At his most recent press conference, Marc Bergevin said that Alex Galchenyuk would be playing on the wing next year, the experiments playing down the middle now over.
Keep in mind that the general manager is firmly into the negotiation game with a former first-round selection and 30-goal-scorer due a new contract, so we don’t know what the actual plan for Galchenyuk may be. So far, they’ve played him at the left wing when not at centre.
It seems that the team recognizes Galchenyuk’s playmaking ability by putting him on his natural side. So far they have not tried him as an off-wing triggerman, but he has shown that he could succeed in that role with his strong one-timer.