When the Montreal Canadiens acquired Kirby Dach at the NHL Entry Draft on Thursday night, there were a number of perspectives swirling around the Bell Centre and beyond. After three years with little progression, were the Chicago Blackhawks jettisoning a lemon before the rest of the league caught on? Alternatively, were the Canadiens buying low on a prospect who desperately needed a change of scenery, thereby fleecing a team that had just sent Alex DeBrincat to the Ottawa Senators for pennies on the dollar? Finally, should Kent Hughes have simply sat on the 13th overall selection acquired from the New York Islanders for Alexander Romanov?
What could the Canadiens be seeing in Kirby Dach?
