Three years ago, the Canadiens traded Alexander Romanov for Kirby Dach. Basically, that was the deal, which also involved a ...

Dach’s season concludes with 57 games played and 22 points, or 16 fewer points in one fewer game than he played in 2022-23, when he looked like the Canadiens’ No. 2 centre of the future at age 22.

Kirby Dach will be out the rest of the season for the Montreal Canadiens following knee surgery. The 24-year-old center is expected to make a full recovery before the start of next season after a ...

Kirby Dach didn’t have a great season in 2024-25. The forward, who was coming back from a major knee injury, was limited to 10 goals and 22 points in 57 games, then missed the rest of the ...

Dach has recorded 121 points (43 goals, 78 assists) in career 269 games with the Chicago Blackhawks (2019-22) and the Canadiens. Chicago drafted him with the No. 3 overall pick in 2019.

Feb 8, 2025; Montreal, Quebec, CAN; Montreal Canadiens center Kirby Dach (77) waits for a face-off against the New Jersey Devils during the second period at Bell Centre.

Unfortunately, Kirby Dach is the perfect example of how injuries can derail a career. Those early years in your career are so critical to development. Not only did he miss large chunks of that ...

Dach had surgery on the same knee on Oct. 31, 2023, ending his 2023-24 campaign in just his second game of the season. Dach finishes the 2024-25 season with 10 goals and 22 points in 57 games.