He was immediately signed to a 5-year contract extension and most were certain that the Toronto Maple Leafs made the right move. This was something the team arguably hadn’t had since Ed Belfour’s departure from the club at the end of the 2005-06 season.
With a somewhat turbulent start to his tenure with the Leafs, some questioned the acquisition of the Danish netminder, but after Andersen settled in, everyone knew he was the guy for the job.
The real question coming into the season wasn’t if Andersen would prevail as the starting goalie, but rather, who would be his backup?