This was always going to be a building year for the Montreal Canadiens, Brian Wilde writes. All that changes now is the building gets more challenging.
already have seen a big change to their lineup only three games into the season. Kirby Dach has suffered what the club is calling a ‘significant’ injury. Now it’s time to see how the rest of the club adapts.It may be a little early to write this script, but it’s the only one available. General Manager Kent Hughes acquired Sean Monahan last season with the hope that he could turn him around at the trading deadline for a high draft pick.
Hughes has shown a terrific ability so far to recognize talent at the NHL level. He’s made two stellar moves in acquiring Dach, as well as Mike Matheson. The Matheson move is impressive as Jeff Petry was a healthy scratch in Detroit in his last contest while Matheson is playing the best hockey of his career. Dach he recognized as having top-six potential, while also assessing Alexander Romanov as hitting his ceiling as a modest second pair defender.
It felt like the loss of Dach had destroyed morale. The team that competed so well against Toronto and Chicago had no jump after the Dach news. It isn’t just Dach that suffers, though. It’s everyone because of his ability to fill the roster out by making the club have two solid lines. He’s the best player on the Canadiens at winning ice. He can carry the puck out of the defensive zone and win the offensive zone without a dump in. He is simply the best at so much.The journey for Juraj Slafkovsky just changed significantly in his second season as well. Dach and Slafkovsky were off to a strong start.
But only if his body is willing. Everyone needs to hope that the reconstruction of his knee goes well. The club needs his surgery to be successful, and for his rehab to restore his body to top form.
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