The presence of Habs number 17 may appear surprising, but we know there were rumours about him before the trade deadline, and Kent Hughes' phone rang frequently during that time.
Informant Marco D'Amico, who works for Montreal Hockey Now, mentioned in his most recent column, that indeed, there would be a lot of demands regarding Josh Anderson, but that Kent Hughes would be very greedy in his demands and unless he gets the moon in return for his services, the Habs will definitely keep their power forward.
Anderson has scored 19 goals in 69 games this season, but some experts believe that eventually he could become a regular 30-goal scorer in the NHL, having already scored 27 goals in 2018-2019 with the Columbus Blue Jackets.