with his attributes he should be in theory….but he can’t hold the puck along the board and isn’t even physical. And putrid in the D-zone.
He can be physical on the forecheck when he’s on his game too. Expect him to be a bottom 6 player and not a 5.5m player for this year and I think we will be fine
Not for me, not even close. Last year’s low iq, play killing, can’t keep up with the puck he’s literally in possession of Anderson dragged his teammates down. If he was even able to play a simple Turner Stevenson or Steve Begin type game the habs would be better off. Habs would be a better team with this guy benched, irrelevant of salary.
Personally I wouldn’t. Anderson when he’s on is great. But that’s the games against the Leafs and then every four or five games. He doesn’t have the IQ to be effective and keep up.
Agree with you. One of the worst season I've seen from a Habs player and that's before even considering his salary
There plenty of team that have space, guy like Armia and Dvorak with one year won’t clear waiver. Even with a great camp (lot of young guy fizzle out), how much better than Dvorak will Kapanen be? Also at is age he get a lot more out of playing 1st 1PP/PK in the SHL than he will has 13th fw., get Dvorak value up trade him at the TDL Kapanen could finish the season in Mtl once is team is done, also might be better for is FA status if he doesn’t play more than a X amount of games. Could also work something for him to stay in the AHL until there is a move since is dad is the GM of is SHL team surely he won’t get in the way to much…
We already have NHL bodies, he won’t be a significant improvement most bottom 6 we’re top player in lower league. if he blow everyone away great but if not there no rush let him get premium ice time in a great league.
If we don't protect Dvorak Habs gain 4.5 million in caproom. Most we get for him at deadline is late 2nd. Probably could expose Gallagher or Anderson though.
If Kapanen has great camp and he is better than Dvorak overall. He is going to be our 3rd centerman. Last year, Hugues put Armia on waivers. I mean, I prefer to watch Kapanen growing here and the following year, having a Kapanen with NHL experience, than loose Armia and Dvorak at next summer and to hope Kapanen is ready.
I don’t really see Anderson or Dvorak going on waiver, Gallagher can’t be exposed. I don’t see how getting a late 2nd is so insignificant both Kapanen and Hutson are late 2nd it kind of worked out… if Kapanen outplays everyone you make a trade earlier maybe you even consider trading Evans because Dvorak is you only LC but we shouldn’t be rushing him, young player need ice time and the expectation are greater this season we can’t be developing guy in the NHL, if he isn’t significantly outplaying everyone playing 1st C in the SHL with is dad as GM isn’t the worst situation for is future.
There's gonna be a lot more pressure from our young guys on the farm to push up and take an NHL role this year, so I think Anderson is going to be feeling it more and Hughes might be more inclined to make a move like that if he doesn't perform. I think they really want to get him going though, even if it's just enough to move him out without needing to spend an asset to do so.
If he beat out everyone I done have a issue with that but you often have rookie fizzle out as the season ramp up, so to me he has to significantly outplay everyone. If he is matching Dvorak this year why would he not be ready next year, also he could very well finish the year in MTL, once is SHL season is done and is dad is the GM I don’t see him fighting to hard getting in the way of Kapanen going to the NHL pretty sure KH is able to work something out… he going to be 1C is the SHL, it is not a bad situation to keep progressing.
