Confirmed with Link: Kirby Dach to Montreal for 13th and 66th overall picks

[Blackhawkswincup]

Better comp for Dach would be Chad Kilger

Older guys here would remember hype around Kilger as every big C drafted in 1st round got the "He has shades of Lindros" push in years after Lindros draft. Kilger was soft as shit for a big man so right off bat the "Shades of Lindros" label was very wrong

Older Hawk fans would also remember he was the big "Piece" we traded Carney away for. He f***ing sucked while Carney continued on as a 1st pairing defender for years in Arizona and Anaheim (And was part of US Olympic team)

Such a bad trade

Never showed any of the offensive "Skill" he was supposed to have and failed at C being moved to wing during his NHL career

Kilger bounced around for years because GM's kept thinking he would put it together (Habs fell for it one year when he got hot for a few weeks)

Dach probably will have similar career arch. Though Kilger at least could kill penalties which prolonged his NHL career into 30's

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Dach no pts tonight and a -2 in just 14:30 TOI. Last game he was -2 in just a little over 15 minutes TOI

21 games
1 goal
7 assists
8 pts
-17

Those are Kurashev like #'s

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

Not a Dach fan, and was happy we bailed when we did.

With that said - he's coming back from very major knee surgery, and it wouldn't surprise me if that is hampering his game.

 

[Esq]

I'm happy with the trade but for Kirby's sake, I hope he can stay healthy to at least see what he can do in this league. He'll be 24 already in January.