Martin St-Louis defended him and gave him ice time, which led to a good December with 6 goals in 6 games, earning him even the Molson Cup for the month.
However, the cold streak has returned, and nothing is going well. He's unrecognizable, and it must be frustrating because he works hard and is capable of scoring 25 goals in the NHL, but this year, it's not working.
So, Martin had a decision to make. It's all well and good to defend players, but at some point, when the results aren't there, he has to make decisions; otherwise, the message it sends to the whole team isn't great.
From month to month, Anderson's ice time has dropped from an average of 17 minutes to 14 minutes. Thursday night, he was used for 11 minutes and 19 seconds, his lowest total since he joined Montreal.
