Canadiens Make Quick Change Involving Kirby Dach on Day 2 of Training Camp
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We have our first change to announce at the 2025 Montreal Canadiens training camp.
He is therefore no longer in the same group as
Ivan Demidov and
Patrik Laine (the second line), which raises a few questions, but let's wait to see what happens next before drawing any drastic conclusions.
As of the latest news, Martin St. Louis was still mentioning that Kirby Dach is his second-line center, until proven otherwise.
Group Change for Kirby Dach
Here's the Canadiens' official confirmation on the matter:
I'm really looking forward to seeing who will be the center for Patrik Laine and Ivan Demidov during today's scramble.
Among the plausible candidates are
Oliver Kapanen and Joe Veleno, but we'll have the answer a bit later today.
"Kirby Dach has changed group away from Ivan Demidov and Patrik Laine.
I think a Newhook-Dach-Bolduc line could find a lot of success."
- David Calabretta, The Fourth Period
We had mentioned that the lines would likely change during camp, and here is already proof.
I still think Kirby Dach will start the season as the second-line center despite everything, but it will still be interesting to see other combinations (as we will see this morning).
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