Player Discussion Kirby Dach: Welcome to Montreal part 2

[HabsCowboysOwn]

We need more talent, at least one more top 5 pick is a must imo but not at the expense of Dach losing months/a whole year of development. Just brutal no matter how you look at it.

 

[Chili]

The decision to keep 3 goaltenders becomes interesting. Will they call someone up or go with 7 d against Minny? Or Pezzetta gets in?

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Made of glass, time to look at moving on from this guy

 

[morhilane]

The decision to keep 3 goaltenders becomes interesting. Will they call someone up or go with 7 d against Minny? Or Pezzetta gets in?

Pezz gets in. Habs will stick to 12 forwards according to MSL.

 

[1909]

Here we go again. Poor guy. He must be depressed. The team and his teammates too.

 

[EveryDay]

Made of glass, time to look at moving on from this guy

I don't think so but we can't count on him for more then 50 games a season.

 

[417]

Freak injury....See Heineman injury. Not Dach.

 

[jrom]

Made of glass, time to look at moving on from this guy

Caufield too, let’s bundle them

 

[Spring in Fialta]

If it's an ACL, he's pretty much out for the year, right?

 

[Matthew McConaughay]

That's probably why Chicago let him go, injury prone.

 

[Gustave]

If it's an ACL, he's pretty much out for the year, right?

Tear, strain, rupture (that would be extreme), all different lengths of recovery..

We’ll have to wait, but we know he’s out.

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the issues he's had in the past were not knee related at all, this is an unfortunate freak injury. They happen every week across all sports, calling him injury prone for that is just dumb.

 

[Spring in Fialta]

That's probably why Chicago let him go, injury prone.

Even though the injuries aren't related at all? How does that make sense?

 

[The Great Weal]

I agree with this, but at the same time I think he was very much on the right track to becoming our 1C, at least in terms of his offensive skill.

What we have to hope for now is that the injury isn't too bad that it'll make him miss a full season and/or stall his development.

On track because of preseason? His shot is most definitely not as good as Suzuki's and I'd say their playmaking is relatively equal. Dach's size, physicality, and forecheck are stronger but I don't see how he has superior offensive skill than Suzuki.

People here are quick to forget how good Suzuki is and like the new shiny toy better because it's something new.

 

[Habs4Life]

Nice troll

not a troll hes been injury prone since the world juniors not a full healthy season since,. How is it a troll?

 

[An0n]

That's probably why Chicago let him go, injury prone.

Man, I hope they will share the technology that can predict injuries with the rest of the world because it's clearly not with a wrist fracture that they can predict those things.

 

[417]

That's probably why Chicago let him go, injury prone.

Chicago didn't "let him go"....they traded him for a significant return.

That's because they valued him accordingly

 

[WeThreeKings]

Correct me if I'm wrong but the issues he's had in the past were not knee related at all, this is an unfortunate freak injury. They happen every week across all sports, calling him injury prone for that is just dumb.

He had a leg thing last year but it was some weird infection thing, so it wasn't structural at all.

He's been unlucky - but of course this is HF Habs, where everything has to be the worst all the time so because Dach has had some unfortunate injuries, while looking like the best center we've had in decades when he's healthy, we gotta get rid of him for some reason.

Competing right now or something.

 

[Ozmodiar]

Assuming the injury resulted from the Tinordi hit and not something else, then it doesn’t necessarily mean he’s injury prone. The kind of contact he received on the play could have conceivably caused an injury to anyone. Likely just luck of the draw at this point.

It begs the question: could that kind of contact have been avoided?

A good portion of injuries come from unexpected contact. Spatial awareness plays a role. (Someone mentioned Suzuki and Kessel.)

For what it’s worth, USA Hockey claims that since using IntelliGym (2009) injuries have been down 14% (concussions down 27%) among trainees.

 

[Chili]

That's probably why Chicago let him go, injury prone.

Their centre depth looks pretty thin so would be interesting to know the story of why they moved on so quickly from him.

 

[Habs4Life]

sad part is looks like barely anything happen but now hes out for the season. Glass Joe

 

[Guy Larose]

sad part is looks like barely anything happen but now hes out for the season. Glass Joe

Nobody said he's out for the season...this place man...LMAO

 

[OnTheRun]

not a troll hes been injury prone since the world juniors not a full healthy season since,. How is it a troll?

Troll isn't the right word, but broken bones doesn't make one injury prone, so this isn't the right place to start.

Anyway for now, people should just sit tight and wait for the proper diagnostic (ie: not LBI).

 

[Habs4Life]

Nobody said he's out for the season...this place man...LMAO

well a significant amount of time would be most of the season I would say sir

 

[Habsfan18]

There’s no sugar coating it, this is absolutely f***ing awful. f***ing depressing.

Have to think “significant” is measured in months and not weeks. Likely out for the season is my guess.