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The NHL hasn’t thrown in the towel on finishing its season, but the possibility exists we may not get the chance to see Craig Anderson pull on the No. 41 jersey again with the Ottawa Senators.

The 38-year-old Anderson, who drove back to his home in Coral Springs, Fla. in early March is with his wife Nicholle along with the couple’s two children Jake and Levi, isn’t sure what’s going to happen next but he’s trying to stay ready for anything as NHL players are still being advised to stay in self-isolation.

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“We’re all hoping for the same result, we all want to get back to playing and doing what we’re supposed to be doing,” Anderson said in a conference call with Ottawa reporters Wednesday. “I can’t say with any confidence one way or another, but we’re definitely hopeful that we do get back to normalcy and we’re able to get back to finish the season.”

And, yes, even if that means playing an empty arena.

“Right now, everybody is looking for something to watch on TV,” Anderson said. “I think you’ve seen NASCAR and Indycar jump into the virtual world. We don’t have luxury of being able to play the sport as a video game. We’re open to anything. We’d get a lot of the fan base to be able to tune if we were able to go with a national broadcast with a game of hockey.