BROSSARD, Quebec — Five years into his NHL career, Alex Galchenyuk was supposed to be the high-scoring center on the Montreal Canadiens’ top line.
Instead, the 23-year-old is scheduled to begin the NHL playoffs on the fourth unit alongside checkers Steve Ott and Andreas Martinsen. Montreal faces the Rangers in the opening game of the best-of-seven series Wednesday night at the Bell Centre.
“I won’t think about it,” Galchenyuk said Monday. “We’ve got Game 1 coming up and everybody’s got to contribute and bring something to the team.”
“Me, personally, I can’t wait to get it going.