The Hurricanes signed two new goaltenders Wednesday on the opening of free agency. One of them, Frederik Andersen (two years, $4.5 million AAV), is getting a return of sorts. He was taken by the Hurricanes in the seventh round of the 2010 draft, but ultimately didn’t sign with the team before re-entering the draft in 2012 and being picked by the Anaheim Ducks before eventually moving on to the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Andersen spoke with the media Thursday about signing with the Hurricanes, here’s a full breakdown of everything he had to say:
On his decision not to sign with the Hurricanes in 2012: Way back when I was drafted, we were trying to get something done, but looking at Cam Ward being there for a number of years and being kind of solidified as a number one in a pretty busy net, me and my agents talked about just going back and seeing what the draft could do, and maybe end up in a place where the chance of playing and having a good career would maybe be a little bit more possible.