With that in mind, the former third-overall selection isn't about to place any additional pressure on himself so early on in the season.
"I'm not in school. I'm not here to give myself grades," mentioned Galchenyuk, when asked to evaluate the state of his game right now. "I've got to keep coming in here and working."
Captain Max Pacioretty didn't hesitate to come to Galchenyuk's defense when asked about his play.
"I think Alex hit two posts last night, didn't he?" noted Pacioretty, referencing Galchenyuk coming especially close to getting on the scoresheet against Chicago. "He had chances. If that goes in, he feels great about his game. He's just got to keep at it. The chances are there and it's a matter of an inch or two. You've just got to bear down to make sure that you're on the right side of that inch."
Pacioretty insists Galchenyuk has all of the tools to do just that - and the unwavering support of his teammates as well.
"That's going to be our team this year. If things aren't going well, we stick together. There's so much more in this room than people realize," explained Pacioretty. "I've talked to him often. He's a close friend of mine and he wants to put in the work to help the team win."