Leafs’ great Dane Andersen faces great expectations in the playoffs Globe_Sports
Forget Mitch Marner or John Tavares or Auston Matthews or Morgan Rielly. The Toronto Maple Leafs player under the most pressure as their NHL playoff series against the Boston Bruins series approaches is Frederik Andersen.
“After a series when you don’t get the result you want you’re deflated, very emotional, you feel like your life just came to an end,” he said. “Obviously life goes on and your career goes on. Those are bitter lessons to learn and I think you’re better off afterwards. The hockey aphorism is that the best goaltenders have short memories. Andersen can’t be blamed for not wanting to remember much of last year’s series against the Bruins.After an excellent regular season – 38-21-5 record, .918 save percentage and 2.81 goals-against average – Andersen was inconsistent in the playoffs.
Andersen was given one night off last week and then played in the Leafs’ final two games, concluding with a 6-5 shootout loss Saturday against the Montreal Canadiens. He faced 49 shots in that game, including what the Leafs judged to be 15 “Grade A” scoring chances, but won’t play again until the Bruins series opens Thursday night in Boston.
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