The Ottawa Senators’ underachieving season last year can’t be placed squarely on Anderson. The Senators absolutely hung him out to dry all season.
Anderson must have thought he was being punished for something, because the barrage of shots he faced on a seemingly nightly basis would rattle anybody.
The Senators are lucky that Anderson is as mentally tough as he is, because it might have been even worse without his resolve.
The Senators lead the league in shots per game allowed at 32.8 per contest. Anderson played in 60 out of the Senators’ 82 games. That’s a lot of abuse.