Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but if it weren’t for a goalie up in New York playing better than anyone in the world, another goalie would be right in the mix for the Vezina Trophy.
Frederik Andersen is “another goalie” in this scenario. And Igor Shesterkin is the dude in New York who will likely ruin Andersen’s Vezina-worthy season.
It was another absurdly impressive week for Andersen, whose performances played a massive role in the Hurricanes going three-for-three through the Flyers, Blue Jackets, and Oilers.
His shutout of the Blue Jackets might have been his least-impressive outing of the three, having faced just 19 shots in a 6-0 shellacking.