The Montreal Canadiens lost forward Kirby Dach for the entire season last year to an ACL injury. While it was never going to be a Stanley Cup season for the Habs, it was a disappointing loss for both team and player.

The No. 3 pick at the 2019 NHL Draft by the Blackhawks, Dach has 99 points (33 goals, 66 assists) in 212 regular-season games with Montreal and Chicago, and six points (one goal, five assists) in nine Stanley Cup Playoff games. -- Sean Farrell

It was always a stretch the Montreal Canadiens would play Joshua Roy in the top six. However, playing him with Josh Anderson is a worst case.

Kirby Dach has some good perspective on his own importance to the Canadiens' success and the roadblocks he has had in his career so far.

The Montreal Canadiens invited 59 players to camp, much fewer than they did the first time head coach Martin St-Louis was in attendance. It’s a logical approach, seeing as the team now has a much better idea of which players provide the best value at this point in the rebuild.

NHL training camp buzz. Training camp is underway and NHL.com has you covered with all the latest news. Matt Boldy is week to week for the Wild because of a lower-body injury. The 23-year-old forward did not practice Monday.