The honeymoon phase for Kirby Dach in Montreal is officially dead. Despite his undeniable «soft hands» and raw talent, the growing consensus among experts and fans is that the dream of Dach as a dominant second-line center is crashing back to reality.
The Stinging Comparison: Is He The Next Josh Anderson?
In a brutal segment on BPM Sports, analyst Alain Crête didn’t hold back, comparing Dach to the polarizing Josh Anderson. It’s a comparison that «stings the ears» of the Habs faithful. Like Anderson, Dach is being labeled as a «ghost» player—brilliant one Saturday night, then completely invisible for the next four games. The message is clear: the time for waiting on «flashes of potential» is over.
«He Won’t Be A Scorer»: Experts Demand A Role Change
Gilbert Delorme and Alain Crête are calling for a massive downgrade in expectations. «We have to realize that he won’t be a scorer, he won’t be an offensive player,» Crête warned. The suggestion? Dach needs to stop trying to be a 40-goal superstar and accept a «defined role» just to stay useful. For a former Chicago Blackhawks first-round pick, being told to «find his chair» as a 15-goal role player is a massive slap in the face.
Time Is Running Out In Montreal
With his imposing physical frame, Dach should be dominating opponents, but he continues to shy away from asserting himself where it matters. With the «young guns» in the Canadiens’ system pushing hard from below, the hierarchy is shifting. If Dach can’t stabilize his production by the end of the month, head coach Martin St-Louis may have no choice but to «tighten the reins» and move him down the lineup—or out of it.
Is Kirby Dach a cornerstone of the future, or just another «fleeting spark» that failed to ignite? Canadiens fans are losing patience—fast.