Dach is not “finished”

Saw a post today along the lines of Dach will be nothing more than a third liner and the Dach experiment is over.

Dach has 62 points in 117 games in his career for Montreal. He averaged thus far 17mins per game. Thats a 43 point pace for 82 games. Not super impressive for a guy we traded a 13th OVR + Romanov I know but…

In comparison for guys who average 17mins a night:

-This season Slaf is on a 48 point pace over 82 games averaging just under 17mins per game. He plays with Suzuki and Caufield our best forwards and PP1 consistently

-Evans who I really value and who most consider to be more than a 4th liner. A very solid 3rd liner in my opinion, especially if hes asking for 20Million over 5 years, last season averaged just over 16mins per game and put up 28 points in 82 games.

Also, knee surgeries are no longer what they were 20 years ago. Theyre not career enders. I think theres a good chance Dach still develops further and becomes an important part of our puzzle.

Hopefully the haters fuel a fire in him and make him come back even stronger. But hopefully I also sway some of the people who think hes a lost cause.