Montreal Canadiens Play-by-Play Victor Findlay (9/24/26)
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What is the main focus of the episode and who are the guests?
Hey, it's Bob Stauffer. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Oilers Now ad-free on Amazon Music, included with
Prime. Edmonton Oiler forward Colton Dock's brother Kirby and well I felt like you know it'd be fun to bring someone on and have a bit of a conversation about this and also talk about the Montreal Canadiens because they're looking real good heading into camp and to join me to do that is the radio play-by-play voice of the Montreal Canadiens Victor Finlay. Victor I appreciate you taking some time out of the day to join us how are you man? Yeah, I'm doing well. Always a pleasure. Yeah, for sure. Just overall, we're seeing a lot of stories that Kirby Dock has been struggling in Montreal Canadiens camp. I just want to get your perspective as someone who's there and paying attention. I mean, what's the overall situation been right now?
Well, yeah, there's no question he's in the spotlight right now given the last couple games. He took questions from the media today about it, but... To be honest, in my opinion, I think it's getting blown way out of proportion because there's nothing else for us to talk about right now. To me, there's really one position battle that's compelling with the Canadians, and it's who's going to make it on defense between Adam Engstrom and David Reinbacher. There's people talking about Florian Jacqui and Owen Beck. I think I wouldn't totally rule that out. I think it's a long shot if things stay status quo for either of those guys to make it. There's just not a whole lot to talk about right now. I think it's really easy to pick out Kirby Dock as somebody who isn't necessarily fighting for a position on the team, but I think he is battling for a little bit of clarity with his role.
You think back to last year in the playoffs, he had a not great moment against Tampa Bay Lightning. that could well have cost the Canadiens a game in overtime, but came back, scored a couple goals in that series, big goals in that series. The crowd was right back behind him. So I think, to say the least, it's been a bit of an up-and-down season Last season was a bit of an up-and-down playoff run, I think, in itself for Kirby Dock. But I think there's also more of a focus on him this year because of where he is in terms of his career arc with the Canadians. This is season five now for Kirby Dock with the Montreal Canadiens. And when the Habs traded for him, they were hoping that they had their future No.
Why is Kirby Dach’s role with the Canadiens being questioned right now?
2 centre. I don't think that's going to be the case at this point. I think the Kirby Dock is No. 2 centre experiment now. has been long over. For me now, it's more of, you know, where does he fit as a bottom six winger who might have some top six upside if you need it? And I still think there's a little lack of clarity with that role and exactly how he's going to fit for the Montreal Canadiens. But I think because of what... His draft pedigree says he should be, the hype around him when the Canadians first got him, and the fact that he hasn't really delivered on either of those two things, I would say, to the fullest extent since he's come into Montreal, and the fact that there's not a whole lot else to talk about have kind of put him in the crosshairs right now for a lot of people.
Yeah, and he's one of those guys, and you hate to see it, but he's been bitten by the injury bug a little bit throughout his career. He's missed a good majority of games. Do you think that's playing a factor into some of the frustration in Montreal?
I think for sure that's part of it. I think, look, Kirby Dock is a seven-year NHL vet now, but he's only really played enough games to have four years under his belt, right? So there's a significant, that's almost half of what he should have played, right? Yeah. That's been significant. It's not just the fact that it's injuries, but we're talking about tearing your ACL. That's a significant injury too, right? That requires months and months and months of rehab to make a full comeback from it. So Yeah, I think that's less of a part now than it was in the past.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main focus of the episode and who are the guests?
0:00–2:30
2
Why is Kirby Dach’s role with the Canadiens being questioned right now?
2:30–4:29
3
How have injuries affected Kirby Dach’s development and current performance?
4:29–6:45
4
What does Victor Findlay think about the Canadiens’ patience with Dok’s two‑center experiment?
6:45–8:53
5
Which players are competing for bottom‑six roles and how might Dok fit in?
8:53–10:10
6
How did the Canadiens’ preseason games shape expectations for the upcoming season?
10:10–13:04
7
Why are expectations higher this year compared to previous campaigns?
13:04–15:27
8
What are the final takeaways on the Canadiens’ roster outlook and upcoming challenges?
15:27–17:28