After a lengthy layoff to recover from a knee injury, Ottawa goaltender Craig Anderson looked excellent in his first start back, making 43 saves in a 3-1 win over Buffalo Monday night. Asked to explain his great performance, Anderson referred to a rift between his old coach Guy Boucher and current Senators GM Pierre Dorian.
“Well they say rest is a weapon," said Anderson. "I think we can use that term again here.”
If you aren't aware, at an end-of-season interview in 2018, Dorian was asked about then coach Guy Boucher's routine of allowing players to skip practice in order to maintain a work-life balance. Boucher would often use the "rest is a weapon" line when asked about it by the media.
“‘Rest is a weapon.' If I hear that one more time, I'll go crazy,” Dorion told The Athletic at the time.
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It's not often you hear a GM rip a current coach in that way and it became a bit of a running joke among Ottawa's fanbase, and with hockey fans in general.
Anderson's start on Monday was his first since December 7th. His 43 saves are his highest total in a game since November of 2018.
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