Player Discussion Kirby Dach: Welcome to Montreal part 2

[ReHabs]

Ya that made no sense lol. Let's not forget that they picked a tiny player in Debrincat with one of the 2nds we traded them for Shaw (obviously Dach was more valuable than Shaw but that's not the point).

Anyways, as long as Dach does well I won't care what Nazar does. He's been great so far, injury concerns seem to be gone for now *knock on wood*. A 6'4 60 point center would be phenomenal and worth more than a 70-point small winger.

Yup, absolutely this is the right take. Mocking the poor guy’s height not even 24 hours after our very own Goal Caufield who is even shorter than Nazar has a huge night is just… wow dude…

 

[SlafySZN]

Yup, absolutely this is the right take. Mocking the poor guy’s height not even 24 hours after our very own Goal Caufield who is even shorter than Nazar has a huge night is just… wow dude…

He didn’t mock him, the player. He mocked the situation.

You need a guy like Dach on a team that brings something unique so smaller players like Cole can do his thing.

you can’t just have smaller players.

 

[Paddy17]

Beyond the puck skills, what I've been impressed with is his tenacity on the puck. He never gives up on the puck and dogfights it.

 

[Canadienna]

All they have to do is confess they didn't have clue about what they were talking about.

I had no clue what I was talking about.

Wrist looks solid.

 

[SlafySZN]

Maybe i’m behind or something lol but what’s doing ‘’la cuillère’’ ?

After the game last night Latendresse criticized Dach which is mind boggling because he had a great game and is the reason of Monahan’s goal…

 

[Justin11]

Maybe i’m behind or something lol but what’s doing ‘’la cuillère’’ ?

After the game last night Latendresse criticized Dach which is mind boggling because he had a great game and is the reason of Monahan’s goal…

He was looking for something to criticize, and Dach's name was pulled out of a hat.

 

[Mcdonaldz]

I hereby challenge you to a 1v1 IQ test, loser deletes their account

Surprised you didn’t challenged me to a sword fight made of foam.

 

[Runner77]

Maybe i’m behind or something lol but what’s doing ‘’la cuillère’’ ?

Spoon? Spooning?

Biggest takeaway is how our Dr. Recchis (bless them, they are a great source of entertainment), are saying that a wrist that was never at issue after the Habs acquired Dach, now appears that it’s not an issue.

 

[Redux91]

Well Nazar is only a teenager, why are you and WeThreeKings implying he is a bust? He hasn’t even started his pro career. Talk about hasty.

Man, how I wish you could of said this exact thing to that ExpatHabs guy 2 weeks ago when he was calling Slaf a bust in pre-season scrimmages of all things.

Hey wait

 

[ReHabs]

Man, how I wish you could of said this exact thing to that ExpatHabs guy 2 weeks ago when he was calling Slaf a bust in pre-season scrimmages of all things.

Hey wait

I’ve never called him a bust or even insinuated as much. You have the wrong guy. Hit the road.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

Beyond the puck skills, what I've been impressed with is his tenacity on the puck. He never gives up on the puck and dogfights it.

yeah I think I just assumed he was a big, soft skill guy. Which I would've been fine with if he produced. But seeing some ruggedness is pretty exciting to go along with everything else. I also remember a few people being warded off by the fact that he never put up the points in junior you would've really liked to see from a guy with his overall package. That always stuck with me too. So I was very ho hum on getting him even though I remember Chicago being quite heartened by his rookie year. But from what I'm seeing now this kid is absolutely wild. It just seems bizarre he could be had for what we got him for. It's still early but man oh man what an addition so far.

 

[MTL Dirty Birdy]

Wait till he fills that frame of his completely!

Can't wait for Slafkovsky-Dach-Anderson in a couple of years!

That reads like Legion of Doom Lite. Gonna be hard to handle with slick Nick and Bilbo on the other line haha

 

[417]

Maybe i’m behind or something lol but what’s doing ‘’la cuillère’’ ?

After the game last night Latendresse criticized Dach which is mind boggling because he had a great game and is the reason of Monahan’s goal…

Someone’s got to be a target...for some reason, that guy is Dach.

 

[Twisted Sinister]

Someone’s got to be a target...for some reason, that guy is Dach.

Seems to be a weird narrative on TVA. Didn't they go after him in the preseason too?

 

[Andy]

Someone’s got to be a target...for some reason, that guy is Dach.

The reason it’s Dach is because it’s a Hughes acquisition. Critiquing Dach will eventually transform into a critique of Hughes

 

[SlafySZN]

Seems to be a weird narrative on TVA. Didn't they go after him in the preseason too?

Yes.

Their new target at trying to say he doesn’t look ‘’engaged’’ enough for them.

But Latendresse said he did the ‘’cuillère’’ and i don’t know what that is

 

[Twisted Sinister]

Yes.

Their new target at trying to say he doesn’t look ‘’engaged’’ enough for them.

But Latendresse said he did the ‘’cuillère’’ and i don’t know what that is

I will change my avatar in solidarity

 

[SlafySZN]

I will change my avatar in solidarity

Love it!

 

[1909]

Will Dach be patient and enjoy playing on a wing instead of center ? He was clear about his preference. I hope it won't turn into another KK saga.

 

[JoelWarlord]

I take it you think Cole Caufield (5'7", 15thOA) was a bad pick?

How strange.

Of all people on this board, I would think you would be the one to make the distinction between a prospect who scored seventy-two GOALS in his draft year for the US NTDP and a prospect who had seventy total points at the same level in his draft year

It's not that Nazar is a bust or a bad prospect, it's that the hysteria this summer about passing up on the vaunted Frank Nazar for the apparent ultra risky gamble of Kirby Dach was pretty over the top. Nazar is not some can't miss prospect with eye-popping production or a singularly valuable skill like Caufield was as a goal scorer. He's a good prospect who I'd probably put as a 2C in the best case with room to fall back as a middle six winger or 3C given his compete.

Nothing wrong with that kind of prospect and I'd love to have him, but it's also not some kind of windfall who you absolutely can't pass up if they drop into your lap the way Caufield was as a prospect. It's perfectly reasonable to believe that Nazar would be a better asset than Dach, but the idea that Dach was some wild crazy gamble relative to picking Nazar just never made any sense to me.

 

[SlafySZN]

Will Dach be patient and enjoy playing on a wing instead of center ? He was clear about his preference. I hope it won't turn into another KK saga.

He’s not playing on wing right now and doesn’t have to.

 

[1909]

He’s not playing on wing right now and doesn’t have to.

He was yesterday night.

 

[SlafySZN]

He was yesterday night.

No he wasn’t. Monahan took some FO but Dach took his place back at center right when they started playing.

 

[ReHabs]

Of all people on this board, I would think you would be the one to make the distinction between a prospect who scored seventy-two GOALS in his draft year for the US NTDP and a prospect who had seventy total points at the same level in his draft year

It's not that Nazar is a bust or a bad prospect, it's that the hysteria this summer about passing up on the vaunted Frank Nazar for the apparent ultra risky gamble of Kirby Dach was pretty over the top. Nazar is not some can't miss prospect with eye-popping production or a singularly valuable skill like Caufield was as a goal scorer. He's a good prospect who I'd probably put as a 2C in the best case with room to fall back as a middle six winger or 3C given his compete.

Nothing wrong with that kind of prospect and I'd love to have him, but it's also not some kind of windfall who you absolutely can't pass up if they drop into your lap the way Caufield was as a prospect. It's perfectly reasonable to believe that Nazar would be a better asset than Dach, but the idea that Dach was some wild crazy gamble relative to picking Nazar just never made any sense to me.

I didn’t see any in-depth comment about Nazar. I saw someone mocking his height and draft position, to insinuate he will never be any better than the guy who has [let’s all check notes now] no more than 30 pts at any time in his three seasons in the NHL.

Mocking a prospect’s height the day after our own mid-first round, notably short youngster had a smoking hot game is ridiculous. We can enjoy and root for Dach’ as blossoming without taking shots at innocent teenagers, and enjoy Slafkovsky without taking shots at Wright. Maybe that’s news to some of you.

 

[1909]

No he wasn’t. Monahan took some FO but Dach took his place back at center right when they started playing.

Monahan has taken a lot f faceoffs. For me, that's the role of a centermen. Dach took only two and lost them.