Quoting: Herb_Brooks
have to add a first for anderson because he is a terrible hockey player, i rememebr when habs fans on here were saying hes worth nemec and a first ahaha
Nemec or a 1st
Nemec was a pipe dream same as every team that throughs "and Reinbacher" into every MTL trade these days.
1st was the going rate established by dozens or Professionals. What fans with no connection think doesnt really truly matter.
Kulak everyone said the return we got was impossible , we got it(and Hutson as a result)
Chiarot everyone said wasnt worth a 2nd let alone a 1st and we got it.(
Toffoli return everyone laughed at us for suggesting he's worth a 1st + a B+ or A- Prospect and you guessed it, we got it
Jake Allen getting a conditional 2nd was laughed at , Jeff Petry we profited off Twice and was laughed at saying we'd have to pay two 1st's to move him.
Joel Edmunston we were told no return we'd have to pay and we made the trade for two picks.
The Beauty about Kent Hughes is he knows how to deal with GM's and negotiate with them using Leverage as it was his job for years as an Agent.
Now the value he maximizes is players returns even on the ones people think are impossible to move , even the ones that have no market really like Desmith to start the season
MTL had 4 goalies and everyone said no GM would give us any pick because we had 2 goalies of the 4 that needed to be sent down and in the end Hughes waited and MTL got a 3rd and a 4th round pick for the pair of Goalie that most thought would be waiver bound.
Anderson 2 year now deals didnt happen with multiple teams because of his Cap and they wanted MTL to RS
Issue is Hughes Weaponizes his Retain Salary slots to increase his profits so it was not an option over 4-5 years term
Now we're entering the final 3 years with 2/3 RS spots occupied for 1 more year so most likely at the Draft in 2025 or in the summer we'll see him move
Just when we're starting to compete and just as we'll start needing that cap so we got 1 more year of Anderson and likely he'll be moved , which fits our timeline anyways.
Teams like Anderson just not at 5.5m but more at a 3 to 3.5m tops type deal
Andersons a good player who people like but like Sean Monahan or Corey Perry he'll be crapped on right up until this contract ends sadly as thats how fans minds work these days.
TBH i'd keep him in MTL if he was 2m cheaper