Player Discussion Kirby Dach: Welcome to Montreal part 2

[Sorinth]

We may not have a choice. There may be no 2C available via trade and the UFA's will likely get signed elsewhere and are likely outside of the team's age/timeline.

It might be another season of Dach / Newhook.

Really glad we re-signed Evans though.

On the plus side, Dach can't be any worse or more injured that he was last year could he?

Even if we fail in the offseason to acquire a center Dach won't be handed a spot. They would probably go with Demidov at center over what we went through last season. If Dach wants a center and/or top-6 spot he's going to have to win it in training camp.

All we can really say is that they will give Dach a chance, everything after that will come down to his level of play.

 

[Miller Time]

You can't build on players like Dach or Laine. They don't have the will to win. Much of the time they don't care if they are there or not. The playoffs are a physical two month marathon. They will not make it with their attitude

Laine lives in Finnish league folklore for the way he willed Tampere to the league title as a 17/18 year old, and his dominant WJC performance that propelled them to gold.

Then in his first two NHL playoffs, at 20 & 21, he put up 8g 16pts in 23 games.

In Dach's only playoff experience, as a 19yt old rookie, he put up 6pts in 9 games.


I suppose you could try to argue that it's their attitude, rather than the significant career altering injuries each of them have battled through, that is the problem... Just isn't a very good argument.

 

[windycity]

I still believe Dach can fulfill his potential. If he does, we are going to be stacked having added a top 6 C on top of that.

This is where we want to be.

Hope is not a strategy

I haven't given up on Dach either but also not counting on anything from him. You just can't at this point. He's got to stay healthy and work hard, the former especially has been a challenge.