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One goalie is back in the fold in North Carolina. The Carolina Hurricanes and G Frederik Andersen have agreed to a two year, $6.8 million contract, according to Chris Johnston of TSN. The Hurricanes have confirmed the news.
After joining the Hurricanes prior to the 2021-2022 season on a two year contract, Andersen gets re-signed to another two year deal ahead of the 2023-2024 season. The deal carries a $3.4 million AAV and a modified no trade clause in the form of a 15 team no trade list for both seasons.
When healthy last season, Andersen was strong in net for the Hurricanes. He posted a 21-11-1 record with one shutout and 17 quality starts. He notched a .903 save percentage and 2.48 GAA in 34 games, 33 of which were starts. He had a 5-3 record with a 1.83 GAA and .927 save percentage in the playoffs.
Hurricanes GM Don Waddell said that "Freddie we were in really good negotiations and we kind of cooled off, we were a little bit of a stalemate, and stayed in touch with his agent through the process and today made the decision to take another strike at it, which we were we did. We knew Freddie really wanted to come back but we also knew, again, another guy took a pay cut and I don't care what you do in life, people come to your employer and say he wants you to take a pay cut, so he had to think about it and he had a few weeks to think about it and today when I called Claude Lemieux, his representation, he called me back within five minutes and said, 'Yep, he's on board.' So, we're very excited."
Andersen has played for 3 teams in 10 NHL seasons since debuting in 2013-2014. He has a 282-125-52 record with 264 quality starts and 24 shutouts. He has posted a 2.58 GAA and .915 save percentage in 465 starts and 479 games. He has a 32-26 record with a 2.44 GAA and .917 save percentage over 62 starts in the playoffs.
The Anaheim Ducks gave Andersen his shot in the NHL, selecting him in the 3rd round of the 2012 NHL Draft out of Denmark. His first 3 seasons were with the Ducks, then going to Toronto for 5 seasons and the Hurricanes for two before re-signing with Carolina.
By signing Andersen, the Hurricanes now have Andersen, Michael Bunting, and Dmitry Orlov as free agency additions to next year's group, looking to rebound from an Eastern Conference Finals defeat to the Florida Panthers.
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