{"id":469096,"date":"2025-07-01T15:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=469096"},"modified":"2025-07-01T15:19:48","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T19:19:48","slug":"former-senators-veteran-goaltender-signs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/07\/01\/former-senators-veteran-goaltender-signs\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Ottawa Senators Veteran Goaltender Signs Out West"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/07\/01\/los-angeles-kings-sign-depth-forward\/\" target=\"_self\">Los Angeles Kings<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/www.nhl.com\/kings\/news\/la-kings-sign-anton-forsberg\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have locked up<\/a> an underrated backup netminder. Goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forsban01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton Forsberg<\/a>, who was backup to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/u\/ullmali01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Linus Ullmark<\/a> with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/06\/30\/ottawa-senators-big-restricted-free-agent-goalie-re-signs\/\" target=\"_self\">Ottawa Senators<\/a> in 2024-25 is heading out to the <em>West Coast<\/em>. Forsberg signs a two-year deal with a $2.25 million average cap hit.<\/p>\n<p>Insider Frank Seravalli was the first to report news of this signing.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LAKings?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LAKings<\/a> also signed goalie Anton Forsberg: 2 years x $2.25 million.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Frank Seravalli (@frank_seravalli) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/frank_seravalli\/status\/1940117981343727898?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Anton Forsberg Signs New Deal in Los Angeles<\/h3>\n<p>Forsberg had played an important role during his time in the Canadian national capital. When he first arrived in Ottawa, his reliability earned him his previous three-year deal that just expired. In his time in Ottawa, he&#8217;s been expected to play backup for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/talboca01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cam Talbot<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/korpijo01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Joonas Korpisalo<\/a>, and lastly, Ullmark.<\/p>\n<p>The one noteworthy aspect of the stretch in Ottawa was the impact injuries have played on the team as a whole, but more specific to goal. Even this past playoff season was, at least partly, due to the success of even their third stringer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/merille01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leevi Merilainen<\/a>. Furthermore, the only reason Merilainen was even afforded the opportunity was due to the slightly-older Sen goaltender prospect, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/sogaama01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mads Sogaard<\/a>. When you talk about goaltender carousel, Ottawa sure fits the bill.<\/p>\n<h3>What It Means<\/h3>\n<p>It seems that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/kuempda01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2025-07-01_hr\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darcy Kuemper<\/a> will be the likely number one in Southern California. However, Forsberg will get a chance at some game time on a very good team. Los Angeles <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2025\/06\/28\/senators-improve-defence-trade-kings\/\" target=\"_self\">has been active<\/a> in free agency, but this is a good move to bolster their goalie ranks.<\/p>\n<p>Forsberg stats are solid for an NHL backup goaltender. He&#8217;s not the star, nor has he ever expected to be one. In 2024-25, he posted an 11-12-3 record with impressively three shutouts. Also, that came with a 2.72 goals-against average and a .901 save percentage.<\/p>\n<p>The 32 year old native of Sweden has 190 career NHL games under his belt. In that time, he has 74 wins to his credit, eight shutouts, and a 3.04 GAA.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo Credit: Marc DesRosiers &#8211; Imagn Images<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Los Angeles Kings have locked up an underrated backup netminder. Goaltender Anton Forsberg, who was backup to Linus Ullmark with the Ottawa Senators in 2024-25 is heading out to the West Coast. Forsberg signs a two-year deal with a $2.25 million average cap hit. 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