Here is the exact moment when Josh Anderson could be traded

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Jeff Drouin
June 19, 2022 (7:09 PM)

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The NHL Draft is fast approaching and we are all waiting to see who the Habs will select with the first pick on July 7th at the Bell Centre.

But there are other issues that are generating a lot of interest among Canadiens fans and one of them is certainly the trade rumors concerning forward Josh Anderson.

As reported by my colleague Keven Mawn of Fanadiens.com, one of those rumors involves a possible trade with the New York Islanders involving the 13th overall pick. Informant Marco D'Amico was on 91.9 Sports to discuss this.

According to him, if a trade were to occur involving the Canadiens' forward and the Islanders' 13th overall pick, it would happen on the draft floor.

However, a very talented player would have to be available at that rank for Kent Hughes to agree to make a move.

"On the other hand, I don't know if the 13th overall pick would be enough for me. It certainly starts the conversation. You don't spit on a pick like that. Last year, Chicago was practically laughed at for giving the 12th pick along with other picks for a guy like Seth Jones. Now Columbus is laughing about it, because they drafted a guy like Cole Sillinger. Nick Suzuki was also drafted 13th overall. Seth Jarvis, who helps Carolina a lot, was also drafted 13th overall. It all depends on who is available at that rank. If such a trade were to happen, it would happen on the draft floor. To make a move like that, you'd have to have, for example, a Jonathan Lekkerimaki available at 13th overall."

Obviously this is all rumor and speculation, but it's interesting to see that the Habs forward is attracting interest from other general managers around the league.

However, as has been mentioned over the past few days, Kent Hughes is reportedly asking for the moon to get rid of his power forward. Furthermore, Anderson has shown a lot of leadership in the locker room in the final weeks of the season and his name has even been circulated as a future team captain.

So, barring a stellar offer, it's highly likely that #17 will be in his position for the start of the Habs' training camp this September.