@Kriss E regarding your post in the last thread where you're basically calling me a liar for saying I've watched "a bit" of the Coyotes and Galchenyuk this year.
No man, I'm not calling you a liar. I watched him ''a bit'' too, by that I mean I think one game half paying attention and a few highlights here and there. Do I think that is enough for me to have an informed opinion on how things are going for him there? Nope. So I wanted this quantified to see what that means to you.
I assure you I have, how much?
Never a full game, but I've watched at least 1 full period of half a dozen games...
I have no reason to lie and I'm not usually in the habit of doing so. If you insist I can screen capture myself watching them next time and post it.
That was my point though...''a bit'' isn't enough to know what's going on down there. 1 full period half a dozen times is the equivalent of 2 games...
Is that enough to get a real feel for how things have gone for him in Arizona?
No, I don't think so...but I've also got 6yrs of watching him in Montreal to know and recognize that this is the same player with the same strengths and weaknesses and despite everyone being convinced by Chayka's declaration that he was going to play C...
I don't see that experience lasting.
Maybe he won't play center, maybe he will, maybe they're just trying things out. Maybe they want to get more out of him and are seeing if using him on the wing, where he's been used for the vast majority of the past 6 years will logically be a better fit.
Who knows.
And again, it shouldn't be surprising if they want to stick with him on the wing. If I use a center in junior on the wing for 10 years in the NHL...I don't think he's gonna moving him to center is going to work very well.
Now Galch hasn't been here for 10 years, but it's his 7th, which to me represents the same thing.
The guy has spent a big big bulk of his development years used on the wing...That's where I expect him to play.
It doesn't mean management didn't screw up his usage here.