When Kent Hughes executed the trade that brought Kirby Dach to the Montreal Canadiens, the sense was that he had potentially found the team’s future second-line centre. There wasn’t much chatter about using him on the wing, but Martin St-Louis
In the process, he may have discovered that Dach is the perfect winger to play with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield.
Of course, this goal came on the power play, but it is a good sign of some chemistry developing with Dach and his new centre. The Habs have tried everyone from Mike Hoffman to Josh Anderson on the right side of their top line, and while different players have worked to different degrees, none have been able to stick.