Josh Anderson and Thatcher Demko

A non-Habs fan who actually wants Anderson? This is a first

I still go back to the thought that the problem with Anderson is less his production and more his contract - if he was a guy with 2 years left, or with a cap hit closer to $4M, I think he becomes a really desirable asset. But when you take him at his full $5.5M cap hit, it gets to be too much.

To put it in perspective: There are 34 forwards who have played a game this year with a cap hit between $5.5M and $6M. Before tonight's game, Josh Anderson is 33rd out of those 34 names in points per game, ahead of only Milan Lucic. Even if you focus on goal scoring, he's tied for 14th out of those same 34 with Jason Zucker. That cap hit just is too much for what he brings to the table, and that's before you get to the assumed asking cost Montreal has on him.

Not a first, but it normally involves a silly amount of retention and/or talking him down before presenting an underwhelming offer. This is no exception.

No thanks to either

Being in the top 100 in goals isnt meh that makes ypu a top line goal scorer.....

And using +- is a stupid metric for a team that has used 6 goalies in the last 2 years 4 of which arent currently on a nhl roster