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“If I have to read one more article about (Henrik) Lundqvist and all those guys and how great they are and his name’s not included, I might lose it. You watch that guy, game in and game out, he’s pretty good. I haven’t seen too many guys with the reactions he has and the quickness that he has.

“I think he deserves whatever is coming to him.”

Anderson bounced around early in his career after going through the NHL draft twice. He was selected by the Calgary Flames in 1999 and by the Chicago Blackhawks in 2001, but didn’t really settle in one place until he was brought in by the Senators.

“It takes a while for a goalie to find a home,” he said. “You learn from your mistakes and I think I made numerous mistakes early in my career probably that was some of the cause of my bouncing around.

“Once you start figuring it out and you realize what the game of hockey can do for you and what you can give back to the game, you tend to figure it out real quick.”

Senators head coach Guy Boucher couldn’t wipe the smile off his face because he knew the club had a good situation with Anderson and backup Mike Condon.

“That’s as positive as you can have it. It’s outstanding,” Boucher said. “Everybody knows it starts with your goaltender and it will definitely make us very competitive for the next (few) years and we definitely had a very good performance last year from him.

“It was through times and good times and he deserves it. We’re more than happy. He’s a No. 1 guy. With him signed, it just makes that much more stable.”

Anderson said he wasn’t concerned about getting a deal done, leaving talks up to Chicago-based agent Justin Duberman.

“I have a love and a passion for the game. It doesn’t matter what the contract says, I’m going continue to play until they kick me out and I can’t play anymore,” Anderson said.

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