Alex Galchenyuk was asked prior to the Canadiens final home game of the season what, if anything, he hopes the home fans understand about what’s gone on in this disaster of a season.



He thought about it for a few seconds; he didn’t want to just say the first thing that popped in his head. He wanted his answer to mean something.



“We’re working towards the future,” Galchenyuk finally said. “We have a lot of young guys, a lot of players without that much NHL experience and it can get challenging sometimes but at the end of the road it’s going to be huge for the development of a lot of guys.



“So it’s a positive thing if you look at it that way.”



Galchenyuk wasn’t talking about himself, he is not one of the young guys. He is 24, but he is also finishing his sixth season in the NHL. He is a veteran.



But that answer in which he is not talking about himself could just as easily apply...