About Avalanche goaltender Craig Anderson’s night off …
Never mind.
Colorado backup goalie Peter Budaj, scheduled to get his first start of the season tonight against Carolina, has the flu and won’t play.
Avalanche coach Joe Sacco said Anderson would start his 10th consecutive game tonight. Tyler Weiman was recalled from Lake Erie, was at the morning skate today and will suit up as Anderson’s backup.
“Peter came down with some flu-like symptoms (Thursday) afternoon,” Sacco said this morning. “I made a call to Craig and informed him that he was going to be playing today.”
In six games with Lake Erie this season, Weiman has a 3-3 record, a 2.16 goals-against average and a .916 saves percentage.
The Avalanche also is at home Saturday against Detroit.
In light of the H1N1 flu scare, the issue also is whether Budaj will be the only player to come down with the flu.
“We’re always cautious,” Sacco said. “With Peter, once he came down with those flu-like symptoms, we did the right thing by keeping him away today. We’ll see how he feels tomorrow. I’m not a doctor. I don’t claim to be a doctor, so I don’t want to go down that path. But we’ll do whatever we can to make sure our guys stay healthy.”
