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Craig Anderson has been given a second leave of absence and it’s not known when he’ll return.

The Senators’ top goaltender wasn’t on the ice Thursday morning at the Canadian Tire Centre and there’s no timetable for him to come back because he’s with his wife Nicholle, who is undergoing further testing after being diagnosed with cancer last week.

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The 35-year-old Anderson, who returned to the team Sunday in Edmonton and recorded two straight wins, will be given as much time as he needs while doctors determine what’s next for Nicholle.

“If we look at our situation now, we don’t know when (Anderson) will be back,” said Boucher before the Senators faced the Vancouver Canucks on Thursday night.

That’s why the Senators decided to get Mike Condon in a trade with the Pittsburgh Penguins Wednesday and start him against Vancouver . They’re already without goaltender Andrew Hammond, who is sidelined with a groin injury, and didn’t want to put pressure on callup Chris Driedger.