will yield more points down the road.
Get it now?
Slaf Anderson Caufield and even Ylonen over Gallagher.
Slaf and Caufield are together on another line. And you argued that Gallagher was bringing down Suzuki and Newhook…
Anderson? What????
Those players all have the skating to match Newhook and help with his forecheck.
Gallagher is constantly arriving as the puck is going the other way in case you haven't noticed.
Look he's smart/experienced but he far too limited at this point in his career to be playing top minutes.
He’s generating chances at a high rate. The points didn’t follow so he was moved up. It makes perfect sense to do this. Again, there’s nobody else who’s going to fill it better right now.
As for bringing down the line they aren't getting nearly enough scoring chances and when they do it has nothing to do with Gallagher. The only player setting up anyone is Nick Suzuki. I laughed like hell when you claimed players weren't converting Gallagher's set ups.
The numbers are what they are. They don’t line up with what you said. And Gallagher was a catalyst in several plays tonight including the goal that was scored.
It’d be one thing if we had a bunch of great wingers but that’s not the case. It was a bad take and you are just digging deeper. Anderson would be a better choice? Give it up.
