News Article: Freddy is playing through a Groin injury.. Updated reveals Knee injury

[Alamo Leafer]

What the hell is going on with Fred?

It's all AM's fault.
Anyone face his shots so often in practice ends up pulling, twisting, spraining... something along the way

 

[Wafflewhipper]

Andersen's groin is held together with duct tape and prayers at this point, I can't imagine he's ever going to actually be at 100% for the rest of his career.

Red Is Greened together ha

 

[Bluelines]

if he's playing through a groin injury why is he playing?

Hutchinson is your other option..

 

[Suntouchable13]

Andersen's groin is held together with duct tape and prayers at this point, I can't imagine he's ever going to actually be at 100% for the rest of his career.

I reckon any goalie with that kind of mileage on them is playing through something. I doubt any of them are at 100%.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

There is no way that the Leafs would let a goalie play through a groin injury.

It doesn't even make sense.

The Leafs don’t make sense man, they make Dollars

 

[Martin Skoula]

I reckon any goalie with that kind of mileage on them is playing through something. I doubt any of them are at 100%.

That's why anyone signing a 30 year old goalie to a long-term deal should be put in an insane asylum. Just cough up a 1st or two every 5 years to pick up whoever the flavor of the month finishing his RFA deal is or spend that 1st drafting him in the first place.

 

[AllDay28]

If we’re sitting everyone with an injury, we wouldn’t have 1 player on the ice.

 

[socko]

Hutchinson is your other option..

Hutchinson's Ottawa outing was horrendous but he's still sporting a 0.922. That is 0.022 better than Andersen. I don't feel confident that Hutchinson will keep his 0.922 but I think he can keep it around Freddie territory. Hutchinson's career average is 0.906.

 

[Crosscrease14]

That's why anyone signing a 30 year old goalie to a long-term deal should be put in an insane asylum. Just cough up a 1st or two every 5 years to pick up whoever the flavor of the month finishing his RFA deal is or spend that 1st drafting him in the first place.

This. Although, I think Dubas tried to do that with Campbell. I do think he can be a starter if he could stay healthy but he's had a tough go so far.

 

[robertmac43]

Makes sense to me.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

I reckon any goalie with that kind of mileage on them is playing through something. I doubt any of them are at 100%.

You forget all the time they had off..... I would think opposite under the circumstances.

 

[moon111]

If Hutch can't outplay Andersen with an injured groin, shoot him off to the moon.
It's not like Hutch is some prospect you're developing. He should be able to step in and do an adequate job.

 

[Wafflewhipper]

There is no way that the Leafs would let a goalie play through a groin injury.

It doesn't even make sense.

Well they Can and the Will

 

[Wafflewhipper]

If Hutch can't outplay Andersen with an injured groin, shoot him off to the moon.
It's not like Hutch is some prospect you're developing. He should be able to step in and do an adequate job.

What do you want him for?

 

[kevsh]

If he (still) had this groin issue as of Sunday (and assuming Keefe was aware), then why on earth pull Hutch after 2 quick goals when Freddie had a full game the night before? It wasn't a critical game, or at least not so much so to justify risking your starter turning a nagging injury into a chronic/long-term one.

 

[Guided by Veseys]

Matthews is playing with a nagging injury and it’s commonly accepted that his performance level has dropped.
Fred isn’t a good starter anymore but obviously an injury might decrease his level to what has been seen this season (extremely bad, costing games)
He wasn’t good last season (aside from the play in) but it wasn’t this bad; he would have been run out of town before the season started. And yes, goalies will play with nagging groin injuries obviously, don’t be dumb.

 

[Carltons Cup]

Groin injury, eh?

That would explain the gaping five-hole.

 

[Stephen]

Matthews is playing with a nagging injury and it’s commonly accepted that his performance level has dropped.
Fred isn’t a good starter anymore but obviously an injury might decrease his level to what has been seen this season (extremely bad, costing games)
He wasn’t good last season (aside from the play in) but it wasn’t this bad; he would have been run out of town before the season started. And yes, goalies will play with nagging groin injuries obviously, don’t be dumb.

Seem to recall Andersen was this bad but was saved by a global pandemic postponing the season for 5 months. Which resulted in a swift 10 day return to play.

 

[Guided by Veseys]

Seem to recall Andersen was this bad but was saved by a global pandemic postponing the season for 5 months. Which resulted in a swift 10 day return to play.

I recall him being noticeably in decline with a higher proportion of bad goals but still the ability to steal a game on a rare occasion. This season it would be a shock to everyone if he got a shutout on a great effort and was awarded first star; he is an actual liability and it’s not even a game 7.

 

[Gary Nylund]

If Hutch can't outplay Andersen with an injured groin, shoot him off to the moon.
It's not like Hutch is some prospect you're developing. He should be able to step in and do an adequate job.

We tried that already but he missed the moon, looped around the sun and made it back somehow.

 

[NikoEhlers]

Welp, I guess I knew it when I saw him play in Montreal, he was down for long after stretching out his leg/groin on the breakaway. Groin injuries are a pest, hope it isnt too bad, it can snap any game and hes out for the season

 

[JadedLeaf]

Why is he even playing if he's hurt? Hutch isn't great at all but neither is Andersen when he's hurt.

This seems to incredibly dumb. Especially pulling hutch so quick against Ottawa knowing Andersen was hurt and played the night before... Mind boggling

 

[JadedLeaf]

Ahh so THAT explains his shit glove hand. I always had problems with my hand my groin hurt too.

You're squeezing too hard.

 

[Racer88]

I think it might be a damage control excuse because Dubas and Shanny knows Things are a mess right now and Leafs nation will be calling for someone’s head soon. Lol

 

[BrannigansLaw]

Why is he even playing if he's hurt? Hutch isn't great at all but neither is Andersen when he's hurt.

This seems to incredibly dumb. Especially pulling hutch so quick against Ottawa knowing Andersen was hurt and played the night before... Mind boggling

Yeah it doesn’t make sense. I guess they’re willing to let him aggravate the injury and lose complete confidence in himself with his play?