Frederik Andersen has been a rock for the Toronto Maple Leafs, and his body of work has teammates talking.
The 28-year-old put up his fifth 40-plus-save game of the 2017-18 campaign Wednesday in a 3-2 shootout win over the Nashville Predators. The outing - along with Andersen's overall strong play - has people talking about a potential Vezina Trophy nomination, including teammate Tyler Bozak.
"You watch the game versus Nashville and you can just show them that tape and that should put him in the conversation right there," Tyler Bozak said, according to TSN's Mark Masters.
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Meanwhile, the soft-spoken Dane was asked last week about possibly winning a Vezina someday, and he was blunt in his response.
"Of course," Andersen said, according to The Athletic's Jonas Siegel. "We've seen stretches of what I can do and I think it's something that I obviously strive to be better and be in that top-goalie conversation."
Andersen sits ninth in the NHL in save percentage (.922), is tied for fourth in shutouts (four), while leading all goalies in shots against and saves.
