Former Blackhawk Kirby Dach's Attitude isn't winning favors with Habs head coach Martin St. Louis
Former Blackhawk center, Kirby Dach is now in his third season with the Montreal Canadiens.
He's been injured off and on during his short tenure there and has had issues producing up to expectations.
Last season he suffered an ACL and MCL injury, which required surgery.
This season in 19 games, he's only produced 8 points( 1 G, 7 A) and is it a matter of him suffering from lingering complications or poor play?
Regardless, his play hasn't made Head Coach Martin St. Louis happy as he's called out Dach in the media .
This was after a scene in Brossard, the Habs practice facility where he left the ice in anger, and decided to bench himself.
St-Louis acknowledged the obvious: Dach isn't the same player these days.
«His touches aren't as good as they used to be. It's a confidence thing, a little bit. Sometimes a player needs the puck to bounce for him.
The work ethic is there. He'll be the first to tell you his touches aren't as good.»
- Martin St-Louis, via a TVA Sports article
Dach's own internal issues have come out on the ice in frustration. He isn't the same player that the Canadiens originally traded for, but maybe if he has patience with himself.
Or else, what can the Habs do? Send him to Laval? It could be a solution, a small conditioning stint could do the forward some good.
Sikka et al.
As it seems now, he has plenty of pressure playing not only in Montreal but pressure on himself as it seems he's not living up to his own standards of play.
The 23-year-old is still young enough where he could return to form, but for now, it seems he needs time.
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NOVEMBRE 21 | 124 ANSWERS Former Blackhawk Kirby Dach's Attitude isn't winning favors with Habs head coach Martin St. Louis Do you think Kirby Dach will return to form, with Martin St. Louis and the Montreal Canadiens? | ||
| Yes | 35 | 28.2 % |
| No | 78 | 62.9 % |
| Trade him | 11 | 8.9 % |
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