According to TSN's Darren Dreger, the Montreal Canadiens are not willing to move on from forward
Josh Anderson, despite there being interest from other teams, meaning the 28-year-old is
NOT in play ahead of March 3rd's deadline.
Dreger added that one team that has inquired about the power-forward in the past is the Calgary Flames, but nothing materialized.
"Let's talk about a player who is not in play and the player is in fact
Josh Anderson. As we all know, the Canadiens often get calls on Anderson because he's a unique player in the NHL. He's that prototypical power-forward.
So, could he be in play?
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The only way he gets on the trade block is if a team persuades [Canadiens general manager] Kent Hughes and makes an offer that they simply can't refuse. We know historically that [Calgary Flames general manager] Brad Treliving has expressed interest in Anderson. Montreal prefers to keep him because he's got a good long-term contract but this far out from the March 3 trade deadline, anything is possible." Dreger said on Thursday's edition of 'Insider Trading' on TSN.
A similar situation played out prior to last year's trade deadline with the Montreal Canadiens and former forward
Artturi Lehkonen. General manager Kent Hughes was unwilling to move the Finn, unless he got an offer he couldn't say no to. On trade deadline day, Hughes ultimately traded Lehkonen to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for prospect
Justin Barron and a 2024 second-round pick.
Anderson, a native of Burlington (Ontario), has four more years on his contract following the 2022-23 season with an AAV of $5.5 million and a modified no-trade clause.
Source: Darren Dreger - TSN's Insider TradingContract Information: CapFriendlyADS
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