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Maybe I’m crazy, but I don’t really understand the appeal of Josh Anderson. He’s a big dude who plays physically, but hasn’t scored more than 20 goals in a season other than once, and has a career high of 47 points like 4 years ago. He’s slightly more than a 0.5 point/game player with a 5.5 million dollar contract for a long time. Feels like the sens would be better off with the 7th OA pick, no? That Anderson contract would still be around when they need to give a huge pay raise to Stutzle, Sanderson, and bridge prospects picked in the next two years. Picking high now means they can surround Norris, Stutzle, Sanderson, and Chabot with cheap, high end talent when they all have big contracts.
I’m a leafs fan and don’t super remember anything Anderson did in the playoffs other than hit. It seems like he’s overpaid by 1.5-2 million until 2027, it’d be a big bet that he figures out something after being in the league for 7 years. I don’t watch the Canadiens regularly, though, so let me know if I’m off.