{"id":138356,"date":"2023-07-31T13:01:50","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T17:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=138356"},"modified":"2023-07-31T13:01:50","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T17:01:50","slug":"filip-gustavssons-new-contract-with-minnesota-wild-was-earned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/07\/31\/filip-gustavssons-new-contract-with-minnesota-wild-was-earned\/","title":{"rendered":"Filip Gustavsson&#8217;s New Contract With Minnesota Wild Was Earned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: left;\">The Minnesota Wild have re-signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gustafi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-31_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filip Gustavsson<\/a> to a three-year contract worth $11.25M. The contract carries the goaltender through the 2025-26 season. After the 2022-23 season, the Wild acquired Gustavsson from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/senators\/\" target=\"_self\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> in exchange for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/talboca01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-06-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Talbot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udde3\ufe0f ALL ABOARD! \ud83d\ude8c <\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve signed goaltender Filip Gustavsson to a 3 year, $11.25M contract!<\/p>\n<p>Full details \u00bb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/njnkbosiAz\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/njnkbosiAz<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/mnwild?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#mnwild<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b2nnhls4Nh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/b2nnhls4Nh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Minnesota Wild (@mnwild) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mnwild\/status\/1686055401832300556?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 31, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gustafi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-06-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Filip Gustavsson<\/a>&#8216;s New Contract With Minnesota Wild Was Earned<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Filip Gustavsson Secures Spot In Net With Minnesota Wild<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After elevating his game during this past season, Gustavsson shocked Wild fans and staff alike. After playing 39 games with Minnesota, the netminder completed the season with a record of 22-9-7, 2.10 goals against average, and a .931 save percentage, which puts him <a href=\"https:\/\/www.statmuse.com\/nhl\/ask\/which-nhl-goalie-has-the-best-save-percentage-of-2023\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">second in the league<\/a> behind the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/bruins\/\" target=\"_self\">Boston Bruins<\/a>\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/u\/ullmali01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-06-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linus Ullmark<\/a>. In addition, Gustavsson\u2019s 24.2 goals saved above expected put him <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/05\/20\/nhl-rumour-a-potential-contract-for-minnesota-wild-goaltender\/\" target=\"_self\">seventh in the league<\/a>. With these statistics, only 39 games were needed to convince the Wild they needed to give Gustavsson a new contract.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Drafted in 2016&#8217;s second round, 55th overall, by the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/penguins\/\" target=\"_self\">Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>, Gustavsson had no NHL experience until his time in Ottawa.\u00a0 Split between the Minnesota Wild and Ottowa Senators, Gustavsson played <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gustafi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">66 games<\/a> with a record of 32-22-10, 2.51 goals against average, and a .920 save percentage.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Minnesota Won The Gamble<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Trading experienced goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/talboca01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-07-31_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Talbot<\/a> for Gustavsson was a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2023\/04\/23\/the-central-division-classic-is-living-up-to-the-hype\/\" target=\"_self\">gamble for the Wild<\/a>. Familiar with Gustavsson after his time in Pittsburg, General Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/gueribi01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-06-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bill Guerin<\/a> knew that the <a href=\"https:\/\/hockeywilderness.com\/news-rumors\/minnesota-wild\/minnesotas-filip-gustavsson-gamble-paid-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rookie goalie showed promise<\/a>. But, the goaltender had only played for a struggling Senator&#8217;s team. Thus, Gustavsson had no record to indicate what he was capable of.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Showing up to training camp, the Wild knew Gustavsson had some things to work on, specifically conditioning. The choice was easy; Gustavsson would be backup to veteran goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/fleurma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2023-06-16_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marc-Andre Fleury<\/a>. However, no one predicted Gustavsson\u2019s calm and collected playing style would lead him to dominate the net. The goalie played so well that the <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4222921\/2023\/02\/18\/wild-stars-filip-gustavsson\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">coaching staff was forced<\/a> to demote the flashy, future-hall-of-famer, Fluery to backup goalie and promote Gustavsson to starter. Hence the Wild knew they needed to resign the rookie, and Gustavsson was due a hefty raise from his expiring <a href=\"https:\/\/theathletic.com\/4572672\/2023\/06\/02\/filip-gustavsson-wild-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">$787,500 contract<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No doubt Minnesota wanted to give Gustavsson a new contract after an impressive first season with the Wild. Gustavsson felt the same way about Minnesota. When asked about resigning with Minnesota, Gustavsson said <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI pretty much told my agent to call me when the contract is done, and I\u2019ll see what it is.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Main Photo: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Minnesota Wild have re-signed Filip Gustavsson to a three-year contract worth $11.25M. The contract carries the goaltender through the 2025-26 season. After the 2022-23 season, the Wild acquired Gustavsson from the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Cam Talbot. \ud83d\udde3\ufe0f ALL ABOARD! \ud83d\ude8c We\u2019ve signed goaltender Filip Gustavsson to a 3 year, $11.25M contract! Full [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4643,"featured_media":138368,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[34,4547,30,4548],"tags":[2433,221,6248],"class_list":["post-138356","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-hockey","category-wild","category-nhl","tag-filip-gustavsson","tag-minnesota-wild","tag-minnesota-wild-news"],"modified_by":"Levi Pike, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4643"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=138356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/138356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/138368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=138356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=138356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=138356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}