The Nature of Josh Anderson's Upper-Body Injury is Revealed

Montreal Canadiens' forward Josh Anderson has been dealing with an undisclosed upper-body injury during the team's training camp, forcing him into a limited role while he tends to whatever has been bothering him.

Today, we gained some insight on what exactly is ailing the power-forward, and it is interesting, to say the least. According to TSN's Darren Dreger, Anderson suffered a spider bite which later became infected, and that is what led to Anderson's intermittent absences from team skates.

Now, I know what everyone is thinking: if Josh Anderson has a monster year, there is a possibility that we have a real-life Spider-Man in the NHL.

Anderson, when he scores his 30th goal of '22-23:

The Canadiens are expecting Anderson to be ready for opening night, assuming his infection heals on schedule.

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