Player Discussion Kirby Dach: Welcome to Montreal part 2

[morhilane]

I hope he isn't a player that never regains his speed and agility because of this injury.

It's kinda weird, he did power skating this summer, so in theory he shouldn't look that off in his skating.

 

[Tyson]

It's kinda weird, he did power skating this summer, so in theory he shouldn't look that off in his skating.

Weird indeed.

 

[Miller Time]

It's kinda weird, he did power skating this summer, so in theory he shouldn't look that off in his skating.

Confidence plays a big role in that... He started off far more explosive and aggressive the first few games but didn't get rewarded on the scoreboard. Definitely seems to be in his head now... Moving sluggish, fumbling pucks, slow reactions.

He'll work through it, hopefully sooner than later and before actual fatigue and season wear and tear start accumulating

 

[Ozmodiar]

It's kinda weird, he did power skating this summer, so in theory he shouldn't look that off in his skating.

There’s only so much power skating can do if he’s limited by his knee.
Hopefully he’ll get that burst back this season.

 

[Andrei79]

It's kinda weird, he did power skating this summer, so in theory he shouldn't look that off in his skating.

Which NHLers don't do some form of power skating in the summer ?

 

[overlords]

It's kinda weird, he did power skating this summer, so in theory he shouldn't look that off in his skating.

He also seems to have cultivated a bit of mass. Might be a weight/cardio thing on top of rust/timing/not trusting the knee 100% yet thing

 

[WeThreeKings]

You can do all you want in the Summer.. it's like Caufield taking a bunch of shots when recovered, if the joint/ligament needs recovery time to be back to 100% even if you can play with it and not risk re-injury, it's not going to output the same power or efficiency.

 

[morhilane]

Which NHLers don't do some form of power skating in the summer ?

A lots of them, going by Habs prospects stories and players looking slower years after years before they turn 30...

In Dach cases, it was probably part of his "getting back into shape" plans. Saying that, I read today that he's playing with a knee brace. That explains why he's always falling down along the boards and some of the lack of mobility.

 

[Benstheman]

Confidence is everything. His timing is just off and is behind the play most of the time. It will come back with a lot of practice and ice time. Only thing he has to do is work hard all the time.

The other thing is Dach knows he still isn't established in this league. He still needs to prove himself alot. Put extra pressure on him.

 

[CAUFIELD]

It's kinda weird, he did power skating this summer, so in theory he shouldn't look that off in his skating.

I had ACL + meniscus surgery playing college football 7 years ago . That surgery makes you lose a bit a speed for sure , but lots of flexibility , souplesse and agility.

Losing just 5 % of those traits can transform a good player to an ordinary . The difference between an all star and a regular player is often just details.

It’s not because it’s a common surgery that it ain’t a big career disruptor.