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Andersen: 'I felt way worse when I had the flu (than Covid)'
The Carolina Hurricanes goaltender said the protocol on having to miss games because of coronavirus was 'above my pay grade.'
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The Carolina Hurricanes goaltender said the protocol on having to miss games because of coronavirus was 'above my pay grade.'
All right, we'll take questions for Freddie, just please raise your hand first, go ahead chip. Yeah, Freddy just wanted to know how was covid for you and and how hard was it for you coming into the columbus game cold like that with very little practice time. Um Yeah, it was, I don't know, nothing, you can really due to control that stuff, I think that's all. Um I guess, but above my pay grade uh in terms of how how that stuff is being handled, I felt way worse when I had the flu and it's uh it's just a shame that that's how it's it's being being handled, but but you do what you can to to to to be as good as you can when you do go back in the net and I was trying to to stay stay ready and um without being on the ice, but that's obviously pretty hard. So um just in that game obviously just trying to focus on um getting my feet, getting the feedback onto myself and and feeling yeah, feeling like uh with confidence again and after sitting on the couch for, I don't know, it's honest, Kenny. Yeah, Freddy. You guys haven't had many games lately. Um How tough is that? Especially for goalies and what can you do in practice kind of to help keep yourself sharp. Oh, but it's all about habits, I think for me just trying to follow the place, play play out the pucks. Um Yeah, just really almost folks are pretending it became, I think this it is hard sometimes with the different drills, but I think every time there's something that simulates game play? Just, yeah, I tracked the puck out, played out the situation as much as you can and then and then on to the next one. But, but yeah, I think this, this week's been good for me. I think we've had a good chance of, of getting, getting our feedback under us as a group as well and um yeah, I mean, like I said, it's not in our control, all, all these these breaks and, and, and how many games we get to play, but I think, I think it just emphasizes trying to, trying to enjoy and playing as much as you can and not take it for granted when we, when we do have a game. So I think, I think the whole group are pretty excited to go play tomorrow. Well Freddie, you've got Calgary coming to town tomorrow at 21 game last time you played them. What do you remember specifically about that game and the challenges that the flames presented? I haven't really thought about that game too much since then. It's a, it's a new game. So I think just trying to focus on being, being present and like I said, getting getting back into it for me personally and try to focus on what I gotta do to, to help the team. Um and and be ready for pretty much anything mike tupper, Hey Freddy you mentioned simulating game play. I mean, I know you can't control these breaks, as you mentioned, is there almost a sense of relief that finally you'll get back on the ice again after another lengthy layoff here? Yeah, I mean like, like you said, there's no, there's no way of controlling it and we don't, don't get to decide how much ice time you get and um, for what it's worth. It was, it was nice to be on the ice in that columbus game. Obviously the guys were playing incredible too to come back and win the game. So I think for me it was just nice to, to get used that as a little bit of uh, yeah, measuring stick of how I felt in the game and, and take that with me on, on this to this week and, and just continue to work on getting back. That's where I was before. Corey. I'm sure there was a lot of disappointment with, with Covid and everything, but initially it looked like you weren't gonna be able to go back and play in Toronto, Are you at least I'm sure that's a game you're looking forward to. I know you don't want to go too far in the future and you don't even know when it's going to be played. But is it nice to know that you're going to get that chance most likely to play that game now instead of missing. Sorry, you cut off at the end, but I think, I think I get what you meant, but I really don't care. I think that's not in my thoughts right now. I know there's there's all sorts of issues up there with the way they shut down the ranks and and in the society again, I think so. I don't want to go too far into that, but I'm just happy to be playing here with fans and um just yeah, I'm just excited to be back playing again tomorrow. Alright. Thanks Freddy.