2nd Line Center Question

[The Last Red]

Option 1: keep Dach, center
- wait for off-season evaluation of:
—-dach
—-hage
—-draft position
…. Then Loop back over 3 options.

Option 2: keep Dach, wing
- internal bridge (Newhook, Beck, other)
- LT solution trade
- ST trade

Option 3: trade Dach for:
- LT solution
- ST solution
- other

Option 1 until the off-season.

Option 1. He was great two years ago. Give him the season to get back there. If he can’t, then move forward. Also, Suzuki is a lower end no. 1 anyway so the whole top 2 centers issue might need to be re-evaluated after the season anyway.

 

[LaP]

Option 1: keep Dach, center
- wait for off-season evaluation of:
—-dach
—-hage
—-draft position
…. Then Loop back over 3 options.

It's effectively possible our 2nd line center problem will be solved next draft.

 

[The Last Red]

It's effectively possible our 2nd line center problem will be solved next draft.

Too bad we still might have a first line center “problem” regardless.

 

[FerrisRox]

Too bad we still might have a first line center “problem” regardless.

What is the Canadiens first line centre problem?

 

[admiralcadillac]

You just ride it out with Dach, we have the rest of this year and all of next year to evaluate him. But even if he trends up and finds his game, I don't think that stops us from doing the things we need to do to have more depth and opportunity there.

There's Bennet on FA which I probably would avoid because I don't think he's really a 2C and the term and contract will probably be ugly.

Someone mentioned trying to trade for Malkin in the summer, that one I like because it not only gives some short term insurance and upside to the roster, but it also gives an esteemed generational Russian talent to help mentor and ease Demidov in to north america next season.

Yeah this team isn’t winning with or without Dach being ok at 2C so may as well ride the year out then evaluate.

 

[Habs13]

I'm wondering how much the injury is still bothering him. I'm not sure it's Dach being lazy as much as it might be his leg not being completely healed and ready for the speed of the NHL.

Personally, I'm not ready to give up on him. I still think he has a huge upside and it might take a while longer to get back to where he was prior to the injury in game two of last season.

 

[The Last Red]

What is the Canadiens first line centre problem?

You saw that I put quotation marks around the word, right?