The Carolina Hurricanes are dealing with an unspecified injury to goaltender Frederik Andersen that could keep him out for an extended period. Coach Rod Brind’Amour said Saturday that surgery is a possibility.

The Carolina Hurricanes are contemplating surgery for Frederik Andersen as a means for the goaltender to recover from his lower-body injury, head coach Rod Brind'Amour announced Saturday. "I think that was what we were debating,

Friday afternoon, Carolina Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour dropped a bombshell update on goaltender Frederik Andersen, stating that he was going to be out way longer than his original week-to-week diagnosis.

Robby Fabbri is expected to be out for 6-8 weeks after he had arthroscopic knee surgery Friday. The forward sustained the lower-body injury during the third period of a 4-2 win against the Columbus Blue Jackets on Nov. 10.

The Hurricanes are considering surgery for goalie Frederik Andersen (lower-body injury) and placed forward Seth Jarvis (upper-body injury) on injured reserve.

Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Frederik Andersen is now out indefinitely, head coach Rod Brind'Amour confirmed.

The Carolina Hurricanes are once again in familiar territory. They announced Friday, Nov. 15 that goaltender Frederik Andersen is out “way longer” than they thought.