Montreal Canadiens: Josh Anderson Back After Narrowly Avoiding Disastrous Injury

The Montreal Canadiens have been plagued by so many injuries this season it is hard to keep track.

When the team released a full injury update, it seems like they are giving details on every single player on the team. The string of tweets goes on and on like a Grandpa Simpson story.

Some players, like Carey Price and Joel Edmundson just have not played this season, though it seemed like they were close to returning to action when training camp began. Others, like Mathieu Perreault, have been out for so long that we kind of forgot they were on the team.

And didn’t they trade for another Pitlick like two weeks ago? Where did Jonathan Drouin disappear to? Does Christian Dvorak even go to this school?

It always seemed like when an injury occurred, it would automatically become worst case scenario for the player. Players often go down in a game and then shake it off and come back a few minutes later. The Canadiens players always seemed to head to the trainer’s room and just never return as if the tunnel behind the bench was a portal to another dimension.

Josh Anderson finally flipped the script. He went down with what looked like a terrifying injury in the Habs 4-0 victory over the Buffalo Sabres on Wednesday night. He dropped to block a shot and took the puck right in the side of the head, possibly directly on the cheek or jaw. He stayed down for a few minutes, writhing in pain before slowly getting off the ice.

He did not return to the game. But, he was a regular at practice today and should be good to go tomorrow night against the Ottawa Senators.

Anderson has built some chemistry on the team’s top line lately with Nick Suzuki and Cole Caufield. He had three points in the Habs dominant win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Monday night and has been playing terrific hockey with the Habs two young snipers.

Though the season is already lost, losing Anderson would have stung as he is possibly earning a long time role on this top line moving forward for the next few years. He has the speed and skill to keep up with Caufield and Suzuki, but also the size and physicality to protect them from opposing players.

Thankfully, we will get to see him continue to fulfill that role Saturday night, and not miss him from the lineup for months like so many others this season.