It was a year to forget off the ice and a year to remember on the ice for Anderson. Battling through wife Nicholle's horrifying cancer diagnosis, the Anderson family persevered month after month and continue to do so.
Remarkably, when Anderson put on the uniform this season, he was the same dominant No. 1 goaltender the organization and fan base had known for the past seven years. With maybe his best statistical season to date, Anderson earned a Masterton Trophy nomination and surpassed Patrick Lalime for first all-time in franchise wins with No. 147 (now a total of 151). And who knows; maybe there's a Vezina Trophy nod soon to come.
The 35-year-old took multiple leaves of absence from the team to be with his family, but whenever he came back, he never missed a beat.
Anderson finished the year with a 92.6 save percentage, good enough for second in the league, only behind Sergei Bobrovsky amongst goaltenders with at least 1,500 minutes played.