Prospect Info: #71 Josh Anderson, D

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[StayAtHomeAv]

Don't like this pick at all.

 

[Papa Francouz]

I'm not totally convinced they didn't mistakenly draft the wrong "J. Anderson."

 

[AvsRobin]

Not my kind of pick at all.

 

[toms19]

Seems like a pretty awful pick with what was still available.

 

[McMetal]

He's a left shot D too, we're overloaded on that side... head scratcher.

 

[AllAboutAvs]

I'm not totally convinced they didn't mistakenly draft the wrong "J. Anderson."

I'm starting to wonder about that too.

With Allard and Green still on the board, I'm really upset with this pick. What did they see in this guy to make them reach like this? Puck moving skill is so important in today's NHL and this guy seem to be really limited in that aspect. They could have probably got him in the 5th.

 

[CoachBadkitten]

Ugh why. This seems not good.

 

[Freudian]

I think his lack of offense will translate to the NHL.

 

[Jayevs]

Not a fan of this pick at all, especially with guys like Green or Allard still on the board.

 

[AvsRobin]

He's a left shot D too, we're overloaded on that side... head scratcher.

That doesn't matter at all. A pick like this is years away anyway.

 

[Papa Francouz]

I'm starting to wonder about that too.

With Allard and Green still on the board, I'm really upset with this pick. What did they see in this guy to make them reach like this? Puck moving skill is so important in today's NHL and this guy seem to be really limited in that aspect. They could have probably got him in the 5th.

Maybe they let Roy take the reigns with this pick. That's the only thing that makes sense in my head, haha.

 

[Thepoolmaster]

On the score app says he a rw? Don't know this guy but I assume the score is wrong?

 

[StayAtHomeAv]

Josh, not Joey (RW).

 

[Thepoolmaster]

Josh, not Joey (RW).

Yeah the score has both as rw.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I kinda like this pick, yes hard-hitting defensive dmen are less common but you still need them. If he makes it, he'll likely be that reliable defensive depth guy that you don't feel bad sitting.

 

[Freudian]

I kinda like this pick, yes hard-hitting defensive dmen are less common but you still need them. If he makes it, he'll likely be that reliable defensive depth guy that you don't feel bad sitting.

It's one of the roles that's very easy to fill with cheap free agents.

Avs might feel there is some more offense to him but usually the defensive defensemen in the NHL have 0.5 PPG or more in the CHL. A guy having 10 points in 83 WHL games suggests there isn't any puck moving ability there.

 

[Yetti090]

If he can be anything like Kevin Bieksa then I don't mind the pick at all

 

[Tommy Shelby]

If he's as successful as Beaupre then we'll be lucky. Not a fan of this pick at all. Screams Patrick Roy/Farrish type old school player.

 

[Nihiliste]

Yeah this kid is not good. 2012-esque hopeless pick.

 

[S E P H]

Seemed like Avs reached for this kid considering they didn't have a 4th rounder.

My scouting report on the kid

26. Josh Anderson, D [Prince George Cougars] Anderson is your run in the mill defensive defensemen. But he’s not only that, he plays a physical brand of hockey that is getting him noticed throughout the league and most importantly scouts. Won’t ever come close to being a two-way defenseman, but he’s probably one of the toughest draft eligible player since Dylan McIlrath coming from the Dub. Needs to work on skating, but all the tools are there to be a good middle pairing to bottom shutdown defender with a serious nasty streak.

He's okay, but definitely not a fan of this considering Greenway, Allard, and Green were still all on the board and IMO better talented defenders.

 

[tucker3434]

Seemed like Avs reached for this kid considering they didn't have a 4th rounder.

My scouting report on the kid



He's okay, but definitely not a fan of this considering Greenway, Allard, and Green were still all on the board and IMO better talented defenders.

Tthanks for the report.

If he can turn into a good shutdown #5, something we haven't had in a long long time, so be it. But I get the feeling he maxes out as a #6/7 at best, and by the time he gets there, it won't even be on the Avs.

 

[chet1926]

Seemed like Avs reached for this kid considering they didn't have a 4th rounder.

My scouting report on the kid



He's okay, but definitely not a fan of this considering Greenway, Allard, and Green were still all on the board and IMO better talented defenders.

I think you nailed it, it would have been a solid 4th round pick but a bit of a reach for a 3rd round pick.

Not a fan of this move what so ever, seems like Patrick Roy got his way with this pick. Let's take the bruiser instead of the more talented guys.

I'll be stunned if Anderson makes it to the NHL at any point. The NHL is not really the place for bruisers who are not good puck movers, and have questionable skating.

 

[Foppa2118]

I think you nailed it, it would have been a solid 4th round pick but a bit of a reach for a 3rd round pick.

Not a fan of this move what so ever, seems like Patrick Roy got his way with this pick. Let's take the bruiser instead of the more talented guys.

I'll be stunned if Anderson makes it to the NHL at any point. The NHL is not really the place for bruisers who are not good puck movers, and have questionable skating.

Why is this always the assumption? There's literally no basis for this.

 

[cgf]

Why is this always the assumption? There's literally no basis for this.

Because of the way Roy neutered EJ's offense & drove Barrie out of town without even giving the smurf a chance? Plus how much he's talked about dmen jumping up into the play since he came back to colorado?

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