{"id":16778,"date":"2025-07-23T01:12:08","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T01:12:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/16778\/"},"modified":"2025-07-23T01:12:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T01:12:08","slug":"canadiens-reportedly-change-their-mind-on-kirby-dach-and-make-key-adjustment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/16778\/","title":{"rendered":"Canadiens Reportedly Change Their Mind on Kirby Dach and Make Key Adjustment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>PUBLICATION<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.habsfanatics.com\/collaborators\/l.-honein\" class=\"lediv\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">L. Honein<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tJuly 22, 2025\u00a0\u00a0(7:46 PM)<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/581198.webp.webp\" style=\"width:100%;\" border=\"0\" alt=\"Jan 28, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach (77) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Winnipeg Jets at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images\" title=\"Jan 28, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach (77) looks on during warm-up before the game against the Winnipeg Jets at Bell Centre. Mandatory Credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo credit: David Kirouac-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\tAccording to several experts, the Montreal Canadiens appear to have changed their mind regarding forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Kirby-Dach-52327\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Kirby Dach profile and hockey stats\">Kirby Dach<\/a>&#8216;s role.<\/p>\n<p>It seems his time on the power play is over &#8211; at least for now &#8211; so he can focus on his 5-on-5 play.<\/p>\n<p>Jeff Gorton answers questions regarding Samuel Montembeault and Jacob Fowler, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Kirby Dach Reportedly Off the Power Play &#8211; At Least to Start the Season<\/p>\n<p>Martin St-Louis will have plenty of options for both power play units, and names have already been identified by experts like Frank Seravalli and the site Daily Faceoff.<\/p>\n<p>See the two projected units:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/580803.webp.webp\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" defer=\"defer\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/580802.webp.webp\" width=\"100%\" border=\"0\" alt=\"image\" loading=\"lazy\" defer=\"defer\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This would mark quite a shift for Kirby Dach, who was used on the first power play unit last season &#8211; but it&#8217;s probably for the best.<\/p>\n<p>The 10 players currently projected to be on the Montreal Canadiens&#8217; power play to start the season are:<\/p>\n<p>In my opinion, the only player Dach could potentially replace is Newhook.<\/p>\n<p>All the other players (the remaining nine) are very likely to be on the power play when the season begins.<\/p>\n<p>The other debatable name is Gallagher, but in his role in front of the net, I believe he&#8217;s more useful than Dach on the second unit.<\/p>\n<p>The only one who might displace Gallagher in that net-front role is possibly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.markerzone.com\/hockey\/stats\/nhl\/player\/Josh-Anderson-32443\" class=\"lien_marqueur\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"Josh Anderson profile and hockey stats\">Josh Anderson<\/a> &#8211; but not Dach.<\/p>\n<p>And you &#8211; what&#8217;s your opinion on all of this?<\/p>\n<p>Previously on HabsFanatics<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"PUBLICATION L. 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