Frederik Andersen isn't concerned about any risk of injury at the moment.
Despite a spotty injury history, the new Edmonton Oilers goalie dismissed the idea on Monday that his health will hold him back next season.
During the Stanley Cup playoffs, Andersen played well for the eventual-champion Carolina Hurricanes, but ended up getting replaced by Brandon Bussi. As he revealed while talking during his introductory media conference, he was dealing with a knee injury all along.
"I tweaked my knee a little bit in the game prior, so it was actually the only thing I dealt with all year," Andersen told reporters Monday, when asked if he suffered a head injury when Ivan Barbashev crashed into his head in Game 2 of the Cup final.
Andersen said the injury is of little concern and he should be good to go with Edmonton for the start of the season.
"I did some medicals and I was assured that I just needed some time to rest," Andersen said of his knee. "No intervention, surgery or anything was said to be necessary, so that's very reassuring."
Another reassuring fact for Andersen is the goalie platoon that he'll be part of along with Tristan Jarry and Devon Levi.
Andersen said he's looking forward to sharing the load between the pipes with those other two.
"I think I played 66 games (with the Toronto Maple Leafs) but I think those days are probably over for me but I'm definitely happy to part of, I think, a good goalie rotation and I think we can get a lot out of each other," he said.
And on the topic of his time with the Leafs, Andersen expressed excitement at the prospect of playing again for coach Mike Babcock.
"He's a great coach, he's great (with) X's and O's," said Andersen. "I though he got a lot out of our group and we were a young team then. I'm just excited to see what we can do together in this new opportunity."
Andersen, 36, signed a one-year, $1-million contract with Edmonton.
