Knee injuries are common and some players can recover quickly, as was the case with Patrik Laine last season, but Kirby Dach's situation is particularly concerning. Kirby Dach remains a question mark ahead of the start of the season. <a href='https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/canadiens-kirby-dach-out-for-season-after-undergoing-knee-surgery/' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>He missed a large part of last season due to injury,</a> and we still don't know how his recovery is progressing. The upcoming season will be very important for him, <a href='https://www.allhabs.com/nhl-team/montreal-canadiens/troubling-news-emerges-on-montreal-canadiens-forward-kirby-dach' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>and many questions have been raised about his situation in recent days.</a> However, a medical expert has revealed how long Kirby Dach could be out due to his injury. <h3>A Doctor Shares His Opinion on Kirby Dach's Injury</h3> Here's the opinion of an orthopedic surgeon: What I was told from an orthopedic surgeon: «Target for pros is 6-9 months but if it was a repeat surgery, the timeline is longer» So he could still be on track to still start the season, but obvs, the sooner he gets on the ice, the better those odds will look - HFTVs <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/hftvsports/status/1952478238330228806'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> <a href='https://www.allhabs.com/nhl-team/montreal-canadiens/montreal-canadiens-could-be-moving-on-from-kirby-dach-sooner-than-expected' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>This doesn't bode well for Dach's future,</a> but we'll give him time to come back strong. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/HabsOnReddit/status/1952491554163327302'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> Dach definitely has great potential, but injuries have significantly slowed him down in recent years. <div align='center' class='pl20 pr20'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/thesickpodcasts/status/1952756670838210815'><div style='border:1px solid #CCCCCC;border-radius:10px;padding:20px;width:300px;'>Loading from Twitter ...</div></a></blockquote></div> We can also wonder whether he'll play center or if Martin St. Louis will use him on the wing. Finally, with the season approaching, we'll soon get an official update from the team.