Archive For March 2010
Anderson Is A True Number One
on March 16, 2010 by Kevin Nash in General Avalance Talk, Comments (4)
Most Colorado Avalanche fans know the story by now. Craig Anderson was a seemingly no-name acquisition from the Florida Panthers this off-season, and he has embraced his starting job on the team to become the first goaltending fan favorite since number 33 was in town. I have to be honest that I had never followed him either. Who can blame me though? Florida is really far away, and the backup for the Panthers does not get a whole lot of press in these parts. When Craig got signed, I did what I do with most new player signings…I look at their previous numbers. What I saw was pretty decent considering the fact that the Florida Panthers are not exactly a juggernaut organization. Last season with Florida, Anderson played in 31 games, and went 15-7, with a 2.71 GAA and a .924 S%. Given those numbers, I had to give Andy the benefit of the doubt and let his play speak for itself.
