Sadly, you're right about Galchenyuk -- it's probably too late in the season to integrate him at C. There's no reason he can't still become one in the next year or two, but I admit I have no clue what's taking management so long.
As to Desharnais, we've seen he can be successfully moved to another line and to the wing. If our offence dries up Therrien might still shuffle him, as he did a few months ago. But yeah... the safe bet right now is that he stays glued to the 1st line. Only consolation is that our 2nd, 3rd and 4th lines are very nicely balanced and developing really well.
Maybe the trick is to stop thinking of DD as our 1st-line C, and instead think of the Habs as having two 2nd-lines.
I don't mind the lines as they are now...i'd probably make a slight adjustment though
Pacioretty-Desharnais-Weise
Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher
De la Rose-Plekanec-DSP
Prust-Mitchell-Flynn
So you don't want him there for one game but five? Okaaaaaaay.
Eller before Plekanec... How did Eller earned a promotion... How would it help the team...
Not sure how you see that as a promotion...
I think it helps the team because I think Plekanec is the teams best defensive centre, playing with De la Rose (a guy who could learn a lot playing with Plekanec) and DSP could form a very effective checking line.
I also think reuniting the EGG line together makes some sense..might help generate more offense than we've seen from Galchenyuk/Plekanec/Gallagher.
Today PP units by Therrien:
Pac - DD - Galchenyuk - PK - Markov
Eller - Plekanec - Gallagher - Petry - Gonchar
I'll never understand what MT's reasoning is with having DD center the Habs #1 PP unit all the time. He's been using DD as the teams #1 PP center for almost 2 full seasons now and in that time the Habs PP has been terrible but yet he continues to throw DD out there.
Yes DD can pass the puck (tunnel vision to Pacioretty mostly) but other than that what does he really bring to a Habs PP? He doesn't shoot so the other team doesn't take him seriously. He can't win board battles for loose pucks. He goes to the front of the net but how much of a deterrent is a 5'7" player on goalies 5-10 inches taller than him.
I'm not crapping on DD for being out there all the time. It's just that I don't understand MT's reasoning for constantly doing it when his teams PP has stunk going on 2 full seasons of doing this.
The definition of insanity.
The definition of insanity.
Or you could, you know... not reunite the EGG line which was pitiful the last time it was together.
Pacioretty - Plekanec - Eller
Galchenyuk - Desharnais - Gallagher
Flynn - DLR - Smith-Pelly
Prust - Mitchell - Weise
I'd personally try Parenteau on the first line, putting Eller with DLR and Flynn on the 4th. But clearly Parenteau isn't really a part of the line-up when healthy, so this is what I'd like to see.
Hopefully it is something they address. Although I hope we solve the RW situation first. Weise should not be on a Top-6 line. He's had a solid season, no doubt, but when he's on the ice I don't think.. "okay, we can score."
If Bergevin can figure out both wing situations next year, that would be fantastic - but I see us using Galchenyuk as a winger for one more year. That way Bergevin can evaluate where Plekanec stands.
Insanity is also worrying about things you cannot control.
Sit back and enjoy the ride. The Habs will win or lose regardless of what we believe.
Replace DD with ghetto and you have a solid balanced line. No point in having a winger that refuses to shoot the puck
Insanity is also worrying about things you cannot control.
Sit back and enjoy the ride. The Habs will win or lose regardless of what we believe.
Clearly said I'd prefer PAP, since I like the current third line.So you would rather have Eller as our top line RW????????
Desharnais did well at wing. Eller brings some defensive responsibility on our second line. Give me the stats on the EGG line to back up the bolded statement. Or you could, you know, look back at what was one of our best lines (until for no reason was split up) last season.
Insanity is also worrying about things you cannot control.
Sit back and enjoy the ride. The Habs will win or lose regardless of what we believe.
I don't mind the lines as they are now...i'd probably make a slight adjustment though
Pacioretty-Desharnais-Weise
Galchenyuk-Eller-Gallagher
De la Rose-Plekanec-DSP
Prust-Mitchell-Flynn
Not sure how you see that as a promotion...
I think it helps the team because I think Plekanec is the teams best defensive centre, playing with De la Rose (a guy who could learn a lot playing with Plekanec) and DSP could form a very effective checking line.
I also think reuniting the EGG line together makes some sense..might help generate more offense than we've seen from Galchenyuk/Plekanec/Gallagher.
doubt that, numbers would be nice.