{"id":433928,"date":"2023-11-06T15:03:19","date_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=433928"},"modified":"2023-11-06T15:03:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T20:03:19","slug":"frederik-andersen-out-indefinitely-with-medical-issue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/11\/06\/frederik-andersen-out-indefinitely-with-medical-issue\/","title":{"rendered":"Frederik Andersen Out Indefinitely with Medical Issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Carolina Hurricanes announced Monday that starting goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderfr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederik Andersen<\/a> will be out indefinitely after medical results showed a blood clotting issue that needs to be addressed. There is no timetable for Andersen&#8217;s return but General Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/w\/waddedo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Don Waddell<\/a> is optimistic on the recovery. In correlating news, the Hurricanes signed veteran netminder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/halakja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaroslav Halak<\/a> to a Professional Try Out (PTO) contract and will likely recall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kochepy01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pyotr Kochetkov<\/a> from the Syracuse Crunch of the AHL.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An update on Freddie Andersen <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UDQPHmlEt1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/UDQPHmlEt1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Carolina Hurricanes (@Canes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Canes\/status\/1721604802541453817?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/a\/anderfr01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Frederik Andersen<\/a> Sidelined Indefinitely<\/h2>\n<p>The news of Andersen&#8217;s blood clotting issue is certainly scary. While he has had his fair share of injuries over the years, this is different. First and foremost, we all wish the Danish goaltender and full and speedy recovery. While the team wants him back as soon as possible, his health is a priority. With that said, Andersen has been a solid backstop for the Carolina Hurricanes.<\/p>\n<p>Over his almost ten years of NHL experience, Andersen has posted a respectable .915 SV% and 2.59 GAA. This year he has a win\/loss record of 4-1. Last <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/06\/16\/carolina-hurricanes-offseason-grades-frederik-andersen\/\" target=\"_self\">season<\/a> wasn&#8217;t his best year ever, but in the playoffs, Andersen was electric for Carolina. As a previous NHL All-Star, the cool, calm and collected netminder signed a two-year contract <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/07\/01\/carolina-hurricanes-sign-frederik-andersen-to-new-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">extension<\/a> with Carolina over the summer. Andersen has formed a solid goaltending trio with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/r\/raantan01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Antti Raanta<\/a> and Kochetkov the last few years in Carolina and the Hurricanes are looking forward to his return.<\/p>\n<h3>Moving Forward<\/h3>\n<p>Losing Andersen is certainly a blow to Carolina, but that does not mean they are left out to dry. In a corresponding transaction, the Hurricanes signed veteran goaltender Jaroslav Halak to a PTO. While Raanta and Kochetkov could hold down the fort while Andersen is away, you never know when injury will strike again. And Raanta too has a history with those. Having three ready to go is a smart move considering the goaltending depth after Kochetkov is pretty much just rookie goalie Yaniv Perets, currently in the ECHL.<\/p>\n<p>Halak is a long-time NHL veteran with loads of experience. Over his career, he has posted a 2.50 GAA and .915 SV% with multiple teams. Last season he played in 25 games for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/rangers\/\" target=\"_self\">New York Rangers<\/a> backing up <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/shestig01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Igor Shesterkin<\/a> but was a free agent before signing this PTO. While Halak likely won&#8217;t become the starting goalie, he certainly provides Carolina depth while they figure out more on Andersen&#8217;s status.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/halakja01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jaroslav Halak<\/a> is joining the Hurricanes as a free agent tryout. Frederik Andersen is dealing with a medical issue and undergoing evaluations. An update will be provided when available, but no further comment will be issued until that time.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hurricanes PR (@CanesPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CanesPR\/status\/1721538645708923298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Carolina will likely recall young goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kochepy01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-11-06_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pyotr Kochetkov<\/a> from the Syracuse Crunch. So far with the Crunch, Kochetkov has been rock solid <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/hurricanes\/player\/pyotr-kochetkov-8481611\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">with<\/a> a 1.63 GAA and .932 SV% in three wins and no losses, including a shutout. Kochetkov is the likely goalie of the future for Carolina and has shown flashes of brilliance. This could yet again be another chance for him to solidify an NHL role.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kochetkov is expected to be recalled ahead of tomorrow\u2019s game against Buffalo.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cory Lavalette (@corylav) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/corylav\/status\/1721588489479753875?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: James Guillory-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Carolina Hurricanes announced Monday that starting goaltender Frederik Andersen will be out indefinitely after medical results showed a blood clotting issue that needs to be addressed. There is no timetable for Andersen&#8217;s return but General Manager Don Waddell is optimistic on the recovery. In correlating news, the Hurricanes signed veteran netminder Jaroslav Halak to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4428,"featured_media":433931,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,10,2,4547,4548],"tags":[188,838,4108],"class_list":["post-433928","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-hurricanes","category-featured","category-hockey","category-nhl","tag-frederik-andersen","tag-jaroslav-halak","tag-pyotr-kochetkov"],"modified_by":"Alec Roberson","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433928","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4428"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=433928"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/433928\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/433931"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=433928"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=433928"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=433928"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}