So, perhaps it's fitting he returns to the line-up tonight against Montreal, the team he played 418 games for after being drafted third overall in 2012.
"It's good to be back, brings back a lot of great memories," Galchenyuk said. "I had a lot of good times here but at the same time, it's not the first time coming back for me.
"It feels a little bit different and it's a definitely a huge game for us to try and find a way to win."
Galchenyuk has played in just three of the Sens' first 10 games but has a goal after a wicked one-timer on the power play that came in his season debut Jan. 19 against Winnipeg. So, what's his mindset entering tonight?
"Compete as hard as I can," Galchenyuk said. "Try to add offence. That's my game and what I focus on and what I have to do."
He isn't the only change to tonight's lineup: defenceman Erik Brannstrom has been recalled from the taxi squad and will make his season debut tonight.
"I'm really happy to be back and am really excited for the game," he said. "I sat in quarantine pretty long there but I get to practice a lot now and it's been good. I'm excited to be back and play games."
The 21-year-old blue liner has spent a lot of time quarantining after returning from his loan in Switzerland. He was only able to practice once during the Senators' training camp and was assigned to Belleville on Jan. 13.
Tonight will also mark his first NHL game in more than a year as he last suited up for Ottawa on Jan. 2.
"Play simple, stick to my game," Brannstrom said. "I'm going to try and keep it simple."
