I know that I jokingly quoted these 3 posts because when reading them they reminded.me of that song but I was rereading the thread and figured Id give them a legit response because with context the ideas you think are rediculous arent that bad.
I once had a Columbus poster argue with me that Anderson is a better player than both Nino Niederreiter and Mikael Granlund and they wouldn't trade him for either straight up. If that's any indicator to the OP on how some Columbus fan(s) view him.
This was me but thats not exactly what I was saying in that thread. I think someone wanted us to trade for Granlund and for what the asking price was I wasnt a fan and I think thats when I started to say Id rather have Anderson at first was why pay that much when we have a guy like Anderson. To be fair I think Anderson is.better then Nino still. Granlund recently had big seasons and right now is better but I think Anderson has potential to get there. 1st season just missed 20 goals with all being es goals on 0 pp time and never played above 3rd line. 2nd year again just barely missed 20 after missing all offseason and 1st game then later in thenyear 20 games. So in 3/4 of a season 19 goals is pretty good. The kid is physical and has speed and finish if he was a leaf they would be asking for similar return but CBJ players dont get watched as much to see talent/potential.
Someone told me that Anderson is worth more than the 10th overall pick the Oilers had in this draft...
Who was picked 10th serious question. If we go back years and look at guys picked there what are the chances theor 1st 2 pro years are as good as Andersons? Again thats a serious question because Im not sure. But the CBJ were the youngest team in the league 2 years in a row and are in compete now mode so unless that picl could step im and produce like Anderson right away what the poster probably meant was that any pick for Anderson wouldnt work because it doesnt fit needs. Value in a vacuum would be different then actual needs.
A CBJ poster told me that asking for Anderson was pointless unless Draisaitl was on the table (Anderson being part of a bigger package) soooo I don’t think Toronto fans will like the ask.
Similar to the 10th pick situation. Obviously Drai and Anderson arent in the same catagory. To paraphrase the famous philosopher B Rabbit who once said is a battle of the minds, its not that hes not on his level, hes not even on the level below him. But with the CBJ being the youngest team in the league 2 years straight and being very competitive prospects and picks hold very little value. Anderson being a young cost controlled asset and being thought of as a core piece for the future has a high value to the organization. Now we would be willing to trade any player for the right price. The only actual need for the cbj right now though is top line C. PLD is foing to be an excellent 1B. We just need that true playmaker/goal scorer. The Jackets dont need anything at all Goalie or Defensive... our D is stacked and we have NHL ready prospects in the AHL, NCAA, and over seas. Forward wise the wings are deep and not am issue for us. We ONLY need top line C. So saying Anderson would only be available for Drai seems absurd but in context basically any player of value would only be available for McDavid or Drai because they are the only players you have at the only position we need.
