Vachon23
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Imagine if this injury make him slower and he came back next year even faster ! That could be a good news
No it wasn't the best. And he probably won't take the next step until this team chooses to develop him, which is never.
Imagine if this injury make him slower and he came back next year even faster ! That could be a good news
This gives a better perspective on the way he played/was handled at the end of the season, and also why he wasn't keen to go to the WC
i agree with you . Offensive numbers of Galch were maybe better , but overall , Kotkaniemi is far better . Better vision , IQ , defensive play , anticipation , where to be on the ice . When you look at all the chances missed by Lehkonen ....Kotkaniemi’s rookie year >> Galchenyuk’s rookie year
And then you remember Galchenyuk played the whole year with Brandon Prust..i agree with you . Offensive numbers of Galch were maybe better , but overall , Kotkaniemi is far better . Better vision , IQ , defensive play , anticipation , where to be on the ice . When you look at all the chances missed by Lehkonen ....
And then you remember Galchenyuk played the whole year with Brandon Prust..
And then you remember Galchenyuk played the whole year with Brandon Prust..
... and Brendan GallagherAnd then you remember Galchenyuk played the whole year with Brandon Prust..
... and Brendan Gallagher
I don't want to derail this thread with Galchenyuk talk, but as a thought exercise assume you wanted to ruin Galchenyuk's development and come up with a plan for doing exactly that. Then compare your plan to how we actually handled him.
It’s almost as if the coach has more information at hand when making him a “healthy” scratch and the armchair coaches need to settle down.
yes , but guess what ... the ultime weapon Lars Eller was their center . A guy able to score 4 goals / night , or score a Stanley Cup wining goal !And then you remember Galchenyuk played the whole year with Brandon Prust..
Lars EllerBrandon Prust put 14 pts in 38 games for .37 pts per season while Armia got 23 pts in 57 games so .40 for this season while the offence was WAY UP.
Is KK really getting an advantage here? who were their 2nd plyer they were playing with? Lehkonen for KK and who for Chucky?
Brandon Prust put 14 pts in 38 games for .37 pts per season while Armia got 23 pts in 57 games so .40 for this season while the offence was WAY UP.
Is KK really getting an advantage here? who were their 2nd plyer they were playing with? Lehkonen for KK and who for Chucky?
So do you think he was a healthy scratch during a playoff run but played in a meaningless game at the end of the season even though the coaching staff knew he had a minor knee injury?
played a meaningless last game...He was a healthy scratch on the road where he wasn’t effective all season and where his icetime can’t be managed as well. He clearly wasn’t himself the last 20 games and I’m sure they knew he was sore so they sat him. It’s a combination of a bunch of things.
played a meaningless last game...
you said it ; he played because it was a meaningless gameplayed a meaningless last game...
He was a healthy scratch on the road where he wasn’t effective all season and where his icetime can’t be managed as well. He clearly wasn’t himself the last 20 games and I’m sure they knew he was sore so they sat him. It’s a combination of a bunch of things.
Okay? An injury that wouldn’t keep him out of a lineup every night but needed to be managed. They maybe asked him if he wanted to go.
And then you remember Galchenyuk played the whole year with Brandon Prust..