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

[Team_Spirit]

Dammit he was in the lead for the green jacket

Band-aid boy certified

 

[FrankMTL]

Hopefully Hughes kept his transaction receipt. It's been almost 3 years and Dach is damaged goods...Maybe he can still get store credit.

 

[Theodore450]

Top tier delusion

I am by no means a Dach fan. He’s awful and I doubt he becomes a bottom 6 player.
But at this point there’s really no other option.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

Dach looked like a good addition/gamble, but yeah, both of the Habs gambled suck in Newhook and Dach and that's what happens when you try to half-ass accelerate it.

 

[CrazyBob]

Welp. It was a nice experiment but its just not panning out. Time to try something else as second line center.

 

[vokiel]

I don't see the purpose of buy8ng him out honestly but tough luck for the guy. Let's count him out and wish for him to comeback as a winger but odds aren't on his side...

Preserves a culture of performance and professionalism in the locker room? So the guy doesn't show up out of shape next year and the club can finally have a satisfying camp with less laziness.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

Dach could get hurt walking to the rink off the bus.Too bad really.

2nd knee surgery?

Actually yeah he could…

 

[Legend123]

At one point tough decisions are gonna have to be made with players like dach newhook struble xhekaj and others.

They are just not adding anything of value to this team and should not play in the top 6 (the fowards) if we plan to compete for a cup.

 

[Takeru]

Dach looked like a good addition/gamble, but yeah, both of the Habs gambled suck in Newhook and Dach and that's what happens when you try to half-ass accelerate it.

Gotta respect the gamble but kinda sucks that ours rarely pan out.
In hindsight, kinda wish we kept Romanov with ghule also being injury prone :/

 

[Hacketts]

Now we get to find out how bad Dach wants to live his dream.

 

[habdynasty]

He will have Laine speed. Laine has has 3 surgeries on one of his knees.

 

[The Last Red]

Newhook is playing well. He’ll be fine as a 3rd line center or wing.

He will have Laine speed. Laine has has 3 surgeries on one of his knees.

Without Laine’s shooting.

 

[habdynasty]

Newhook is playing well. He’ll be fine as a 3rd line center or wing.


Without Laine’s shooting.

Maybe a contender will trade for Laine next week. Get that big shot.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

What ever happen Kirby don't give up, I'm still certain he can contribute on our top 6/9, on the dot or on the wing it doesn't matter

The guys have elite skill, he may never be the next Getzlaf,but again, too much talent to not have a place in a top 9

Would I give the #13 for a 6f4 220+ physical, elite playmaking making 45-50 points on our 3rd line and second pp, hell yeah I would

Who is that elite play making wizard you are talking about ? Dach is a 3rd liner, who's atrocious in the defensive zone, nonchalant all over the ice, with limited shooting abilities, Desharnais' level...

I would definitely pay a #13 pick for him...

 

[The Great Weal]

Feel bad for the guy but what a gigantic waste of time and resources

Literally anybody would have been a more worthwhile experiment at 2C than a perpetually injured and unproductive winger

Don't know about literally anybody else when Newhook has also been a waste of time and resources, given how we played him at center a good bit last year. That should be the end of projects that have played several NHL seasons without playing well.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

What ever happen Kirby don't give up, I'm still certain he can contribute on our top 6/9, on the dot or on the wing it doesn't matter

The guys have elite skill, he may never be the next Getzlaf,but again, too much talent to not have a place in a top 9

Would I give the #13 for a 6f4 220+ physical, elite playmaking making 45-50 points on our 3rd line and second pp, hell yeah I would

Get real man

 

[Habidelidoo]

Buy out is 1/3 of salary at his age, right ?

However, I'd assume it can't be done if he's still injured on July 1st.

 

[Boss Man Hughes]

Feel bad for the guy but what a gigantic waste of time and resources

Literally anybody would have been a more worthwhile experiment at 2C than a perpetually injured and unproductive winger

Except that they wouldn't have gotten a 2c calibre player at all if he wasn't a risk of some sort. You never know with players though. I have 30 players in my keeper league and I never take guys who have already had multiple injuries before they are 18 (like Turcotte) and I still always have at least 6-8 guys on IR. Zegras was never hurt until he got to the NHL. And some guys who have a whole lot of injuries early then go years without missing a game.

 

[sheed36]

Was really hoping Dach was gonna be that 2nd line center behind Suzuki for years to come but with his constant injury issues and him not really looking like a NHL center, and more of a winger instead, Hughes is gonna have to find a 2nd line center somewhere before next season.

After Suzuki the Habs center depth is very thin and Hughes just can't go into next season potentially relying on rookies like Beck and Kapanen hoping they can do the job. Finding a top 6 center will be a huge priority for Hughes going into next season.

 

[26Mats]

Buy out is 1/3 of salary at his age, right ?

However, I'd assume it can't be done if he's still injured on July 1st.

Why buy him out?

Even if he's not a 2c, he can still develop into a good winger. And, his cap hit is only 3.5M.

 

[HabzSauce]

Dach Stans in shambles. Lemme guess now we have to wait till 2027 before drawing any conclusions? Because ya know, takes time to heat up after injury....

All jokes aside genuinely feel bad for the guy. Don't think it makes any sense to trade him tho. Value at all time low. Let him heal up and try him at RW whenever he comes back.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

At one point tough decisions are gonna have to be made with players like dach newhook struble xhekaj and others.

They are just not adding anything of value to this team and should not play in the top 6 (the fowards) if we plan to compete for a cup.

Newhook will not be in the top six. I’d say that’s pretty certain. He’d be a good 3rd liner though.

Struble is gone. I think Xhejac is here long term.

 

[vokiel]

Why buy him out?

Even if he's not a 2c, he can still develop into a good winger. And, his cap hit is only 3.5M.

And I bet we can find a better player to develop as a winger for the price of an ELC.

Dach is falling into irrelevance. Buying him out would be doing him a favor, so he can re-negotiate with another club. If he doesn't want it, fine, but he'll hit waiver-wire faster than he can spell it out as soon as a rookie simply looks to be better.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

And I bet we can find a better player to develop as a winger for the price of an ELC.

Dach is falling into irrelevance. Buying him out would be doing him a favor, so he can re-negotiate with another club. If he doesn't want it, fine, but he'll hit waiver-wire faster than he can spell it out as soon as a rookie simply looks to be better.

I think they’ll just put him on the third next year and see how he does. At this point though, his career may be near its end. A 2nd surgery on a knee he was still recovering from? And he’s missed so much time already…: I think he’d be happy to just have an NHL career at this point.

 

[Erika]

Bust confirmed.
Was a bad trade since the beginning.

It is official now. Chicago 1 - KH/JG 0

Move along everyone...