Dach, Newhook, and the Canadiens' Top-Six Poker Game

Montreal is still trying to sort out a top six that looks more like a work in progress than a finished product. The focus is on what Kirby Dach and Alex Newhook can actually give the Canadiens now, because both players sit right in that messy zone between upside and proof. The kind of questions that decide playoff races are the ones that start with talent and end with trust, and Montreal is still deciding how much of either it can count on from these two.