Confirmed: Anderson Signs 4 year extension

marakh wrote:
He keeps repeating it in interviews...Guessin' that's what he thinks is the reason they weren't able to overcome the injuries and bad stretches.

marakh wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

marakh wrote:Also it's pretty clear he didn't like the lack of veteran leadership in the Avs dressing room.

I never really thought of it that way. Is that really an excuse? Couldn't the Avs have addressed that issue?

He keeps repeating it in interviews...Guessin' that's what he thinks is the reason they weren't able to overcome the injuries and bad stretches.

SpezDispenser wrote:

marakh wrote:
He keeps repeating it in interviews...Guessin' that's what he thinks is the reason they weren't able to overcome the injuries and bad stretches.

Huh, I must have missed that part of the interview, I watched half and was pleased, so I stopped watching.

He said that he didn't like the veteran presence in the Avs lockerroom?

marakh wrote:
I listened to one on the team 1200 when he just got traded and he said that, and the other one today from the Healthy Scratches he also said the same thing. He said they were too young and didn't have enough leadership in the locker room during the 1st interview, and today he said, when asked where he sees this team going forward, that it's going in the right direction because the team has enough veteran leadership in the locker room and the Philips signing was key.

SpezDispenser wrote:

marakh wrote:
I listened to one on the team 1200 when he just got traded and he said that, and the other one today from the Healthy Scratches he also said the same thing. He said they were too young and didn't have enough leadership in the locker room during the 1st interview, and today he said, when asked where he sees this team going forward, that it's going in the right direction because the team has enough veteran leadership in the locker room and the Philips signing was key.

Huh, that is very interesting stuff - particularly the Phillips part. I think we might have saved ourselves some pain and suffering by re-signing Phillips.

marakh wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

marakh wrote:
He keeps repeating it in interviews...Guessin' that's what he thinks is the reason they weren't able to overcome the injuries and bad stretches.

Huh, I must have missed that part of the interview, I watched half and was pleased, so I stopped watching.

He said that he didn't like the veteran presence in the Avs lockerroom?

I listened to one on the team 1200 when he just got traded and he said that, and the other one today from the Healthy Scratches he also said the same thing. He said they were too young and didn't have enough leadership in the locker room during the 1st interview, and today he said, when asked where he sees this team going forward, that it's going in the right direction because the team has enough veteran leadership in the locker room and the Philips signing was key.

Big Ev wrote:According to Avs fans, Anderson DID say the same exact stuff when he signed with the Avs (about how great management was). Take it for what it's worth.

PS. I'm not denying he isn't a leader lol, but what would Anderson say about Phillips if he was asked DIRECTLY about him? That he ISN'T a leader? Not gonna happen.

spader wrote:

Big Ev wrote:According to Avs fans, Anderson DID say the same exact stuff when he signed with the Avs (about how great management was). Take it for what it's worth.

PS. I'm not denying he isn't a leader lol, but what would Anderson say about Phillips if he was asked DIRECTLY about him? That he ISN'T a leader? Not gonna happen.

Not sure how this applies. He wasn't directly asked about Phillips, at least not in the interview that I heard.

Just one season removed from receiving Hart and Vezina Trophy votes with the Avalanche, Anderson struggled mightily to match that level in a season slowed by groin and knee injuries, but the real problem may have been Colorado’s unwillingness to even talk about a contract extension for the soon-to-be unrestricted free agent, who signed a two-year, $3.6-million free agent deal in the summer of 2009. And while that raises questions about both his attitude and mental toughness, Anderson, who is an eight-year NHL veteran who had bounced around among five teams before finally appearing to have a couple of breakthrough seasons, may simply be one of many NHL players who doesn’t deal well with contract uncertainty, just as others play their best only when they need a new one.

Again, you could argue he is at his best when expectations are low. You could also argue it’s a function of how he plays his best – well outside of the blue ice, challenging shooters outside the crease – and the fact opponents are less likely to target and bear down on exposing the weaknesses that style exposes (backdoors, intentionally wide shots off the kick plate, and traffic to drive him back into the net, all strategies teams had success with even last season) because of his team’s position overall.

rooneypoo wrote:

marakh wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

marakh wrote:
He keeps repeating it in interviews...Guessin' that's what he thinks is the reason they weren't able to overcome the injuries and bad stretches.

Huh, I must have missed that part of the interview, I watched half and was pleased, so I stopped watching.

He said that he didn't like the veteran presence in the Avs lockerroom?

I listened to one on the team 1200 when he just got traded and he said that, and the other one today from the Healthy Scratches he also said the same thing. He said they were too young and didn't have enough leadership in the locker room during the 1st interview, and today he said, when asked where he sees this team going forward, that it's going in the right direction because the team has enough veteran leadership in the locker room and the Philips signing was key.

Hah. Someone start a threat to the effect that "Anderson sees Phillips as a Leader." Clearly thread worthy.

Who's vindicated once again? Oh yeah. Me.

rooneypoo wrote:

marakh wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

marakh wrote:
He keeps repeating it in interviews...Guessin' that's what he thinks is the reason they weren't able to overcome the injuries and bad stretches.

Huh, I must have missed that part of the interview, I watched half and was pleased, so I stopped watching.

He said that he didn't like the veteran presence in the Avs lockerroom?

I listened to one on the team 1200 when he just got traded and he said that, and the other one today from the Healthy Scratches he also said the same thing. He said they were too young and didn't have enough leadership in the locker room during the 1st interview, and today he said, when asked where he sees this team going forward, that it's going in the right direction because the team has enough veteran leadership in the locker room and the Philips signing was key.

Hah. Someone start a threat to the effect that "Anderson sees Phillips as a Leader." Clearly thread worthy.

Who's vindicated once again? Oh yeah. Me.

rooneypoo wrote:

marakh wrote:

SpezDispenser wrote:

marakh wrote:
He keeps repeating it in interviews...Guessin' that's what he thinks is the reason they weren't able to overcome the injuries and bad stretches.

Huh, I must have missed that part of the interview, I watched half and was pleased, so I stopped watching.

He said that he didn't like the veteran presence in the Avs lockerroom?

I listened to one on the team 1200 when he just got traded and he said that, and the other one today from the Healthy Scratches he also said the same thing. He said they were too young and didn't have enough leadership in the locker room during the 1st interview, and today he said, when asked where he sees this team going forward, that it's going in the right direction because the team has enough veteran leadership in the locker room and the Philips signing was key.

Hah. Someone start a threat to the effect that "Anderson sees Phillips as a Leader." Clearly thread worthy.

Who's vindicated once again? Oh yeah. Me.

Number Twenty Nine wrote:The only bald dude the Name Dropper likes, is himself...

SeawaySensFan wrote:The Name Dropper seemed a little unimpressed with the deal. Although, when faced with numbers ie. potentially the 20th ranked goalie in terms of salary in the league, he still wouldn't change his position.

He, like others, cite that 4th year as an issue. I say "so what?" Pretty much ANY contract has risks associated. Players aren't going to play for free any time soon so let's be realistic here.