Ottawa Senators have more stability in net with return of Anderson and Hammond
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Senators will likely ease goaltender Craig Anderson back into the lineup after taking a leave of absence to spend time with his wife as she underwent cancer treatment in New York.
Anderson resumed practising last week but wasn’t at Monday’s session as he was helping his family get settled back home in Ottawa. While the Senators are thrilled to have him back, head coach Guy Boucher doesn’t plan to rush him into game action.
“He’s 100 per cent, he doesn’t have an injury, he could play a game, it’s just we’re trying to get him to his level before we put him in there,” Boucher said. “We could put him in there tomorrow morning and he could play a game, absolutely. It’s not like you’re trying to get a guy back from an injury where it prevents him from doing what he can.
“Right now it’s just a question of stamina and timing.”