Maple Leafs Frederik Andersen Looking To Sign with Hurricanes [Report]

Well, we finally have a clue about where former Toronto Maple Leafs’ starter Frederik Andersen is expected to sign. And, that’s with the Carolina Hurricanes. At least, that’s what The Athletic’s Pierre LeBrun is reporting.

All signs point to Freddy Andersen signing with the Carolina Hurricanes when the market opens. @TSNHockey @TheAthletic

— Pierre LeBrun (@PierreVLeBrun) July 28, 2021

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Carolina Makes Sense for Andersen

Although things were pretty quiet on the Andersen front, and both Andersen’s agent Claude Lemieux and the Maple Leafs’ general manager Kyle Dubas were saying the right words, the signs had been there for quite a while that Andersen was likely on his way out of town. Sadly, too, for the long-time Maple Leafs starter, he might have lost his job to an injury.

That injury allowed former back Jack Campbell to rise to the surface and have a record-setting start to the 2020-21 season. Even toward the end of the year, there was some mystery about whether Andersen was injured just before the playoffs or not. When he didn’t suit up for the Maple Leafs during the playoffs, the writing was on the wall.

Right now, the Hurricanes have three free-agent goalies on their roster [Jonathan Bernier, Petr Mrazek, and James Reimer], so it seems they are filling their need in goal by signing Andersen, who’s more than capable of being a strong starting goalie – or, at least he was in the past.

No doubt, the Hurricanes believe he’ll be an upgrade on what they could put in net had last season. 

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Maple Leafs’ Fans Wishing Andersen Luck in His New Home

Frederik Andersen brought a lot of class, professionalism, and good goalie play to the Maple Leafs. I’m sure all Maple Leafs’ fans have come to appreciate his contribution to the team’s success and wish him well in the future.