Islanders 2023-24

Montreal isn't using a retention spot for 550k on Anderson.

Why not?

Not worth it. We can use them on 1yr rental trades. This way we're stuck to Anderson for 4 years even though he isn't playing for us. May as well just keep him in that case. Beau and the anti-vaxxer don't move the needle enough.

Anderson’s not going to age well. In a couple of years we’ll be paying someone a 1st to take him.. might as well move him now to a win-now team who would be thrilled to have him. You get Beauvillier who is 3 years younger, a good middle 6 forward. He used to have Hughes as an agent so I’m sure we’ll be interested. Wilde is still a very good prospect, who cares if he’s not vaxxed. It’s 500k, to the Isles that’s huge, they’re a cap team. To us it means almost nothing. We probably won’t have many rentals to ship out at that point.

I wouldn’t take on Anderson unless I got Montreal’s 2023 1st round pick with no protection. And btw you got to take back bailey and Panik in the deal.

Idea Anderson can fetch a positive return like Beau is ridiculous. The dude is a glorified Joel Armia. What a joke!