This past week, former Leaf and current Carolina Hurricanes netminder Frederik Andersen went down with an unfortunate injury after catching an awkward edge and tweaking what appears to be his left leg/knee. Here it is in case you missed it:
Definitely a bad time for "The Great Dane" to go down with an injury with the playoffs just around the corner, but Canes head coach Rod Brind'Amour had a bit of an update on the 32-year-old netminder on Monday.
Per Brind'Amour, Andersen is going to miss at least one week of action, possibly more. The team will re-evaluate the Danish goaltender next week, at which time a further update will be given.
I suppose it's good news that Brind'Amour did not suggest that it could be a longer-term injury. As we saw last week when Pittsburgh Penguins goaltender Tristan Jarry went down with an injury, the Pens were pretty quick to put a week-to-week timetable on his recovery, rather than just a day-to-day timeline.
Andersen continues to struggle with his lower-body health, as is often the case with veteran goaltenders. Andersen starts a lot of games, so the wear and tear likely hits him a lot harder than goalies who play less - especially at his age.
In 52 appearances this season, Andersen has posted a .922 save% and a 2.17 GAA, both vast improvements over his time in Toronto, though the Canes play a might tighter defensive game than the Leafs have in recent years.
