Many in Hurricanes organization frustrated over Andersen not returning to crease
After being eliminated by the New York Rangers in Game 7 of the second round on Monday night, plenty of the discussion afterward was that Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen was unable to suit up in the entire postseason.
It was extremely unfortunate that Andersen, 32, was unable to go after putting together the best regular season of his career. A lower-body injury was what forced him out, but according to Sara Civian of The Athletic, some within the organization believe it was something he should have been able to play through.
«Regardless, the Canes need to make sure Andersen is in a position to succeed next season and that they've exhausted every resource in understanding what happened and how to help. They also need to come to terms with the fact that Andersen might not play through an injury. If they don't feel confident in him as their No.1 at that point, they need to cut their losses and move on.»
Given how well informed Civian is on what goes on within the Hurricanes organization, it is very likely that what she is writing is 100 per cent accurate. While no one would ever come out and say it, it is clear that some within the organization believe Andersen didn't show the battle level that many do at this time of the year. Given how well of a regular season he had one would imagine he returns as the Canes' number one netminder, but it will be a situation worth keeping an eye on.
With the Hurricanes now eliminated, the Rangers will move on to face the Tampa Bay Lighting. Game 1 is set to take place on Wednesday night at Madison Square Garden. Despite having home ice, however, Betway, the official betting partner of the NHL, has the Lightning favored heavily at -150 compared to the Rangers at +162.
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MAY 20, 2026
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| G | A | PTS | ||
| Dylan Coghlan | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Pavel Dorofeyev | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nic Dowd | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Brett Howden | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Landeskog | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Valeri Nichushkin | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Rasmus Andersson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Colton | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Eichel | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Tomas Hertl | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ben Hutton | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nathan MacKinnon | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mitch Marner | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Brandon Saad | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Colton Sissons | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Devon Toews | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Jack Ahcan | - | - | - | |
| Ivan Barbashev | - | - | - | |
| Brent Burns | - | - | - | |
| Jack Drury | - | - | - | |
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