The Carolina Hurricanes extended goaltender Frederik Andersen on Saturday on a one-year, $2.75 million deal.The 35-year-old netminder would have been the number one goalie on the free agent market, but instead chooses to stay where he's comfortable.

On Saturday, the Carolina Hurricanes, who will meet the Washington Capitals in the East's second round next week, signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year contract for next season, a pact worth $2.

The Carolina Hurricanes on Saturday signed goaltender Frederik Andersen to a one-year, $2.75 million contract for next season. Andersen, 35, is in the final season of a two-year, $6.8 million deal and could have become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.