Any assets at all? There is plenty of time for him to change his mind and sign with another team by the time free agency comes. And if we don't get a center with a top pick this draft, it would definitely hurt not getting Dubois or a center. Unless of course, Dach goes back to center, but that ruins the 1st line.
While I agree he would cost more than a cheap asset like a couple of 2nds, part of what made Dach worth what we gave up was his size and skating combo as a center which is rare in today's game.
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This is actually the most talented offensively gifted young team since the early 90s.
Dach is absolutely beautiful to watch. He's producing at a rate very few young habs even touched. I remember drooling over the Kostitsyns when they had like 8pts in 10 games, or when Pacioretty was aiming at 30 goals or Galchenyuk going 5pts in 5 games...
I mean Dach is out pacing them, he's that type of exciting young player... Yet, he's not even the most productive young player on this team.
Suzuki, Caufield and Dach... Nothing comes close to a great first line in the last 25 years. There was the Kostitsyn-Plekanec-Kovalev line that was solid but even then their production was still massively from the PP and they weren't as good or young.
I've been waiting for a star offensive forward on the habs for the last 25 years... Now, we might be gifted with 3... If not more. Just wow.... (And don't get me started on these young defensemen
Well if they wanna take that kind of offer, sure lol.
I don't see what else they can do unless they want to just trade him as a rental where I don't even think another team's offer would beat ours
That’s the other side of the equation… if it’s a low 1st I’d consider it. But I wouldn’t be trading away Caufield.
Can't believe Kirby lol, so happy for him
So happy for us
Thought for sure he passed that back to Nick tho too bad lol , and he was THIS close to assisting on the Andy goal too
It makes 0 sense his career high in assists is 17 lol he's going to BLOW by that mark this year, shit give it a couple more games even
This is why he works so well with Suzuki and Caufield and Anderson doesn't (this isn't a shot at Anderson either)
MSL often talks about players not always taking the most obvious and available play, but rather, delaying a half second to find the best available play.
I agree, that's why I compared him with the likes of Kostitsyn, Pacioretty and Galchenyuk.
It's so nice that this stuff is all clicking cohesively. They hired the right coach and are bringing in the right players for him to work with. It's so nice to have a player with Dach's skillset given the green light to go test the limits and see what works, the development value of this year is so massive down the line.
Legitimately impossible that Caufield and Nick do not end up with 70+. Barring injuries, of course. Suzuki needs to hold his PPG 0.02 above last year and 0.04 over his career to hit it. He would essentially need to revert to his first seasons PPG clip to not hit it. I don't expect 105 points but 75-80 is a given. Hopefully he stays hot for long enough to break 90.
When the trade happen at draft day, i've been thrilled about this. Right now, I can't believe that we have a young player like Kirby Dach. He is a beauty to watch, like Suzuki and Caufield. They have the same hockey IQ and have great hands. They complete each other so well
He can use that advantage to protect pucks, for sure -- knows how to use that -- but he doesn't have the temperament to dig pucks out of the corners regularly. Also willing to use his frame in the crease to shield the opposing G's vision - darned good thing!
Armia would just hog the puck all shift long, stickhandle himself into a corner against 3 opposing players and lose it at that point.
