Confirmed with Link: Sabres sign goalie Craig Anderson/ 1yr 750k

[Royal Thunder]

The only real positive here is that he is a respected vet leader. That said, so was Hutton. This team is absolutely starving for veteran leadership, it’s pretty much Anderson and Okposo

 

[Buffaloed]

40 is the new 35.

 

[Fjordy]

 

[MeenOlViks]

 

[HaNotsri]

The silver lining in all this is we can revive the goaltender controversy thread.

When did we have a goaltender controversy?

 

[itwasaforwardpass]

When did we have a goaltender controversy?

Flutie and Johnson

 

[missingmika]

When did we have a goaltender controversy?

Mika vs crap

 

[Washed Up 29YearOld]

Tanktastic signing

 

[NotABadPeriod]

When did we have a goaltender controversy?

Biron vs Noronen vs Miller. It was legendary. (Spoiler alert: Miller won.)

 

[TehDoak]

We’ll easily be .500

Ok, after all the offseason is over and before game 1 of the season, we need to make a wager on this.

 

[joshjull]

Ok, after all the offseason is over and before game 1 of the season, we need to make a wager on this.

I don’t gamble. You can lord it over me for eternity if I’m wrong.

 

[sabres4ever]

Fun fact: Jack Eichel scored his first NHL goal for the Sabres against Craig Anderson.

 

[Fearnot]

I think we are winning the cup this season.

 

[joshjull]

 

[joshjull]

 

[joshjull]

 

[WiHockeyGuy]

Anything is better than 40. No Sabres goaltender should ever wear that cursed number again.

 

[Jim Bob]

Anything is better than 40. No Sabres goaltender should ever wear that cursed number again.

Anderson has historically worn #41, so this isn't a surprise.

 

[FormerSabresFan]

Anderson has historically worn #41, so this isn't a surprise.

Thought he was wearing it for his age...badoom, ching!

 

[WiHockeyGuy]

Anderson has historically worn #41, so this isn't a surprise.

I'm aware.

 

[WiHockeyGuy]

Thought he was wearing it for his age...badoom, ching!

Username checks out.

 

[truthbluth]

You know what? Craig was solid last night in a way that few Sabres goalies have been since Miller. He wasn’t jumpy. No softies. Solid. Pretty good signing.

 

[Rowley Birkin]

You know what? Craig was solid last night in a way that few Sabres goalies have been since Miller. He wasn’t jumpy. No softies. Solid. Pretty good signing.

I said it as soon as he signed - Anderson is a perfect vet backup/1B best case type. Great leader, great in the room etc.

He would have been a fantastic signing for that purpose @1yr/750k

I'm not looking to the idea of him playing 40+games though...

 

[Chainshot]

You know what? Craig was solid last night in a way that few Sabres goalies have been since Miller. He wasn’t jumpy. No softies. Solid. Pretty good signing.

He was very calm last night. It'll be interesting to see if he shows that against teams that press the Sabres defense harder - it's not like the Habs imposed much forecheck or bodied their way through anyone. Calm and square, getting the job done, was good to see.

 

[Jim Bob]

He was very calm last night. It'll be interesting to see if he shows that against teams that press the Sabres defense harder - it's not like the Habs imposed much forecheck or bodied their way through anyone. Calm and square, getting the job done, was good to see.

Craig Anderson Pro Reads | InGoal Magazine

Veteran Craig Anderson is widely regarded among his puck-stopping peers for his ability to read plays and shots. In fact, former teammate Chris Driedger went so far as to tell us that the 39-year-old Anderson, a pending unrestricted free agent, has “the best reads in the NHL.”

His ability to read the play is unlikely to go away with age.