Brendan Gallagher Could Be Given a New Role by the Canadiens This Season
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This isn't the first time this offseason that the topic has come up, but a rumor suggests Brendan Gallagher could indeed be getting a new role.
We talked about this with Josh Anderson, but Gallagher is also a player who could return to the penalty kill and help make up for the departure of Joel Armia in particular.
In fact, the departures of Armia and Christian Dvorak will hurt the penalty kill.
Other players will have to step into those roles, and all signs point to one of them being Gallagher.
RUMOR: Brendan Gallagher Slated for First Wave of Canadiens' Penalty Kill
Sure, Nick Suzuki would be excellent on the penalty kill, but at some point, the captain can't be logging 30 minutes a night either.
"Grant McCagg discussed the situation on the Recrutes Draftcast podcast, and he believes two players could replace Dvorak and Armia: Brendan Gallagher and Alex Newhook." - DLC
Brendan Gallagher back on the PK: Grant McCagg doesn't rule it out.
It'll be an interesting situation to watch, but after all these years, it would certainly be intriguing to see Gallagher return to the penalty kill-and knowing him, if Martin St-Louis assigns him that role, there's no doubt Canadiens #11 will take it extremely seriously and do everything he can to become the best PK player in the NHL.
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