PTO: [WSH] Washington signs Craig Anderson to PTO (signed)

[AlexBrovechkin8]

Solid move for the Caps in my (biased) opinion. Thought he was the best option for them given Miller wasn't going to come east.

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[Nucks for the Cup]

Kinda figured they would give him a look after Lundqvist

 

[LeafChief]

Good move.

 

[CMayton]

Wonder if he'll have the edge over Vanecek.

 

[The Instigator]

I think this is a smart move. His numbers don't look terrible given what he had in front of him most of the time.

Does any Sens fans have any insight on how he actually looked last year? I didn't catch too many of Ottawa's games last year.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Why is this even a PTO? Barring injury he's the backup, you aren't going to go with Copley who has 29 games of NHL experience as your backup when your starter only has 26, or even worse a backup with no experience, not unless you HAVE to.

This is Craig Anderson's job to lose

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

Good move, one of the nicest guys in hockey and still has some gas left in the tank, should be their best backup option

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

Why is this even a PTO? Barring injury he's the backup, you aren't going to go with Copley who has 29 games of NHL experience as your backup when your starter only has 26, or even worse a backup with no experience, not unless you HAVE to.

This is Craig Anderson's job to lose

There’s also Vanecek that could be a solid, although unproven, option.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

There’s also Vanecek that could be a solid, although unproven, option.

I know he's the guy I'm talking about when I mentioned 0 NHL experience

 

[Drew311]

Why is this even a PTO? Barring injury he's the backup, you aren't going to go with Copley who has 29 games of NHL experience as your backup when your starter only has 26, or even worse a backup with no experience, not unless you HAVE to.

This is Craig Anderson's job to lose

Because he’s old as dirt and they want to see if the wheels have completely fallen off. At that age it can happen very quickly.

 

[Voodoo Glow Skulls]

Now Jimmy Howard is sad...

 

[trick9]

Makes sense. I don’t see him actually winning the job over Vanecek though.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

Great signing.. kinda wish it was a 1 year deal though and not a PTO

I have a feeling he will earn a contract though and then play majority of games

 

[Mick Jagr]

The guy is 39 years old. He's been in the league for forever. What do the Caps REALLY need to see from him at this point that they feel a PTO is necessary?

 

[ovikovy817]

The guy is 39 years old. He's been in the league for forever. What do the Caps REALLY need to see from him at this point that they feel a PTO is necessary?

To see if he's fit enough to be a backup goalie after sitting out for almost a year??

 

[cudi]

No one would look good behind the Senators D.

Hopefully he earns a contract. Love me some Andy.

 

[Mrfenn92]

Nothing wrong with this

 

[Melkor]

The guy is 39 years old. He's been in the league for forever. What do the Caps REALLY need to see from him at this point that they feel a PTO is necessary?

You kinda answered your own question. The guy is an old fart and has a ton of mileage on his body. They make sure he won't fold like a cheap tent when they need him to get going.

 

[LEAFANFORLIFE23]

Hopefully he gets singed because if he does that is one less team likely to claim Dell off waivers if he gets sent to the taxi squad

 

[Beville]

Happy for Andy, I wish him well and to actually play on a good team for the first time in his career?!

 

[Boud]

I didn't want him re-signed in Ottawa because I think we really needed to trade the old guys left from the previous leadership core to finally have a real fresh start but that being said he's a class act and the best goaltender in Sens history.

Playoff performer ... His playoff stats are unreal and he was one of the most underrated starters of the last decade. He didn't play as much as other guys in his 20's and he still wants to play so I could really see him earn a contract in Washington and be a very good backup.

Less pressure to perform being a backup and playing less games I think he can have a Dwayne Roloson type of impact if it works out. I believe he has a bit of juice left in the tank. Should be a great mentor for Samsonov.

 

[varano]

Nice touch

 

[Langdon Alger]

He’s great at giving the puck away behind the net to the other team.

 

[Alexander the Gr8]

He’s great at giving the puck away behind the net to the other team.

That's OK, we have an army of defensemen that like to do exactly that. Sometimes they also cough it up right in the slot.

 

[ScaredStreit]

Low risk, relatively high reward, and considering teams now need 3 goaltenders with them it's a very solid signing. They'd rather have Lundqvist of course, but a good signing still.