Julien (& Therrien before) likes his centers to be defensively-minded and good at two-way play. Which Chucky isn't. He was playing well towards the end of last season because the Habs were out of the playoffs, so everything went. Not sure how to explain his success at the beginning of this season as compared to his continued struggles after returning from his injury.

Out of curiosity, what's your team that needs offensively minded young Cs that much?