Gally or Brown?

[znith]

Alex Galchenyuk vs Dustin Brown

10 team h2h, G/A/PPP/HIT/PIM/+-
7 keepers

I'm thinking Brown because he is consistent with his goal scoring and gets a lot of hits, decent +-. Gally has the chance for a breakout season though

Also I have my first round pick so ill have a good shot at scoring a keeper. Last year I snagged Duchene.

[Mattp913]

Alex Galchenyuk vs Dustin Brown

10 team h2h, G/A/PPP/HIT/PIM/+-
7 keepers

I'm thinking Brown because he is consistent with his goal scoring and gets a lot of hits, decent +-. Gally has the chance for a breakout season though

Also I have my first round pick so ill have a good shot at scoring a keeper. Last year I snagged Duchene.

I take Galchneyuk. What he did with the small amount of ice time he had last season was incredible.

[tomastop]

In your league I'd take Brown, for the exact reasons you mention.

[Axeman33]

Any chance you can list your entire roster. Without knowing your rosters strengths and weaknesses its hard to give an accurate assessment on who is the better fit for your roster.

[25THstannee]

Not too familiar with your league configuration so my understanding of player value may be a little bit bias. Since we pretty much know what you’re getting with brown, let me talk a little bit on the Gally’s case.

As a Montreal fan, I’ve seen a lot of Gally’s game. Not only in the «Bleu, blanc, rouge» jersey but also with the Sarnia sting when he wasn’t hurt and was playing with the Yak.

My verdict will disappoint a lot of people but I’m one of few that think Gally have more point upside than Yak. The kido is an absolute beast, gym geek, totally dedicated to the game, great hands, read the ice very well, we didn’t saw him dictate the game tempo in his freshman year, since he was mostly use at wing position, but I can ensure you that when he’ll be center he’ll be an elite center caliber at this level. Don’t get me wrong here, Yak is one hell of a player, dynamic, awesome shot, always sets def on their heels, a constant scoring treat.

If there was something that I’ve been disappointed with Galchenyuk first year is his shooting. Lot of close range opportunity where he put the puck nowhere near the net. Pretty frustrating at some time for a guy of this caliber. But all this don’t botter me, the guy have an a canon wrist shot when he release it in mid to close range, but is consistency to put that laser on the net was the biggest hole in his game. Since your league doesn’t count shots on goal you’ll be ok!

Finally, I truly believe that Gally is and will be a PPG guy at the very least in a near future. Make it 2-3 years to surpass Desharnais and Pleckanec in the depth chart. The third line with Eller was by far the best CH line for the last part of the season.

His 1st season was a really good one for a 19 guy, like Mattp913 said, limited time, 27 pts, no major mistake, 3rd line role with some little opportunity at times with the big guys. Don’t forget that Galchenyuk miss his entire draft eligible year of development due to knee injury.

Going with gally means that you bet on THE future #1 center of Montreal Canadians. Take my word on this. Time is the only matter in that situation.

On a 1 to 2 years projection here’s the result for me:

Brown > Gally in HIT and PIM
Gally > Brown in G/A/PPP/+-

That said, gally is my choice here.

Hope my comments will help you with your choice.

[znith]

My keepers are:

Malkin
Kessel
Staal
Duchene
Bobby Ryan
Shea Weber
(open)

have Brown, Gally, Carter, Voynov, Brent Burns

I am actually leaning towards Brent Burns now that he has RW/D eligibility for sure. Could run him on D and have a strategy of drafting a goalie like Hiller in the first round.

[davidgoodburn]

I would take Brown over Gally. In a league that counts hits, Brown is an elite fantasy player, definitely a top 3 LWer. I know hits are easier to come by with depth guys than scoring categories, but Brown's combination of HITS and points is too elite to cut for Gally at this point.

[robmyatt]

I would take Brown over Gally. In a league that counts hits, Brown is an elite fantasy player, definitely a top 3 LWer. I know hits are easier to come by with depth guys than scoring categories, but Brown's combination of HITS and points is too elite to cut for Gally at this point.

I agree with this. I love Galchenyuk and is upside is tremendous. With a keep 7 there is a good chance you can re-draft him as well as a strong goalie in the first few rounds. Browns value in your league is very high. Keep Dustin Brown.

[Axeman33]

Now that I can see who your keepers are, I too would keep Brown over Galchenyuk.

[Bass56]

Burns for me (with dual eligibility only). Having a 50 point D with hits and pims is huuuuge and his stats will be comparable to Brown's but on defense!

If not, go for Brown. Gally can be re-drafted early on if needed

[Bnhershy]

I love Galchenyuk but you can't pass on Brown with these league settings and your current keeper group.