Canadiens center Kirby Dach practiced in full gear during an informal skate today as he skates off the rust following yet another extensive knee surgery back in February, per Marc-Olivier Cook of Dans Les Coulisses .

Montreal never issued a specific recovery timeline for the 24-year-old after he had the surgery, just that he wouldn’t return in 2024-25. There was never any official word on whether he was expected to be ready for training camp, either, so today’s news is the first real indication of his progress in more than six months.

The Habs acquired the 2019 No. 3 overall pick from the Blackhawks in 2022, hoping that he could be a long-term second-line option behind captain Nick Suzuki . While he spent a good portion of his first season in Montreal on the wing, early re

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