Player Discussion Kirby Dach: Welcome to Montreal part 2

[DAChampion]

Interesting to see the Habs record with and without Dach in the lineup.

The Habs were 26-28-4 (.482) with Dach in the lineup and 5-17-2 (.250) without him.

No player is actually that good. I'll assume that some other players were injured at the same time as Dach.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

No player is actually that good. I'll assume that some other players were injured at the same time as Dach.

From what I can tell he wasn't hurt until February this year, so he was out the same time, or close to as Monahan and Caufield, along with others.

 

[WeThreeKings]

Canadiens Kirby Dach Training To Improve His Shot Mechanics

Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach enjoyed quite a resurgence last season following his abrupt departure from the Chicago Blackhawks. And now that he’s enjoyed a small taste of success, he’s hungry for more. Dach scored 14 goals in 54 games last season, which pro-rates to a 21-goal, 82-game...

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[AHShadow]

Canadiens Kirby Dach Training To Improve His Shot Mechanics

Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach enjoyed quite a resurgence last season following his abrupt departure from the Chicago Blackhawks. And now that he’s enjoyed a small taste of success, he’s hungry for more. Dach scored 14 goals in 54 games last season, which pro-rates to a 21-goal, 82-game...

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A part from Slaf, I think Dach is the player I'm the most excited to see this season.

Feel like it might be a breakout season for him. If his shot improves even just a tidy bit more, I can easily see a 60pts season.

 

[WeThreeKings]

A part from Slaf, I think Dach is the player I'm the most excited to see this season.

Feel like it might be a breakout season for him. If his shot improves even just a tidy bit more, I can easily see a 60pts season.

The big boys are fun because there's usually a delay until they put it all together but when/if they do, they're some of the most fun players to watch in the league.

Dach improving on his offensive skillset is awesome.

 

[red devil]

 

[Goldthorpe]

Canadiens Kirby Dach Training To Improve His Shot Mechanics

Montreal Canadiens forward Kirby Dach enjoyed quite a resurgence last season following his abrupt departure from the Chicago Blackhawks. And now that he’s enjoyed a small taste of success, he’s hungry for more. Dach scored 14 goals in 54 games last season, which pro-rates to a 21-goal, 82-game...

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This is such bad news. If Dach improves his shot, it could score more goals, which means more wins, which means less chances we win the lottery next year. When will the habs learn?!? !?!?! !?

 

[Colezuki]

This is such bad news. If Dach improves his shot, it could score more goals, which means more wins, which means less chances we win the lottery next year. When will the habs learn?!? !?!?! !?

The mystery box could be anything it could be a boat, you know we’ve always wanted one of those.

Will take the box!

 

[SlafySZN]

 

[WeThreeKings]

Kirby said he was watching a lot of Eichel tape this summer.

 

[Lafleurs Guy]

A part from Slaf, I think Dach is the player I'm the most excited to see this season.

Feel like it might be a breakout season for him. If his shot improves even just a tidy bit more, I can easily see a 60pts season.

I’m not expecting anything from Slaf this year. I just hope he improves and shows he belongs at the NHL level.

 

[SOLR]

Kirby said he was watching a lot of Eichel tape this summer.

Watching tapes summer trope, is this where we are?!

 

[Colezuki]

just listened, sounds like the room is really healthy and Cole is way more important to the team than most thought at first

 

[WeThreeKings]

Watching tapes summer trope, is this where we are?!

Yeah

 

[AHShadow]

The big boys are fun because there's usually a delay until they put it all together but when/if they do, they're some of the most fun players to watch in the league.

Dach improving on his offensive skillset is awesome.

If Dach does improve this year, I hope that will tame people's expectations on Slaf. I mean it probably won't but at least we'd have some proof that people should be patient.

I’m not expecting anything from Slaf this year. I just hope he improves and shows he belongs at the NHL level.

I'm expecting him just to show improvement from last year. That's all we can really ask of him tbh. Like you said, as long as he looks like an NHLer this year, I'll be happy.

 

[rik schau]

38 points is his top so far and that was in an injury shortened tanking season,lets see what he does this year.Tanking is done or not? gotta be at a minimum 60 points and show overall improvement and consistency.

 

[Redux91]

38 points is his top so far and that was in an injury shortened tanking season,lets see what he does this year.Tanking is done or not? gotta be at a minimum 60 points and show overall improvement and consistency.

Let's make the minimum 50 first

And everything and anything after that we'll be laughing for years

 

[rik schau]

Let's make the minimum 50 first

And everything and anything after that we'll be laughing for years

50 to me seems like a step back,no growth. That is only 12 more than he got last season in 58 games.

 

[JT3]

If there's one guy on this roster that I think can really explode in the next season or two (outside of Suzuki and Caufield), it's Dach. I'm really, really high on him, if he can improve his shot just a little bit he will be an all around weapon. And even if not we're talking about a 6'4 center with high IQ, superb playmaking, strong two way play, and can gain the zone with ease. Not to mention watching him go from a big kid trying to figure things out to realizing he can push people around. He made guys like Clutterbuck and Gudas look like ragdolls at times. I really think he can be a special player and I believe he has higher upside than Suzuki, if he can grow into that 1c role and push Nick down a slot we're laughing.

 

[Jack Skellington]

I would like to see Kirby play with Slaf, let Slaf learn from Kirby's play.

I wish we still had Perry to teach both of these guys

 

[Jack Skellington]

I just don't like Anderson with those two, I find his style of play doesn't mesh well.

And hopefully they keep Dach at center for the whole year instead of yoyoing him.

The camp can't start soon enough!

Anderson doesn't have the hockey sense or ability to mesh with really any linemates other than ones who play the exact same style as him. He has zero passing ability, hands, puck possession skills, cycling. Skate, shoot, forecheck, hit. That's all he has in his bag. Every time we put him with 2 skilled guys he just neuters their skill game. You definitely need players LIKE Anderson to pair with skill players but you need ones who can actually facilitate play as well like a Hornqvist or something

 

[Mrb1p]

Im expecting near ppg for all of our top three forwards. Ill disappointed in anything else. (Over .9 lets say)

Newhook and RHP near 50.

Slaf above 35.

Anything under and its a fail.

 

[dackelljuneaubulis02]

I wish we still had Perry to teach both of these guys

I wanna see those 2 with Money hands even if it doesn’t make sense roster wise.

 

[Rapala]

It seemed like they see him going back on the wing which is weird. They didn't talk about his play at C starting in mid Dec.
Kirby didn't bother correcting tem.

 

[Redux91]

50 to me seems like a step back,no growth. That is only 12 more than he got last season in 58 games.

Well, I can assure you lol,
38 points to 50 points is most definitely not a "step back"
But a 55-60 point season is certainly not out of the realm of possibility either