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The Canadiens’ Alex Galchenyuk has a pretty good sense of humour.

When a reporter started to ask him before the team’s annual golf tournament Tuesday at Laval-sur-le-Lac about whether he would start the season on the wing or at centre, Galchenyuk smiled and said: “Am I still answering this question right now?”

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And when another reporter noted that video on social media this summer showed him working out “like an animal,” Galchenyuk responded with another smile: “Do animals work out?”

Good question.

But the question of whether Galchenyuk will play on the wing or at centre seems to have finally been answered. Coach Michel Therrien said Tuesday he plans to start the season with Galchenyuk at centre on the No. 1 line with Max Pacioretty and Brendan Gallagher. The No. 2 line will be Tomas Plekanec at centre with newcomers Andrew Shaw and Alexander Radulov.

We’ll see how long that lasts before Therrien finds the switch to his line blender.