Player Discussion Kirby Dach: Welcome to Montreal part 2

[Kimota]

Something to notice is that he is far less physical that he used to be. And this was part of his game. I think he's afraid to get injured so he plays soft and he's all mixed up in the head.

 

[salbutera]

Dach needs to sit a game to reassess..

 

[SnapVirus]

He is so bad. No drive, no hustle and no grit.

 

[Artaud]

He failed upwards onto the first line. Time to end that experiment. The injury excuse is getting old 17 games into the season.

I say let him eat timbits in the pressbox for a few games.

 

[Hannibal]

Ouf, im worried.

That’s not only an injury issue here

 

[Tyson]

Ouf, im worried.

That’s not only an injury issue here

I totally agree...the kid is struggling mightily. Has he lost a step? He can't complete a simple pass...he is a shell of the player that scored 38 points in 58 games.

 

[expy]

Sucks for him that he got injured and all that, but this is the player he's become, and he's no longer useful to this team. Time to move on, he's a failed project.

This isn't a feel sorry league.

 

[SlafySZN]

He failed upwards onto the first line. Time to end that experiment. The injury excuse is getting old 17 games into the season.

I say let him eat timbits in the pressbox for a few games.

As if 17 games is a lot.

It took Caufield around 70 games last season to look like himself more and he missed far less games than Dach.

 

[zzoo]

I admire MSL patience. Maybe MSL sees something that we don't see ?!?

I'm more bothered by the fact that Dach is on PP1 and line 1-2 than Matheson on PP1.

 

[le_sean]

As if 17 games is a lot.

It took Caufield around 70 games last season to look like himself more and he missed far less games than Dach.

Caufield was fine, it’s his shot that was off. Dach is playing low effort and stupid hockey. It’s not just his legs that are off, it’s his brain.

 

[Andrei79]

17 games is not a lot after a year off and a serious injury. This isn't an established player, he was only coming into his own right before it. He's going to need time.

 

[kgboomer]

He's showing why the Hawks' GM thought it was a good idea to pass him while he had a good value. Maybe he will go back to what he showed us in the few minutes he played last year... but maybe not.

 

[G0bias]

Not like we have the luxury or the riches to discard a player like him so easily, so until then might as well just ride it out, see what happens.

 

[HuGort]

I totally agree...the kid is struggling mightily. Has he lost a step? He can't complete a simple pass...he is a shell of the player that scored 38 points in 58 games.

Hard to believe a guy could fall like this. His big start last year was only against preseason lineups and 1 NHL game. Small sample size, we could have overrated him.