0 chance MTL trades Anderson to a rival team.

Montreal easily declines

Hard pass on Paul trade. 30 other teams offer more than that.

Anaheim says Yes, can hardly believe their luck.

So called Mr. one goal season isn't getting traded to toronto, and for sure not for this return

You're picking on stats from several years ago for Anderson. He's been great in Montreal and is really the player that Toronto needs.

That Ottawa trade is laughable.

Really? I'm not sure what's the mythical thing about Anderson... I mean, I know how he looks like on TV but damn, he's an almost 28 y/o forward who barely produces over 0.5 PPG and is signed FIVE (5) more years at a whooping 5.5 AAV

You get an offer like that, you take it and run.


Let's compare the last 2 seasons with another guy mentioned in this ACGM, who would return only a 5th round pick...

Josh Anderson (28 y/o, LW/RW, 5 years x 5.5 AAV)

0.49 PPG (98 GP)
53 CF% despite 58.3 oZS%

vs

Nick Paul (27 y/o, LW/C, UFA)

0.33 PPG (111 GP)
~46 CF% despite ~68 dZS%

So on one side you have a top-9 offensive forward who doesn't PK and produces around 0.5 PPG despite 15 mins at ES and 2 mins on the PP, with tilted offensive deployments; on the other hand you have a defensive forward who WILL be paid 50% (was much cheaper until now) of what the other guy does but has produced 11 less points in the last 2 seasons despite barely any PP TOI and with heavy defensive deployments.

Nick Paul received Selke votes last season and :

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EweKkUOXIAAHWDq.jpg

12th in ES defense WAR, just behind Philipp Danault.

I'm mocking leafs fans who said it when he was traded

Oh, ok.