Friday afternoon, Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour dropped a bombshell update on goaltender Frederik Andersen, stating that he was going to be out way longer than his original week-to-week diagnosis.

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The Carolina Hurricanes are contemplating surgery for Frederik Andersen as a means for the goaltender to recover from his lower-body injury, head coach Rod Brind'Amour announced Saturday.

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen is now out indefinitely, head coach Rod Brind'Amour confirmed.

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So it seems like the Carolina Hurricanes are going to be without goaltender Frederik Andersen for much longer than originally anticipated. After the Canes practice on Friday, Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour gave an update on the team's Danish netminder.