A most important space the Montreal Canadiens will look to enhance on for subsequent season
TSN: Kenzie Lalond on TSN’s That’s Hockey on the Montreal Canadiens, Kirby Dach, and what areas they could look to enhance on subsequent season.
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Gino Reda: “You talked about Hutson, the Habs prime line, additionally Suzuki, Caufield, Slafkovsky regarded actually stable. Demidov seems to be like he’s received an enormous upside. The place ought to Habs administration be trying to plug holes and improve the offseason, to offer this younger group of gamers a greater shot to contend transferring ahead?”
Lalonde: “I’m trying instantly at that second line, and specifically a 2C. That has been a subject of dialog the previous few seasons right here. That prime line has been nice, Slafkovsky, Caulfield and Nick Suzuki.
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However who will fill out that second line? It’s important to suppose Demidov might be there, however who would be the 2C?
Kirby Dach’s title was introduced up at the moment once more. His season coming to an in depth on account of damage. So now, Dach has solely performed 59 video games within the final two seasons right here for the Canadians. And Jeff Gordon did point out that actually there’s a spot for Kirby Dach this season on the staff, nevertheless it’s as much as him as to the place that spot might be. It will likely be an upward climb for him on this off season, getting again in control. And it feels like Kirby Dach will want an enormous coaching camp coming into the season to point out the place he belongs on this lineup.
I additionally requested Kent Hughes, when he thinks of this summer time, this offseason, and this timeline of how huge of a summer time this may be in the event that they wished so as to add in new faces to this staff. And he form of went again to some seasons in the past, the place he talked concerning the significance of the 2024 summer time and the way that may be an enormous time for this staff, and the way the 2025 season can be even greater. And he stated, I’ve to suppose that that assertion stays true once more.
Kent Hughes, Jeff Gorton talked about, they’re all the time holding their eyes open to athletes, to gamers that might be a part of this staff, nevertheless it needs to be the suitable match. There was talks about dimension. There was dialogue round compete degree, and that actually was a basic attribute this administration staff needs in the event that they do discover the suitable piece to the puzzle that they wish to usher in to affix this group. The compete degree needs to be there.
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So we’ll see if any adjustments are made within the upcoming offseason however I’ve to suppose transferring ahead, the Canadians will look to take one other step forward.”
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