There were plenty of Chicago Blackhawks fans in attendance at the Honda Center for Game 7 of the Western Conference Final against the hometown Anaheim Ducks.
So when the Ducks faithful razzed Blackhawks goalie Corey Crawford with a mock chant, the sound of mocking their own starter often followed.
“Annnderseeeeen, Annnnderseeeeen.”
By the end of the night, some Ducks fans might have joined in.
The 5-3 loss to the Blackhawks in the winner-take-all contest to advance to the Stanley Cup Final against the Tampa Bay Lightning wasn’t all Frederik Andersen’s fault.
While it’s a wildly unpopular and all-too-common practice to blame the goalie for any and all losses in the NHL, Andersen definitely deserves some of the blame for his Ducks missing out on two opportunities to eliminate the Blackhawks after taking a 3-2 series lead.