Kirby Dach<\/a>‘s situation has just taken an important turn.<\/p>\nThe Canadiens submitted a two-way qualifying offer to him, as you already knew, and time is running out in his case.<\/p>\n
The offer was enough to raise eyebrows.<\/p>\n
Dach would earn $4 million in the NHL, but just over $100,000 per year if he ended up in the American Hockey League.<\/p>\n
Clearly, Kent Hughes wanted to protect himself in case Dach played so poorly, that he had to be assigned to the Laval Rocket.<\/p>\n
Well, today we learned that it was indeed Kent Hughes and the Montreal Canadiens who made the deliberate decision to submit that type of offer. Wow!<\/p>\n
The Canadiens deliberately chose to offer Kirby Dach a two-way contract<\/p>\n
And this is where it gets interesting.<\/p>\n
The collective bargaining agreement allowed both options.<\/p>\n
Kent Hughes deliberately chose the two-way format, the one that offers the player less protection.<\/p>\n
That says a lot about how the Canadiens currently view Dach, and it’s really not good news for his fans.<\/p>\n
It’s sad to see such a dramatic decline in the way the organization views a player.<\/p>\n
What’s more. If he truly believed in himself, he would sign it, confident that another team would claim him off waivers.<\/p>\n
By hesitating, Kirby Dach is revealing a concern… the possibility of clearing waivers without any team stepping forward to claim him.<\/p>\n
After recording 15 points in 37 games last season, it would be difficult to convince an arbitrator to award him a salary much higher than $4 million, so he is taking a certain risk, and clearly, he is not betting on himself.<\/p>\n
Nothing guarantees that Kent Hughes and Jeff Gorton still see Dach as part of their lineup for the 2027-28 season.<\/p>\n
The real question goes beyond the salary: Will Dach still be wearing a Canadiens jersey in October?<\/p>\n
Previously on Montreal Hockey Fanatics<\/p>\n
POLL<\/p>\n
3 HOURS AGO|191 ANSWERS<\/p>\n
Kent Hughes’ deliberate contract decision on Kirby Dach says a lot<\/p>\n
Will Kirby Dach Still Be Wearing a Canadiens Jersey in October?<\/p>\n
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