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I can’t recall ever being impressed with Domi as a goal scoring threat, more of a playmaker imo. meanwhile a review of Anderson’s goals show a legit snipe of shot (snap shot from both wings and strong backhand). Given that I think the Habs have more playmakers than goal-scorers, I think he has a strong chance to thrive and contribute more than Domi could have. Domi carrying the puck through the neutral zone or entering the o-zone reminded me of watching Gomez do the same, it would get exciting for a moment and then generally fizzle. The lack of shooting strength and skill is similar, takes away options, makes defending easy once identified. Anderson can beat a goalie off the rush and in close.

Domi was best at centre. There isnt a spot at centre. Domi didnt like paying the wing. Julien wasnt a fan...it seems (4th line in Aug) Habs needed winger upgrade. 6'3" 220lb vs whatever Domi is, also played a big factor. Wasnt a shock to anyone Domi was available Wasnt a shock to anyone Domi was dealt. 7yrs shocked everyone though, but was cost of getting him to sign it seems.

You're still judging this by the same flawed criteria as many of those who hate it, point total averages. Anderson wasn't a top line player when he scored 27, he wasn't playing a long side the best Center on their team like he will be slotted to here. Max got all the top C luxuries here when he scored 70, and a skilled forward will find a way to produce in those circumstances, he is after all a very good player who just doesn't fit anymore in a context where he can thrive. With that said there are simply a lot of things Anderson does that Max never could. He drives the net and creates offense and forechecking with a power forward mentality, consistently, he will obviously thrive on the wing, something Domi seemingly can't do. He has a very heavy shot which creates a different threat than when Max is on the ice where you know he is looking more at creating plays than trying to fire rockets from the slot area. Then there is the market value to consider, smallish skilled forwards are much more plentiful than big top 6 power forwards capable of scoring 25+ goals. You simply can't give up, in any market place, a commodity that is readily available for one that is much less so, at equal value. We got the rarer player type, and naturally it cost us slightly more than our asset to acquire it. It also happens to be an organizational need, which makes it even more enticing to pull the trigger. We weren't going to get better keeping Domi around to eat into Suzuki or KK's minutes. We weren't going to be better forcing him to play wing, where he is less effective. We were also not going to get harder to play against in the playoffs, remaining as small as we are in the top 6. Like I said in my initial post, this was about building a roster that more closely resembles that of the one that can make some real noise in the playoffs. Truthfully, you don't acquire good assets without giving up some of your own, and in our case, Domi was one of the more expendable assets of value we had. We didn't waste it by not addressing team needs and roster balance, and ultimately that's fine by me. We don't know how this is all going to turn out in the end, but all I'm saying is I agree with the logic and strategy behind the move, and if everyone involved does what is expected of them, this is an organizational win for us.

The year Max scored 28 goals he demonstrated a terrific wrist shot, certainly no lack of shooting strength. That was more goals than Anderson has ever scored. Max is also an excellent passer. Obviously there are some other deficiencies or the Habs wouldn't have made the trade. Hopefully Anderson is a better fit as a scoring winger with size and grit is something the Habs need. I am cautiously optimistic on this trade at best, hope it turns out.

Granlund is 2.5 MONTHS, months, not years, older than Toffoli. Yup, washed up 28 year old. I wouldn't want to give him 7 years, especially in this Covid environment, but I'd go 3-4 easy.

At the end of the day guys, Domi was just more of the same on this team, small, quick, fiesty, and skilled. Anderson brings a dimension with him that only Armia has, with more potential for production, and quick on his feet for a big guy. You simply subtract something you have plenty of to fill a void in something you barely have any of. It's a roster building trade even more so than the player for player. We are finally getting to a point where we are fine tuning the personal, and shoring up needs, there's no point knit picking this to death. Did we need another small, fast, skilled, at center in the line up or did we need a big body who plays quick, drives the net, with a big shot and plays wing? These are the years where we have to try to get this team from bubble to potential contender, and roster balance and holes need to be addressed.