Brendan Gallagher is becoming a problem in Montreal

We love Brendan Gallagher.

He’s done the Montreal Canadiens organization proud for many years, and he’ll always be recognized as a truly respected player in town.

Except that right now, it’s hard to send him flowers. The guy may have a good heart, but his body just isn’t keeping up… and that’s starting to become a problem in Montreal.

Gally has only scored three goals so far this season.

But there’s more to it than that: if you watch the games, it’s easy to see that Brendan Gallagher isn’t getting anywhere. He seems to be out of breath as soon as he steps on the ice, and that makes him much less effective for the club.

He’s not producing, he’s not hitting, he’s having trouble keeping up, he’s not completing plays…

It’s flat for him, but at some point… Martin St-Louis will have to make a tough decision. I’m not saying he shouldn’t play all season, but maybe using him every other game(I’m just throwing it out there) could give him a new lease on life too.

There are other guys who are capable of filling a similar role to Gally, after all. And with Patrik Laine, Kirby Dach, and Josh Anderson potentially returning to the game soon (not to mention Jake Evans)… maybe it’s Gally who’ll have to bail.