Montreal Canadiens

[Dennis]

Good news for the Swiss Olympic team though.

[ericdaoust]

Good news for the Swiss Olympic team though.

Is it? He couldn't stick with the Pens when they needed D badly, he couldn't stick with the Habs when they need D badly...

[Dennis]

Is it? He couldn't stick with the Pens when they needed D badly, he couldn't stick with the Habs when they need D badly...

Probably?

I'm not at all aware of the defensive depth the Swiss national team currently has (is Raphael Diaz still playing?) but he's one of the best players Switzerland has ever produced and he's still active. I'm assuming they'll gladly welcome him aboard.

[ericdaoust]

Probably?

I'm not at all aware of the defensive depth the Swiss national team currently has (is Raphael Diaz still playing?) but he's one of the best players Switzerland has ever produced and he's still active. I'm assuming they'll gladly welcome him aboard.

He'll be on the team, I'm just not convinced he'll make them better. The pros playing in Europe are very good players themselves. I feel the same way about Canada with Iginla/Doan/etc. I'm not a guru on what is the optimal team but I'd side with younger legs that are ready to produce in 2018.

[tweetdrivr]

Interesting take from ESPN on Galchenyuk before the game in San Jose this evening...

"We had wondered if head coach Claude Julien would get him back to a top-six role, particularly as the team has had difficulty scoring goals, but Julien will apparently keep Galchenyuk tied to the fourth line for the time being. It's relatively early in the Julien-Galchenyuk relationship, but the forward is shaping up to be the Canadiens' version of Tyler Seguin, a similarly gifted offensive player that was punished often by Julien when the two were in Boston."

[ericdaoust]

ESPN still covers hockey?

[tweetdrivr]

ESPN still covers hockey?

Valid. It was posted to Galchenyuk's fantasy profile....

[ericdaoust]

Joe Morrow is in tonight for Benn.

[ericdaoust]

I know it's early but this team is painful to watch.

[tweetdrivr]

Particularly given that they are rolling some odd lines. I've stopped watching and I just listen on the radio. It's a little better that way.

[ericdaoust]

Particularly given that they are rolling some odd lines. I've stopped watching and I just listen on the radio. It's a little better that way.

Plus you'll have to wait longer to see your boy Schlemko play

[tweetdrivr]

Plus you'll have to wait longer to see your boy Schlemko play

Hey a guy can dream right? Probably not going to be that much of a help eh? 3-4 weeks more to remove a bone fragment. Whatever.

Galchenyuk with Pacioretty and Drouin tonight...that's good.

[Thunder]

Galchenyuk rewarding the coach for giving him more ice time.

Not his fault, though. I'm sure Therrien is still to blame.

[ericdaoust]

He needs time to get used to the new slashing rules now that he's actually getting ice time.

[ericdaoust]

Hemsky really needs to go away.