Former Toronto Maple Leaf Emerges as Offseason Trade Candidate
Will former Maple Leafs goaltender Frederik Andersen be on the move from the Carolina Hurricanes, his current club? Don't be surprised to see it happen.
The Carolina Hurricanes remain one of the top teams in the Eastern Conference thanks to the stifling defensive system employed by head coach Rod Brind'Amour.
However, a name that could soon hit the free agent market is one that Maple Leafs are very familiar with.
Frederik Andersen Potential Trade Candidate This Summer: Sportsnet
Don't be surprised to see goaltender Frederik Andersen hit the open market, per Sportsnet:
The injury history is undeniable, but so is the body of work. Among active goalies with at least 400 games on their career resume, Andersen's .916 save percentage in 511 contests is the fourth-best mark in the league.
The only goalies with superior marks - and it's just by a tick - are three guys with .917 SPs. They are megastars Connor Hellebuyck and Andrei Vasilevskiy, as well as sneaky-good Semyon Varlamov.
Also, how about this for consistency: In 125 games with Anaheim, Andersen had a .918 SP, then he went .914 in 268 games with the Leafs before posting a .918 in 118 contests with the Canes. Andersen is on a real heater right now, too, going 5-1-0 in his past half dozen showings with a .939 SP.
You're not tapping him for 55 starts - especially since he turns 36 in October - but the big Dane knows how to stop a puck.
The only goalies with superior marks - and it's just by a tick - are three guys with .917 SPs. They are megastars Connor Hellebuyck and Andrei Vasilevskiy, as well as sneaky-good Semyon Varlamov.
Also, how about this for consistency: In 125 games with Anaheim, Andersen had a .918 SP, then he went .914 in 268 games with the Leafs before posting a .918 in 118 contests with the Canes. Andersen is on a real heater right now, too, going 5-1-0 in his past half dozen showings with a .939 SP.
You're not tapping him for 55 starts - especially since he turns 36 in October - but the big Dane knows how to stop a puck.
Injury concerns aside, Andersen remains one of the more capable goalies in the NHL, even at 36.
So far this year, he's gone 11-5-0 with a 2.07 GAA and .918 SV%.
Having played the first several years of his NHL career with the Anaheim Ducks, he later played the next portion of his career with the Maple Leafs, leading them to the playoffs in every year of his tenure with the club.
Andersen's record with the Maple Leafs was 149-74-36 with a 2.79 GAA and .914 SV%.
He later joined the Hurricanes before 2021-22. If he departs, it would also give a chance for Pyotr Kochetkov to officially take over the starting role and would provide any NHL team with a reliable veteran who can still produce.
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