The sample was too small to conclude that it was the real Kirby Dach and not a bad player getting on a hot streak (which happens all the time).
Not true, he was even better playing with Hoffman and Dadonov or even Drouin when he got back at center.
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Many of you were horribly wrong about this and were basing he would "surpass Suzuki" based on training camp and preseason. It reminds me of when Victor Mete was going to surpass Ben Chiarot because of his preseason performance. Dach has shown nothing close to Suzuki to warrant that kind of praise.
Good post. You're not the only one who mentioned that. The Gazette reference is one and it's something I've heard few times on Marinaro and BMP. Dach's psychological fear can take a full year to recovery. He's like a car running with his hand brake.
How many games and what were his stats if he was so dominant?
Should he be allowed to play on the second line while hurting the team?
No denying those were some spicy takes but to fair, Dach did dominate between Hoffman and Dadonov/Drouin for a good stretch. So he showed flashes during season play too.
Suzuki carried the team (outside Price) playing next to Drouin and Armia in the playoffs and facing the toughest matchups. That shows way more than 20-ish games in a lost season. Not to mention that he was clearly riding the coattails of Suzuki and Caufield when he was a winger on that line.
I don't think so. He sould play time with Evans at center so he could watch him and get simple tricks.
Drouin wasn't playing in the playoffs and Danault had the toughest matchups. Suzuki have a big minus stats since he plays in the nhl.
I’m talking about the bubble year, where we played against the Pens and Flyers. Drouin definitely did play with Suzuki there.
Suzuki has been a one man band since playing in the NHL..............he has had zero protection from the big matchups.....we have had no 2nd line C since Suzuki joined the team. Phil was and is more a defensive specialist, who is a 3rd line C.
Phil plays 2nd c most of the time in LAK and they make the PO every year since Phil joined LAK. And Phil have a plus stat most of the time, despite playing with different wingers since he plays in nhl. Phil is worth 5,5. He is a nightmare for most #1 C in the league and LAK makes the PO since he joined them. That alone is worth his salary. But you and others like to mention he wasn't worth 5M, and hahaha, Dvorak is paid 4,5, and hahaha Anderson is paid 5,5 and hahaha Gallagher is paid 6,5. Talking about that money and who is worth what with a Mtl fan makes me become very sarcastic. I will sound like E Musk soon if I don't stop myself, lol. I make big efforts to stay a gentleman.
~ 5 games together.
Yup and many of us said slow down a minute a career high 38 points in a small window doesn't earn you anything in this league.
That's domination if I've ever seen it. Dach was amazing that year.
It's the first half of the season and you have plenty of ass-talking going on about how nothing is wrong with Dach, Slaf, the team, the coaches, the management, etc. Patience. Dach was amazing for the Habs and he'll be amazing again. You will be amazed by him and there is absolutely nothing wrong with him or how he's been playing, this sort of performance is perfectly normal after a surgery 14 months ago. Btw Reinbacher will come back from the same injury and surgery good as new, fyi.
