Chris Driedger

Chris Driedger

30-Year-Old GoalieG
Florida Panthers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
The 30-year-old Driedger inked a one-year deal with the Panthers on July 1 to give Spencer Knight some competition for the team's No. 2 job. He's never really had a stable role in the NHL - he wasn't great in Seattle in 2021-22 after being picked up from Florida in the expansion draft. He did look good in Florida the year before when he delivered a 14-6-3 record, 2.07 GAA and .927 save percentage. In the last two seasons, Driedger carried AHL Coachella Valley to back-to-back Calder Cup Finals. Maybe he can channel some Anthony Stolarz magic in 2024-25 and give Spencer Knight more time to build his game in the AHL. If that's the case, 20-plus starts will be on tap and he'll be a strong daily play backstopping the defending champs. Training camp will tell the tale. Read Past Outlooks
$Signed a one-year contract with the Panthers in July of 2024.
Heads to minors
GFlorida Panthers  Minors
October 9, 2024
Driedger was reassigned to AHL Charlotte on Wednesday.
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Driedger was waived by Florida on Tuesday, but he still served as the backup goaltender for Florida's 6-4 victory over Boston in that evening's game. His demotion to the minors corresponds with the Panthers calling up Spencer Knight, who will serve as the new No. 2 goaltender behind Sergei Bobrovsky.
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A torn right ACL kept Driedger off the ice for the first four months of the 2022-23 campaign, and he didn't get into an NHL game last year. He was just alright with AHL Coachella Valley, posting a 9-4-0 record, a 2.61 GAA and a .908 save percentage over 14 appearances. The Kraken have an opening for the backup goalie job behind Philipp Grubauer, and it'll likely come down to Driedger or Joey Daccord. Fantasy managers can wait to see how the battle plays out in training camp before investing a pick on Driedger, who could still see some NHL action in 2023-24 given Grubauer's shaky numbers and Daccord's inexperience.
Driedger was a lifesaver for the Panthers this past season, appearing in 23 games for the club and posting a 14-6-3 record, a 2.07 GAA, a .927 save percentage and three shutouts. The Kraken were so impressed by his performance that they opted to select Driedger in the expansion draft and immediately gave him a new three-year, $10.5 million contract to presumably be their No. 1 goaltender. Things changed exactly a week later when Seattle inked reigning Vezina Trophy finalist Philipp Grubauer to a six-year, $35.4 million deal. The contracts the two netminders signed indicate Grubauer is going to be the starter with Driedger serving as his backup, limiting the latter's fantasy value.
Driedger came out of nowhere last season, taking over as Sergei Bobrovsky's primary backup after being promoted to the big club in late November and finishing the campaign with a 7-2-1 record and a highly impressive 2.05 GAA and .938 save percentage in 12 appearances. It wouldn't be wise to expect the 26-year-old backstop to perform at that level over a presumably larger sample size in 2020-21, and Bobrovsky will obviously still start a large majority of the Panthers' games, but Driedger should still be able to post a winning record with solid GAA and save percentage figures while giving Bob the occasional night off. Still, he likely won't see enough action to be worth a roster spot in most fantasy formats, but Driedger should remain a solid streaming option in a pinch.
Driedger, a third-round selection by the Senators in 2012, spent the majority of last season at ECHL Evansville, logging an ugly .885 save percentage in 40 games. Despite those poor numbers, injuries eventually paved the way for him to climb all the way to the NHL level, where he made one relief appearance while Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner were sidelined. Lehner has since been traded to Buffalo, but the late-season emergence of Andrew Hammond along with the signing of top college prospect Matt O’Connor appears to leave Driedger no better than fourth on the Sens' organizational goalie depth chart.
Driedger played most of last season in the WHL, but did make one appearance with AHL Binghamton, allowing two goals on 22 shots in a relief effort. With Craig Anderson and Robin Lehner entrenched in the NHL, it would take a couple serious injuries to even make Driedger a relevant backup netminder next season.
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Placed on waivers
GFlorida Panthers  Minors
October 8, 2024
Driedger was designated for waivers by the Panthers on Tuesday, Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet reports.
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In net Saturday
GFlorida Panthers  Minors
September 28, 2024
Driedger will guard the home net Saturday against the Hurricanes, George Richards of Florida Hockey Now reports.
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Expected to start Wednesday
GFlorida Panthers  Minors
September 25, 2024
Driedger is set to start in Wednesday's road preseason game against Tampa Bay, per George Richards of Florida Hockey Now.
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Earns one-year deal
GFlorida Panthers  Minors
July 1, 2024
Driedger signed a one-year contract with Florida on Monday.
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Reassigned to AHL
GSeattle Kraken  Minors
January 23, 2024
Driedger was returned to AHL Coachella Valley on Tuesday.
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Sent down?
GSeattle Kraken  Minors
November 25, 2023
Driedger was not on the ice for Saturday's practice, Kraken play-by-play announcer Mike Benton reports, indicating he may have been sent down to AHL Coachella Valley.
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Philipp Grubauer, who has missed the past two games with an undisclosed injury, is on the ice for Saturday's session. Driedger's absence could indicate that Grubauer is available to return.
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