Sportsnet: Elliotte Friedman and Jeff Marek on the 32 Ideas: The Podcast – Is Lindy Ruff on the Sizzling Seat? episode on Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Marek: “However there are some questions concerning the future for netminder Frederick Anderson. What do you hear? What are you aware?
Friedman: “Yeah, I’ve had a couple of Carolina followers attain out to me to elucidate a bit extra about that and I’m joyful to do it. You understand, Don Waddell stated earlier week that he’s been given the all clear to renew skating and like, and to be sincere, like I’m not casting aspersions on anyone. I simply couldn’t discover the unique notice. So I simply need like, I’m not questioning anyone right here. I simply can’t discover the unique notice. However like mainly stated he couldn’t be again in a month. There was a there was a report that got here out.
I simply had a pair individuals simply say to me, be very cautious with the timeline right here. And since I don’t suppose anyone actually is aware of. Like, these are blood clots, proper.
And, you understand, my favourite blood clot story and I think about that lots of people don’t have a favourite blood clot story.
Marek: “Oh, I assumed everyone did.”
Friedman: “When Dmitri Yushkevich performed for the Maple Leafs. He tried to play with one and like he threw a match after they instructed him he couldn’t play. And so they stated, like, Dimitri, for those who get caught, you could possibly bleed out. He’s like, I’m prepared to threat it, you understand? And so they had been like, Okay, no, like, that’s not occurring. So and like, and folks stated, for those who, I keep in mind a participant instructed me that for those who may have seen this argument you continue to wouldn’t have believed that it truly occurred.
However so, the blood clots are, you understand, a critical factor, and all I can inform you is I had some individuals say, simply be very cautious on the timeline. Persons are hopeful Andersen will be capable to play and resume his profession, however no one actually is aware of for certain. In order that’s what I’m being cautious about.