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I think most Habs fans have had visions of Galchenyuk ripping it up. In fact you could argue that he is fact doing well. He is the leading scorer thus far of his draft class and made the NHL at 18 despite missing pretty much his whole last year of junior. His teammates all know, we know and he knows how good he can be. As long as he stays dedicated and focused, he will be a star with the Habs for years. I don't think he needs to be a top 5 or 10 in the league to be a valuable player The Habs are a young team that needs to take the next step. They could definitely benefit from having a player like Plekanec.

Gotta think they would "leave it", it's not gonna do it.

We were typing at the same time.... I don't get it either...

It's okay to talk about him. But, not every comment someone else posts about him has to be countered with one of your arguments about why he's bad, terrible, has to go, etc. No one denies the position can be improved; heck, I don't think anyone would deny that it should be improved. That doesn't mean Plekanec is part of/the root cause of the problem and that anyone who suggests otherwise needs a swift refresher of your opinion of him. Just don't jump to the extreme negativity every time someone mentions him or the centre position. It doesn't make for good discussion.

^^^Boilerplate I would actually go further and say that the constant messages about Plekanec are basically SPAM.

Any chance we can trade with St. Louis? What would it cost to bring in Oshie and Backes?

Antoine Vermette is 32, just made $3.75M and will be looking for a raise. He had 13 goals and 38 points last season with a -25. -2 of that was from his time in Chicago and he only had 3 points in 19 regular season games there. In the playoffs he put up 7 points in 20 games and has a career 25 points in 78 playoff games. 2009-2010 was the last time he had more than 45 points and you want him to be the second line center. Desharnais is 28, is making $3.5M for the next few years. He had 14 goals and 48 points last season with a +22. He had 3 points in 11 playoff games. You might say, "Look! Vermette is way better!" but you forget that Vermette had only 3 points in 11 playoff games at that point, same as DD. DD's career playoff points are 13 in 38 games. He has yet to in his career play 50+ games and not have more than 45 points. In 09-10, the last time Vermette had more than 45 points, Desharnais was just starting his NHL career. And you want to replace Desharnais with Vermette. Pure craziness.