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Andersen: It was really exciting to be out there with the guys again
Freddie Andersen made his first start since Nov. 2nd and earned the the 4-1 win stopping 24 shots. He spoke about the journey back following the game
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Freddie Andersen made his first start since Nov. 2nd and earned the the 4-1 win stopping 24 shots. He spoke about the journey back following the game
How do you feel being back? Very, very uh very happy to just uh it was really exciting to be, to be up there with the guys again. And um you feel the energy of the crowd and yeah, just uh yeah, I came back. It was it overwhelming at all hearing the, the numerous chants for you. I mean, just the love they were giving you tonight. Yeah, a little bit, I think uh I mean, we have a fancier, so obviously to those champs and I think it was awesome to see. So I'm glad I got it. I know you were getting back to that kind of maybe a moment for you where you felt like sometime in the first. Actually, I was just kind of, I felt like I was wasting energy, almost like over moving and, and being as sufficient as I uh as I usually am. And obviously that gets you a little bit tired. So I'm sure that'll come. And I think regardless of the result, I knew I was going to be a little rusty, but I forgot to after the first intermission just kind of got to settle in and obviously we got, we got a nice school suits right up right after. So you mentioned there, I seem like a season over, restart to see. Yeah, basically that's kind of how we approached it. I'm the start of this whole I pick the phone out. We have to try to try to treat it as an off season. We knew it was gonna be a few months and stay as ready as possible even though wasn't on the ace much. And the, the second I got the go ahead to, to be on the ice, I just try to get that on myself again. Probably you could, uh, does this allow you to, I'm, I'm sure there's some fear and worry and things like that. Does this allow you getting back on the ice to maybe put some of those fears and concerns behind you and focus on something positive? Yeah, for now, I think I, you never, you never stuff coming up. So, yeah, let's, let's see what we can that you have to take it again, still take a day at a time and just to, at what point were you like? All right, I know I'm gonna be able to get back on the I, is there a point in this whole process where you said? All right, I, I feel like I'm gonna be able to be an NHL player again and get, get in a game. Um, well, I think that, that this, the little break in the schedule we had this week was, was you, I think, uh, at this time of year it's tough to get really good practices. And, yeah, this week was good too, which are both good. The guy, the other guy, a little bit more rest and Sharon A and, and I could get a full net too. It's really good. Uh, yeah, get some more, uh, more reps and that help. How big was that? Kill about three minutes there early in the game when you didn't have your stick and the guys in front of you obviously helping out there. It was a little too far. I was a little too tired to go again, so I was, uh, I was happy we iced it. So get the Z back. So, were you expecting this to be as, as physical as it was, or you had a couple?