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by Paul on 10/26/09 at 07:03 PM ET
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from Tim Wharnsby of CBC,
Craig Anderson hasn’t made the Colorado Avalanche faithful forget about the heroics of hall of famer Patrick Roy, but the new netminder has eased the pain.
After Roy closed his career in 2003, David Aebischer, Jose Theodore and Peter Budaj took turns trying, but failed to adequately replace the four-time Stanley Cup champion.
The 28-year-old Anderson is only 11 games into his tenure with the Avalanche — but so far, so good. He has not only won a place in the hearts of the local hockey fans and his teammates, he has played himself into the United States Olympic team picture.
“A lot of it has to do with opportunity, but some of it also has to do with being prepared for getting that opportunity every night,” said Anderson when asked to explain his success in the first four weeks of the NHL season.
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I think the aura is more than the practice. He’s a solid goaltender, but in reality the wins are coming from the team in front of him. He’s stopping the shots that should be stopped. Some of the Avs wins have him allowing over 2 goals...that’s not the mark of a suffocating goaltender. Just remember, they’re playing a lot of teams that are having trouble winning games (MIN, DET, TOR, CAR).
Posted by stoneman from vegas on 10/27/09 at 02:07 AM ET
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I really think that people are starting to not underestimate Anderson. At the beginning of the season, it was interesting to see him play so well. Now it’s becoming less surprising to see him winning games. He’s only played in 11 games and he’s already restored the confidence of the Ave fans. A couple months from now, I think we’ll look at him as one of the top goalies in the league.
Posted by Eric on 10/26/09 at 08:19 PM ET