Unfortunate result, but not an unexpected one.
Domi fills a need for us on our top 6 LW. Now he and Nyquist will battle to play with Dubois, and its something we desperately needed. Hopefully we can find help for our center ice, which is what I was hoping Anderson would be used for in an event of a trade, which I didn't want, but again also kind of expected. Domi is likely a better offensive player all around than Andy, and fills a spot in our lineup more than Andy would. So I get the trade, but it is disappointing.
Anderson was a good player for us. It's a shame it ended how it did. While he wasn't ran out of town quite like Johansen was, or pushed out like Bobrovsky was, the team wasn't entirely fair to him in the two contract negotiations they had with him. To be fair, It appears Anderson's side is also at fault here, but it leaves a very sour taste in my mouth that Jarmo and co. bent over backwards to keep Anderson away from Vegas, only for him to go extreme hardball with him in negotiations (twice), and then sever ties. That's bad asset management and poor decision making.
Anderson is a rare breed which we already know about. It sucks losing him. Hopefully he's healthy and can rebound for Montreal. And hopefully Domi reverts to what he did two years ago for us. Its a change of scenery type deal for two good players who were frustrated with their teams (for different reasons). I think its pretty even on paper. But losing a player like Andy is tough.
