Craig Anderson, The Man, The Myth, The Legend

Mile High Hockey – Just who is Craig Anderson? Before he was signed by the Colorado Avalanche on July 1st, 2009 I would be willing to bet that a majority of Avalanche fans had no idea who he was. Even after he signed with the team there were probably a lot of people out there who thought, “He was Florida’s goalie? There’s probably a reason he didn’t get resigned.”

I was part of the first group that really didn’t have any idea who he was. I did catch the occassional Panther game on NHL Center Ice and thought he could be a really great goalie if he could just get the hell out of Florida. Then, July 1st came around and I read that we signed the Park Ridge, Illinois native to a 2 year contract at just over $1.8 million per season. I’ll be honest, my first thought was, well, if he doesn’t work out, at least it’s only a 2 year contract.

I must say that I, like every single Avalanche fan on the planet, couldn’t be happier with what he has been able to do in just over half of a season in the Unipron.

After the jump we will take in depth look at the man behind the mask known as “Andy”.

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