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Player Discussion Kirby Dach: Welcome to Montreal part 2
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They outsmarted themselves trying to reclaim value on an (in their minds) declining asset
We finally have a player who passed Cole Caufield for 2nd in points on the team
Kirby Dach
Mind you, he missed 5 weeks when he was 3rd in scoring and came back 1 game and 1 period ago.
Kirby Dach
Mind you, he missed 5 weeks when he was 3rd in scoring and came back 1 game and 1 period ago.
I was so wrong to be skeptical of Dach. He’s gonna be a FORCE.
calder candidate
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Dach is a beast! he is the most skill player we have in our line up, stick handling, skating, passing, shooting and size. He able to make plays no one else can pull off.
Canadienna
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Beyond Dach himself, his play as of late is a good omen for the new managements ability to evaluate talent.
Also maybe a reminder to give patience to a guy like Slafkovsky.
Also maybe a reminder to give patience to a guy like Slafkovsky.
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Very fair point!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ezpz
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To be fair pro and amateur scouting are separate departments.
Canadienna
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I more mean the fact that Dach hadn't shown all that much at the NHL level prior to this year.
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It's pretty crazy that everyone minus Suzuki missed so much time that nobody managed to catch up to Dach and Caufield who also missed a lots of games.
Loved the trade at the time love it more now, were two years away from being a menace and if we were able to ice Dach, Suzuki, Caufield and Dubois on the PP next year I’d be in heaven
Dach trade thread over the summer was fun when Habs acquired him
KevSkillz4
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If Habs draft Smith or Benson aswell, wow, this forward group will be amazing for many years to come!!
(Slafkovsky, Farrell, Heineman, Roy, Mesar, and more)
Canadienna
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Romanov was my favourite player so I was always going to have a hard time swallowing it.
I don't know if I really need to eat crow as I never thought Dach would be bad, but I'll eat crow in the sense that the trade appears to be a good one for us and I didn't think it was at the time.
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I was pretty agnostic but sceptical. Just felt like the lack of dominant junior production, the injury and Chicago's quickness to deal him (though not knowing their dedication to the tank I guess) and our horrid luck would screw us. Still I felt like we were dealing from a place of positional strength with our glut of LDs.
In short, I liked that they were swinging for the fences but I had a gut feeling it wouldn't turn out. Hopefully he keeps it rolling
Since around the time after Caufield went down, Dach has really broken out. He's been outright dominant in some games and creating things on his own. Tonight, he played like a no.1 center.
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Isn’t that beautiful to see a big guy with skills that plays with no fear and toughness?
Good god i love him.
Good god i love him.
CristianoRonaldo
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What a trade, Kirby le Canard, m'a cloué le bec... I was wrong. 
WeThreeKings
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Kirby Dach being a Hab will never stop owning.
You don't stop consulting the amateur scouting group as soon as a player turns pro. For a 10 year vet, sure the amateur scouts have no business in the evaluation. But Dach was 3 years removed from 3rd overall. The amateur scouts still have their notes and if you're not consulting them, you're missing some data points.
Did Hughes consult both pro and amateur scouting before the move? I hope so, I think so.
Essentially scoring at the same pace as Suzuki since November.
Dach: 0.72 PPG - 60pt pace
Suzuki: 0.78 PPG - 64pt pace
Dach: 0.72 PPG - 60pt pace
Suzuki: 0.78 PPG - 64pt pace
Im feeling this is finally retribution for giving away Big John Leclair
Hugo finally, finally are going big. No more undersized, smurf bs, underdogs in playoffs leaning on worldly goalies to make us appear competitive.
Next step is to ban the entire lot of TVA RDS foxhole beer salesmen, nail clippers, highschool dropouts that have ruined this franchise for the better part of 3 decades.
It's taken hugo 1 year, to rid the stench.
Now go get PLD, Laff, and draft Fantilli ( lottery luck). Welcome to the big bad habs!!!
EDIT: which makes Dach even more valuable to the development of this team. Hugo is a genius.
Hugo finally, finally are going big. No more undersized, smurf bs, underdogs in playoffs leaning on worldly goalies to make us appear competitive.
Next step is to ban the entire lot of TVA RDS foxhole beer salesmen, nail clippers, highschool dropouts that have ruined this franchise for the better part of 3 decades.
It's taken hugo 1 year, to rid the stench.
Now go get PLD, Laff, and draft Fantilli ( lottery luck). Welcome to the big bad habs!!!
Slaf was trending in the right direction too.. the key here, is big players can teach other big players how to play.
EDIT: which makes Dach even more valuable to the development of this team. Hugo is a genius.
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