2nd and a 3rd.

good one lol

Probably a 1st + +.

I was thinking Three 2nds maybe 🤔

Should have been talking to TBL’s Brisebois prior to yesterday and you might have received an over pay from them, but that ship has sailed

I mean that might be a bit of a stretch, but this a sellers market it looks like. I’m pretty sure they could get that.

2nd and b level prospect probably maybe a roster player as well he's just too inconsistent and never played a full season. It really depends on what you think Josh Anderson peak is will he ever hit 50 points in a year?

Using Niederreiter as a comparable, a 2nd. Nino is FAR better defensively, is outscoring Anderson, and has a better contract. I can't see him getting more. I could see him getting as much due to deadline desperation

Its a great question, because it should be very little (maybe even negative), but he has GRIT and HITZ so he has the skillset that GM's overvalue.
Problem for him is that his contract is large (even ret), and in the present cap situation the guys who get good returns are signed cheaply for term.

If you can find a guy who really loves him, take back a contract and you can get a decent pick I would think. If you can't I don't imagine you'd like his return

4 more years of a guy at 2.5 Million, who on a good team could score 30. I think he gets quite a lot.

Just a copy/pastefrom another AGM:

Anderson: a 1st
12M+ retained: 2x1st

Total: 3x1st

In the real world, the price for Hagel was 2x1st.
In the real world, Toronto paid a high 1st to Carolina so they would pay his $6M capdump.

If you want to discuss how in the lalaland in your head Anderson iSnT wOrTh AnYtHiNg, go ahead and make a fool of yourself.

In reality, Hugues publicly stated he doesn't want to retain salary and will gladly keep Anderson if they don't get a 1st + un return. Your opinion doesn't matter.

Edit: Jeannot got a 1st, 2nd and A prospect + also

Pretty fair breakdown, I agree.

Well, you seem to be doing some rounding.

It’s not $2.5M

He’s never scored 30.

In fact, he’s only scored 20 once. It was a year before anyone had heard of covid.


Think about what you would want to pay a solid third liner. Ya, $2.75M is reasonable. I just don’t think teams will be throwing assets at that.

What Anderson half retained will get: 1st+b tier prospect

What Anderson half retained should get: 1 2nd, 1 3rd and 1 4th

In the Real World Josh Anderson is Over Rated

Jeannot was a Huge Over Pay, but at least he has a Future. Anderson is Lucic 2.0. Go see how Lucic did after turning 28. Spoiler: Huge Decline

If you think a 0.40PPG Guy this year, 0.40PPG next year,
0.33PPG the year after and 0.25PPG the year after that is worth THREE 1sts, the Flames have some players to sell you

IDK anyone who has the draft capital and would be willing to spend 3 1sts on Anderson

Another issue with Anderson is that he has the IQ of Homer Simpson

A draft pick for every goal is the new standard lmao

It would be quite fun to guess. Its probably a bigger price than we've seen at this TDL for how much cap space is valued.

You just said it. Too many users think of their own team and then propose Josh's value. It takes just one team as we saw with TB. And they are certainly more than 1 that will pay a boatload for him after Hughes already refused a 1st at last TDL.

No one said it was all 2023 draft picks, it could be 2 2024 draft picks (so far, it's a pretty awful draft) and a low 2023

I'm not 100% certain that there is. 5x2.75 is a lot for a guy like Anderson at his age.

Off the top of my head, Holland is probably their best bet for a sucker if he starts to feel pressure.
Say it looks something like:


JA (50% ret)


pick (1st top 10 protected?)
Puljujarvi or Foegle (I think it needs to be PJ for cap reasons)

2.75M is not a lot! You serious? He's 28 as well. I dont know what you mean

They already refused that offer last year without the retention

Bjorkstrand value. 3rd and a 4th.

IDK if that is a good comparison since Bjorkstrand was traded in desperation for cap in the offseason. The only reason Anderson is traded is to get quality draft picks on MTL's end, not to save cap.

Again, I don't know any team that 1. wants to spend 3 1st (any draft class) and 2. have enough picks to do it.

The cap is extremely crunched, and the collapse of the US TV Deal might ruin any cap increases for the forseable future.

Also, Anderson isn't very good. I'm sorry to have to tell you this. Jeannot (this season) is actually a good comparable and he is younger, and 1.75M cheaper - hence his return