Filip Gustavsson has a yr left on his contract. Will the Minnesota Wild look to increase him? What about Jesper Wallstedt?
Worst Seats in the House Podcast: Michael Russo and Anthony LaPanta discuss in regards to the Minnesota Wild and their goaltending. Filip Gustavsson has a yr left on his contract. Do they signal him to an extension? What about Jesper Wallstedt, and the place would that go away him?
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Russo: “You understand, I haven’t talked to you since I sat down with Filip Gustafsson in, in, in Milan the opposite day. However, you already know, I talked to him loads about his offseason. But in addition the truth that he’s talked to his agent, because the Wild come speaking to him a couple of potential extension, that he’s completely open to it.
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Now the query is value. Like that is form of a, this type of a little bit of a dilemma, Anthony. like in the event you’re, in the event you’re the Wild, as a result of proper now, the costs of beginning goalies are 5 and a half to 6 and a half. So in the event you get forward of this, which you may wish to, and provides him that sort of dedication, then what occurs if Jesper Wallstedt is the actual deal immediately this season, and the way you’ve simply signed him? So it’s simply gonna be attention-grabbing how they navigate.”
LaPanta: “Effectively that, and you already know, we’ve talked loads about how nice a season Filip Gustavsson had final yr. Not simply in his numbers, however simply in his, in his presence, in his potential to deal with the strain, mentally and bodily of the primary man. However it’s solely a yr.”
Russo: “Proper.”
LaPanta: “It isn’t like this man’s accomplished it for 4 years. What if there’s a regression? I don’t anticipate that there will likely be, however there may very well be. And so I feel there’s loads of variables on the market with Filip.
And I, however I additionally assume the probability of him being what all people form of thinks he’s proper now’s excessive. And that, you already know, it is a man who appears to be like like he’s a higher half of the NHL, primary goaltender to me. And so if in case you have an opportunity to signal him at a value that will likely be crew pleasant a few years down the street, I’d say you’re taking a shot.”
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Russo: “Yeah, he’s solely 27 years previous. After which, in fact, in the event you try this, then that now implies that you’re not precisely committing to Wallstedt. So we’ll see the best way the Wallstedt performs as properly.”
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