‘“Tip your (hat) off to him, he came in a tough spot and has come in and done the job and done everything you’ve asked of him, the team asked from him,” said Sabres goalie Craig Anderson, a 19-year veteran of the NHL. “Kudos to him. Same thing, he wants to go out there and earn his ice and earn his spot. Why not him? That would be my message to him. Why not you? The door’s open, kick it open.”’