The Montreal Canadiens and their fans have had a fixation with the centre position for … suffice it to say, a long time. Naturally, hopes and expectations were through the roof for Kirby Dach when he was acquired at the 2022 NHL Draft — as was the criticism when he only tallied a goal and two assists through his first eight games. Dach’s move to the first line was seen as an admission of failure in some circles, that the former third overall selection was yet another name on Montreal’s list of centre experiments that didn’t pan out.
Kirby Dach might be a winger on paper, but he isn’t always one on the ice
