Player Discussion Kirby Dach (Part 3): TabarDach Edition!

[habdynasty]

Well that sucks

 

[Trabdy2]

Poor guy. Really must be challenging to go through all these injuries and rehabbing.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Sadly, he’s cooked.

https://www.nhl.com/canadiens/news/medical-update-on-kirby-dach-feb-28-2025

Another surgery… same knee. I feel so bad for this guy.

 

[HabsForHire]

Hopefully this off season he will stay in Montreal and rehab more seriously.

or move the hell on, hes done

 

[Pompeius Magnus]

Can we even trade him at this point ? If I'm another team's GM, I'd want no part of him.

 

[The Great Weal]

I actually think a veteran would go a long way seeing as how there’s the likelihood of Beck being a full-time centre next season. Probably wouldn’t cost that much. Lots of options anyways.

I think contending teams will easily acquire these players if they don't cost much.

 

[vokiel]

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Once he's healthy buy him out.

 

[CapSpace]

Move on. He's done, sadly.

 

[Goalfield13]

Once he's healthy buy him out.

No need. He has another year after this one.

 

[vokiel]

Can we even trade him at this point ? If I'm another team's GM, I'd want no part of him.

There's no way, you might as well buy him out when the window opens or just wait for him to show out of shape again next camp. I'd avoid that situation for the locker room personally.

 

[Gustave]

Welp, it was fun arguing if he was in fact injury prone.

Verdict is in; he is.

Glass has nothing on this guy.

 

[the valiant effort]

”No such thing as hockey players made of glass.”

Damn shame. Hope he lands a solid gig at a dealership.

 

[Halakitlikethat]

The search for a real 2c should have been happening for months. This guy ain’t it even without the injuries.

 

[red devil]

Once he's healthy buy him out.

His buyout would only be 29K next year and $667K in the year in 2026-27

 

[Goalfield13]

His buyout would only be 29K next year and $667K the year in 2026-27

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Makes sense to buy him out, then. I stand corrected.

 

[jfhabs]

Granlund is pretty good this year, maybe he's an option for 2 years?

I'd give it a shot for sure. If he's willing to take 2 years term, I'd offer significant dollar because it doesn't hurt our window and gives a soft landing for our younger centers (Beck, Kapanen et Hage).

Dach will be in camp next year, but we can't rely on him.

Going with

Caufield - Suzuki - Slafkovsky
Laine - Granlund - Demidov
Heineman - Dach - Anderson
Newhook - Beck/UFA/Evans/Kapanen - Gallagher

 

[yianik]

Galchenyuk 3OA
Drouin 3OA
Dach 3OA

Edit: @red devil noted I was missing Kotkaniemi

Nuff of that

 

[red devil]

Galchenyuk 3OA
Drouin 3OA
Dach 3OA

Nuff of that

Kotkaniemi

 

[Karma Police]

Galchenyuk 3OA
Drouin 3OA
Dach 3OA

Nuff of that

2 out of 3 wasn't drafted by us?

 

[The Last Red]

2 out of 3 wasn't drafted by us?

Shhh.

 

[BergevinBurner]

His time in the top 6 is done for the foreseeable future.

Assuming we don't move him in a trade for a 2C then I'd like to see him at 3rd line RW alongside either Newhook, Beck or Kapanen. I still stand by the opinion that he looked considerably better on the wing. Maybe if things don't work out with Laine long term then he could find his way onto the wing on the 2nd line someday.

 

[Captain Mountain]

Once he's healthy buy him out.

Saving Molson money and decisions based purely on emotion are always the way to go.

 

[Saundies]

Sucks for the guy. Seems like he's a really good lad but all of the odds are against him regaining any sort of form. This was almost a write-off year (much like Laine's) for him to find his legs and hopefully work on himself in the offseason to try to find some sort of a gear.

We're back to an ever familiar state with this franchise: needing centres.

 

[The Great Weal]

Can we even trade him at this point ? If I'm another team's GM, I'd want no part of him.

If we don't resign Armia/Evans, miss out on Olivier, Beck/Kapanen don't steal a spot in camp, then Dach still has a place in the bottom 6 as his last chance to be an NHLer.