- Oilers sign goalie Frederik Andersen to a one-year contract in free agency
- The 36-year-old just won the Stanley Cup with Carolina in June
- Read below for the contract details and how Edmonton reshaped its crease
The Oilers needed a goalie. They landed one with his name already on the Cup.
Edmonton signed Frederik Andersen to a one-year contract on Wednesday, bringing in the 36-year-old fresh off a Stanley Cup win with the Carolina Hurricanes. ESPN’s Kevin Weekes reported the deal first.
Here’s Weekes with the news:
The money stays low for Edmonton. Andersen carries a $1 million cap hit on a deal that can climb to $2.8 million with bonuses. He picks up $600,000 at 10 games played, another $400,000 at 20, and $200,000 for every playoff round the Oilers win with him in the crease for at least half the games.
PuckPedia laid out the full structure:
Skinner’s departure opened the door. Stuart Skinner signed with Winnipeg earlier in the day, and Edmonton had already traded for Devon Levi to add a younger option in the crease.
Andersen was excellent when Carolina needed him most. He went 13-2 with a 1.89 goals-against average and a .910 save percentage across 16 playoff games, throwing in three shutouts along the way.
A knee injury knocked him out after Game 3 of the Cup Final against Vegas. The Hurricanes closed out the series in six games without him.
His regular season was rockier. Andersen finished 16-14-5 with a 3.05 goals-against average and a .874 save percentage over 35 appearances.
Over 552 career games with Anaheim, Toronto and Carolina, he sits at 324-149-58 with a .913 save percentage and 28 shutouts. The Ducks drafted him in the third round back in 2012.
Whether Andersen grabs the net outright or splits it with Levi, he gives Edmonton something its crease has been missing: a goalie who just won the whole thing.
