Edited Nov. 20, 2022 at 10:05 p.m.
This isn’t really fair or accurate at all
@LIRIK
Nowhere did
@Ledge_And_Dairy ever say Ritchie is as good or better than Anderson. He said CGY isn’t interested in taking on Anderson’s cap hit and contract and that Ritchie is Big, Fast and a Good Forechecker as well since you were pitching those as Anderson’s additional intangible values to command a 1st Rd Pick in Trade, even though his Scoring is less than would be desired for a guy making $5.5mil/yr
@SevenLeg said it Best “ Anderson is overrated by Habs fans and underrated by other fanbases.”
I think Anderson is overrated (Toffoli’s better) and not worth his contract, but that said, he is a very desired and rare commodity. It’s hard to find a 6ft 220lbs+ RW with Soft Hands, especially one available via Trade. BUF’s Alex Tuch is better but I doubt he’s made available. Anthony Mantha looks good on paper but has consistency and injury problems which Josh Anderson has dealt with as well and at 28 it usually isn’t sustainable or get much better for guys that play that style, just look at Lucic
I’d try Ritchie at 2RW in CGY, but he’s definitely not a long term solution or fit. He’s definitely not as gifted offensively as Anderson, but at just $750k, I’d rather go with Ritchie personally
We’re going to groom Adam Ruzicka to be a good power forward too but if I were to Trade for one, it’d be Luke Kunin who I think would be just as effective as Anderson, but at 1/2 the price. I’d prefer the younger Fabian Zetterlund but I don’t see him being made available either. Gambles would be Julien Gauthier or Nathan Bastian