Quoting: habitantlecolon
why wouldn't he fit Tocchet game, he is one of the most invested player in habs team
Feel free to correct me if I'm wrong, but Anderson's skillset is the following:
Great goalscorer; doesn't provide much value offensively outside of goalscoring (not a great passer, not great at cycling, not great awareness, etc.)
Bad defensively
Great physicality, plays with an edge but doesn't cross the line like some guys
Big body
Tocchet has a system that is focused on both sides of the puck. He likes forwards who can contribute in both ends. Specifically, he likes guys who can provide value in a number of ways offensively while playing a defensively sound game. He likes forecheckers and guys who play hard with their heart and leave it all out on the ice. Anderson doesn't provide a ton of value offensively outside of goalscoring and would probably become a stationary pylon in the offensive zone under Tocchet. He also is simply not good defensively, and we just saw a near 40-goal scorer in Kuzmenko be healthy scratched and eventually traded due to his lackluster effort and bad defensive play.
Simply put, I just don't think Anderson would be a fit for Tocchet's system due to his defensive play and I think the chance that his defensive play and relative one-dimensional offensive profile would put him in the exact same position as Kuzmenko as he is a relatively similar player in those senses, the only difference is Kuzmenko is better offensively while Anderson is bigger and more physical. However, they both share the shortcoming of poor defensive play, and defensive capability and responsibility for all players on the ice is a major part of Tocchet's system.