Craig Anderson RUMORS & NEWS

Ottawa Sun "A hero is born every minute in the playoffs. And, now the questions about Craig Anderson can finally be put to rest for good. Nobody in the Senators dressing room wanted — or needed — this post-season victory more than the club's top goaltender. He has been chasing one his whole..." May 11

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson is good to go. Out since Feb. 21 with a high ankle sprain, the NHL's leading goalie has declared he's ready to return to action, Senators GM Bryan Murray said after trading Ben Bishop Wednesday. "That's what I've been told," said Murray. "I don't know if he'll play in Buffalo..." April 04

Ottawa Citizen "Apparently, nobody bothered to tell the Ottawa Senators that the three goaltending system isn’t supposed to work. Here we are, 9 ½ weeks into the NHL season and the Senators’ three-headed monster (at least in the minds of frustrated opposition shooters) is leading the league in goals against..." March 27

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson limped into Scotiabank Place with Senators GM Bryan Murray Friday morning. That was the only good sign for the Senators. Ottawa's top goaltender wasn't on the ice when the pucks were flying at noon and he certainly won't be in the net to face the visiting Toronto Maple Leafs..." February 23

Ottawa Citizen "As Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson lay on the ice outside the crease, defenceman Marc Methot was staring in disbelief. Methot couldn’t fathom the possibility of yet another major injury happening to another pivotal player. “That was tough,” said Methot, who watched, along with the..." February 22

SI.com "When it rains, it pours. Already decimated by injury to a number of its stars, Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson, arguably the best goalie in the NHL this season, was carried off the ice after an early third period collision with New York rookie Chris Kreider. Kreider’s feet were taken out..." February 21

Silver Seven "In last night's GDT, user KnockSomeSensIntoYou made one of those simple points that often get overlooked: Seriously, can we talk about how great Andy has been playing. I feel like he’s been shot down cause of Karlsson’s play. And yeah, Erik Karlsson is the best defenseman in the..." February 13

Ottawa Sun "As Saturday's practice wound down, Daniel Alfredsson took part in a different version of 'keep away' along one of the Bell Centre blue lines. He stood in the middle as two teammates tried to pass a puck to each other without the captain getting his stick on it. They usually went high, forcing..." February 03

Ottawa Citizen "Senators goaltender Craig Anderson is off to a fast start this season, and Friday the NHL named him its first star for January. Patrick Marleau, who leads the undefeated San Jose Sharks with nine goals, was No. 2 and Buffalo Sabres and league scoring leader Thomas Vanek (15 points) took the..." February 01

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson has been here before. The goaltender got his first taste of the NHL playoffs in 2010, backstopping the No.8-seeded Colorado Avalanche against the heavily-favoured Sharks. He came out on the losing end of that six-game set, but not before a career-making 51-save performance in..." April 12

Ottawa Sun "Can Craig Anderson handle the pressure? Until he suffered a hand injury slicing frozen chicken in the kitchen on Feb. 22 after shutting out the Washington Capitals, the Senators goalie carried the load and played a major role in getting this club to the playoffs. Now, as the Senators open..." April 11

Ottawa Sun "Erik Karlsson has heard the debate. In fact, he hasn't been able to avoid the noise. With the final ballots for trophy voting by members of the Professional Hockey Writers' Association due next week, should the high-scoring Senators defenceman win the Norris Trophy as the league's top..." April 05

Ottawa Sun "So much for Craig Anderson easing back into work. The Senators goaltender, fresh off a month-long break after cutting his hand during an accident in the kitchen, will make his third consecutive appearance in four days on Monday when Ottawa faces the Jets in Winnipeg. Backup goalie Ben Bishop..." March 26

Ottawa Sun "If there still exists any suspicions over how exactly the right-handed Craig Anderson sliced a tendon in his right hand, the Senators' No. 1 goalie did nothing to squelch them when facing the media for the first time one week after the incident. "I really don't care to talk about the details of..." March 02

Ottawa Citizen "Maybe Craig Anderson should have just gone out for dinner after the game. Certainly Ottawa Senators general manager Bryan Murray must be wishing he did. But Anderson decided instead to make a meal at home after Wednesday's game against the Washington Capitals, and that decision has jolted..." February 24

Ottawa Citizen "To coincide with Tuesday's birthday of Charles Dickens, this is A Tale of Two Cities, or at least, two goaltending situations. At one end, there was Ottawa Senators workhorse Craig Anderson, who has played in more games (51) and faced more shots (1,500-plus) than any other goalie in the NHL..." February 08

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson could finally get a break from the Ottawa Senators net. Senators coach Paul MacLean told reporters he's not sure if the club's No. 1 goalie will make the start Tuesday night against Brian Elliott and the St. Louis Blues as this five-game homestand continues at Scotiabank..." February 06

Ottawa Sun "It was the closest Alex Auld has come to starting a Senators game in more than a month. Asked Thursday which of his goalies would work the crease against the Islanders, coach Paul MacLean actually hesitated before announcing that it would be Craig Anderson. Why the slight delay? "I was..." February 03

Ottawa Citizen "They're leading charmed lives, these pesky Ottawa Senators. They lived on the edge again on Tuesday night, falling behind 2-0 before coming back to defeat the Toronto Maple Leafs 3-2. Daniel Alfredsson, Jason Spezza, and Kyle Turris, with the winner at 1:24 of the third period, scored for..." January 18

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson won't be at the NHL's all-star weekend at Scotiabank Place, but he sure played like a star on Broadway Thursday night. After a tough start to the season, the Senators goalie served notice he's rounding into form at just the right time by making 34 saves in a 3-0 victory over the..." January 13

Ottawa Citizen "Craig Anderson ranks way back of the NHL goaltending pack in a number of categories, but his 19 wins are tied for second in the league. On Thursday night, Anderson turned in perhaps his best performance of the season, leading his Ottawa Senators to a 4-1 victory on a night they were outplayed..." January 06

Ottawa Sun "Red seems to bring out the best in the Senators — both the jersey colour and when they're red-faced with embarrassment. As a team, they have responded well to shellackings like the 6-2 browbeating delivered by the Montreal Canadiens Tuesday. In the six games the Senators have played following..." December 30

Ottawa Citizen "History shows that Ottawa Senators goaltender Craig Anderson will have to be much better for the team to make the National Hockey League playoffs. In the past five seasons, only one NHL team - the 2006-07 Tampa Bay Lightning - has made the postseason when its No. 1 goaltender had a save..." December 30

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson can't do it by himself. If the Senators are going to have a realistic shot at making the playoffs, they'd better hope the veteran goaltender and the rest of the players can find some help because they're on the outside looking in at the NHL's playoff picture at the moment. The..." December 16

Ottawa Sun "Senators goalie Craig Anderson will sport a retro goalie mask for the first time Wednesday as the Senators host the Boston Bruins. "It looks good," Anderson said. "It'll go with the third jersey. It's got the old logo, It's retro, a tribute to the 20th anniversary." " December 13

Ottawa Citizen "It could be giant Zdeno Chara, mouth agape, with Lord Stanley's chalice in his mighty hands. Or, a defeated team sitting on the ice, players backs to the boards, heads slumped so low that faces can't be seen. From my view, the lasting image from the Senators' late season turnaround — the seeds..." November 23

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson held the Senators in the game early, then won it for them late Tuesday at RBC Center. In between, the young Senators learned a lesson: To beat the Hurricanes, they discovered, it's imperative to play a full 60 minutes. A 3-2 shootout decision gave the Senators their third win..." October 26

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson is learning how to defend himself. The way the Senators are playing in front of him, he has to. "You need the guys around you for support," said Anderson, who will start in goal against the reborn Winnipeg Jets Thursday at Scotiabank Place. "Just like a goal scorer. He needs..." October 20

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson has seen the pre-season predictions that say the Senators will stink. The Senators goalie would like to prove a few of the experts wrong as the club prepares to open the season Friday in Detroit. Expectations have rarely been lower than they are for the Senators now. In many..." October 03

Ottawa Citizen "The image of Craig Anderson's ear-to-ear grin remains fresh in my mind. Or as fresh as anything can be that you saw at 1 a.m. after watching more than six periods of a first-round NHL playoff doubleheader. There was Anderson being interviewed on the ice at Denver's Pepsi Centre as April 18,..." October 03

Ottawa Citizen "From our Famous Last Words department, this just in: Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson is not worried about being worn out halfway through the season by a steady diet of 40-shot games, because he's older and wiser, and used to the mental strain of being an NHL goalie. Er, OK. But we'll..." October 03

Ottawa Citizen "With his wife Nicole expecting their first child in June, Ottawa Senators goalie Craig Anderson knows he's going to be a busy man this summer. One thing he's glad he won't have to worry about is where he'll be playing hockey in September. In the 18 games he played after being acquired from..." April 11

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson won't be at Scotiabank Place when the Senators clean out their lockers Monday. The Senators goalie got his stuff together quickly Sunday morning and left for Florida to be with his wife Nicole, as the couple prepares for the birth of their first child. Signed to a four-year,..." April 11

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson will say thanks, but no thanks when the U.S. knocks on his door with an invite to the world championship. And as the best American goalie who currently has no hockey on his schedule from April 29-May 15, the rejection will be a blow of some degree to his country's..." March 31

Ottawa Sun "When it comes to shootouts, the Senators know both ends of the spectrum. They have the best goalie and the worst shooters. When Craig Anderson gave up the deciding goal to Atlanta's Andrew Ladd Sunday, it marked the first time the Senators goalie had been beaten in 16 shootout attempts this..." March 29

Ottawa Citizen "From Damian Rhodes through Jani Hurme, Martin Prusek, Patrick Lalime, Dominik Hasek, Ray Emery, Brian Elliott and Pascal Leclaire, the goaltending hopes of the Ottawa Senators have been waylaid by bad goals, injuries and misadventure. Now they're rolling the dice again and putting their faith..." March 22

Ottawa Sun "Expect Senators G Craig Anderson to suit up against the Carolina Hurricanes on Tuesday night. He has been in the gym and is resting a lower-body injury." March 21

Ottawa Citizen "The Ottawa Senators have signed goalie Craig Anderson to a four-year, $12.75 million contract extension. Anderson was acquired from the Colorado Avalanche in a mid-February trade for Brian Elliott. He was scheduled to be an unrestricted free agent this summer." March 21

Ottawa Sun "Senators goalie Craig Anderson suffered an undisclosed injury in Tuesday's loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins. Whether it will keep him from playing in the immediate future is uncertain. "We hope it's not that severe," coach Cory Clouston said after Wednesday's practice. "I don't think it..." March 17

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson likes a heavy workload. The numbers back it up. Few NHL goalies, in fact, have performed better under plenty of fire than Anderson, obtained by the Senators in a Feb. 18 trade for Brian Elliott. In his eighth NHL season, Anderson is 20-10 when facing 40 or more shots in a..." March 06

Ottawa Sun "While Craig Anderson has been busy putting up some nice numbers as a Senator, he couldn't help but notice another goalie doing the same. Yes, Antti Niemi did pretty well for himself this week when he signed a four-year, $15.2-million deal to stay on with the San Jose Sharks. That's a salary of..." March 03

Ottawa Sun "Next on Bryan Murray's to-do list: Sign goalie Craig Anderson. The Senators GM has had preliminary discussions with the goalie's agent, but it's unlikely negotiations will start for real until Anderson proves himself a few more times in an Ottawa jersey. Anderson, who can become an..." March 01

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson singlehandedly beat the Toronto Maple Leafs Saturday night. Now he's hoping to put an end to the Senators' 10-game home losing streak, dating back to Dec. 26. A loss to Florida Wednesday night would tie a franchise-worst record of 11 straight defeats dating back to Dec. 1993 —..." February 23

Ottawa Citizen "Craig Anderson has quickly become a fan favourite in the nation's capital. The 29-year-old, who blanked the Toronto Maple Leafs 1-0 in a shootout on his first game with Ottawa on Saturday, will start Wednesday when the Senators suit up against one of the new goalie's former teams — the Florida..." February 22

Ottawa Citizen "Craig Anderson spent Friday night shaking hands. While he had played against the Ottawa Senators many times in his eight-year National Hockey League career, he didn't know a soul on the team. So, from the moment he arrived on a private charter flight from Denver after being traded by the..." February 20

Ottawa Sun "Craig Anderson's first moments in a Senators jersey were downright comical. After obtaining him from the Colorado Avalanche, the team had sent a plane to Denver to fetch the 29-year-old goalie because a commercial flight wouldn't get him to Ottawa in time to back up Robin Lehner in a game..." February 20

Denver Post "With the NHL trading deadline 10 days away and the Avalanche without a win since Jan. 24, the fact that Colorado made a significant trade this morning didn't shock any of the players. The deal that sent veteran goalie Craig Anderson, whose play was so crucial in the Avalanche's surprising..." February 19

Denver Post "The Avalanche this morning announced a trade of beleaguered veteran goalies who have had disappointing seasons, acquiring Brian Elliott from the Ottawa Senators for Craig Anderson. Elliott, 25, signed with the Senators in 2007 after a full four-season career at the University of Wisconsin and..." February 18