What to do with Josh Anderson: the first question for Martin St-Louis upon his return

Early at night, we found out some exceptional news in Montreal: Martin St-Louis is back with the HabsThe coach, who validated he had actually left due to the health of his youngest kid (who was hospitalized following issues associated with an injury sustained throughout a hockey video game), will lag the Habs bench tomorrow night in Colorado.

The very best news is that his child, Mason, is doing much better. For the Habs, having their coach back isn’t a bad thing either, we concur.

This indicates that, from now on, St-Louis has both hands on the handlebars once again, and he’ll be handling the club daily.

And it likewise suggests he’ll be the one handling the club’s line-up for the last 12 video games of the season.

Naturally, there are guys who are ensured an area … however there are guys who aren’t doing enough to sleep comfortably either.

Of the lot, there’s Josh Anderson, who’s been a genuine great void on the ice for months. His 8 objectives and 18 points in 66 video games are a terrible haul for a guy who makes $5.5 million a year, however it’s even worse when you think about that he’s not truly associated with the video game.

He is, in every sense of the word, a “traveler”.

And in today’s episode of Exit the Zone (which was taped before the statement of St-Louis’ return), the panelists raised the concern that ‘s been subjugating for a while: has the time pertained to send out Anderson to journalism gallery?

Guillaume Lefrançois believes it might, provided his reducing playing time, while Stéphane Waite believes the Habs will leave him alone, so as not to ruin what little bit self-confidence he has actually left.

In Philadelphia, for instance, seeing John Tortorella (who, paradoxically, handled Anderson in Columbus) leave Sean Couturier out since he wasn’t measuring up to expectations triggered a stir.

And in the end, the Flyers got 3 points (out of a possible 4) in the 2 video games Couturier was left on the bench.

In a world where Trevor Letowski was the interim coach, we believed this would not take place. He does not always have the flexibility to leave out a veteran who is amongst the club’s greatest earners.

That stated, with St-Louis, it’s ending up being a possibility once again … particularly as Letowski might have currently cleared the field.

Before St-Louis left, Tanner Pearson was a guy who didn’t avoid a beat in the line-up. He played every video game (when healthy), and as a veteran whose agreement ended at the end of the season, he was enabled to complete a jersey.

Under Letowski, Pearson discovered himself in the press gallery two times (in 4 video games), in a rotation with guys like Michael Pezzetta and Jesse Ylönen. These guys had actually been “left-overs” given that the start of the season … however all of a sudden, they were playing more frequently.

Letowski did the exact same with Jayden Struble, who remains in a rotation with Johnathan Kovacevic and Jordan Harris, however Struble is a novice gamer (and, keep in mind, he was currently being overlooked on a “routine” basis before St-Louis left). Pearson, on the other hand, is a veteran, so the message is various.

The concern is whether the choice originated from Letowski, Kent Hughes or perhaps Martin St-Louis, who might have put in an excellent word for Letowski. We’ll never ever understand, however it a minimum of unlocked to seeing veterans who do not perform overlooked in the cold.

Will Josh Anderson be dropped tomorrow night? Possibly not. That stated, with the return of the group’s genuine head coach in a scenario where a precedent has actually been embeded in relation to a veteran being overlooked, it’s safe to presume that the door isn’t absolutely closed either.

Now we’ll need to see if what benefits pitou (with an agreement ending in a couple of weeks) benefits minou (with an agreement ending in 3 years).

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