DETROIT

Craig Anderson is getting a little help from the fans in the selection of his new goalie pads, blocker and glove.

During a break in the Motor City Thursday night, the Senators' goalie used his Twitter account to post the three finalists for his new gear. Then, he took a straw poll on his social media account to see which one the fans liked best in the designs made by Brian's Custom Sports from Kingsville, Ont.

"Those were the three I would go with and I have an idea of what I was thinking I would want," said Anderson Friday morning. "You just want to get another point of view and another perspective from it.

"It's created a lot of buzz."

A few weeks ago, Anderson asked the fans to enter their own designs but none of those made the cut for the finals.

"That got a lot of good feedback. People came up with some strange items but at the end of the day it's just good to get other people's ideas," said Anderson.

Anderson said he isn't sure which he'll choose.

"We got good response but at the end of the day I get the final say in choosing what I want," said Anderson. "It's kind of nice when you have something in your mind and it gets the most votes then you know you're going in the right direction or maybe something that looks good to me might not look good to someone else.

"It's just something fun to do."