Josh Anderson misses practice in Brossard as the Canadiens’ health concerns grow

The Canadiens added another headache to their weekend. Josh Anderson was pulled from practice for a treatment day.

His situation continues to be closely monitored because he earns $5.5M per season on a long-term contract with the Canadiens. For a 31-year-old power forward in the sixth year of a seven-year deal, every absence and every slowdown quickly becomes a topic of discussion in Montreal.

Josh Anderson forced to rest at the worst time for the Canadiens

In this context, removing a regular winger from practice, even for a single treatment day, further stretches an already battered lineup.

Anderson has played all 26 games of the season so far, and the Canadiens cannot afford to multiply the holes around Nick Suzuki, Cole Caufield, and Juraj Slafkovsky if the team wants to stay close to the front of the pack in the Atlantic.

For now, nothing officially indicates a major injury, but fans still remember situations where a simple treatment day turned into an extended absence.

With the weekend approaching and an already busy schedule, the next medical update on Josh Anderson will be listened to word for word in Montreal.