On today’s episode of Locked on Wild, we throw some praise toward Filip Gustavsson as he adds another strong start to his recent dominant run. We look at the areas where his game has been strongest, and how he has been able to help the Wild out most when their offense hasn’t been able to sustain success. We look at hypothetical scenarios next year and beyond, and give an example from last night’s game that shows why Gustavsson has taken such major leaps this year. All in all it is feeling more and more like a stretch of goalie play that is sustainable, and therefore the Wild need to make him a long term priority even with Jesper Wallstedt heating up down in Iowa.
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6 Comments
Fleur is to competitive to play backup
He's had a very good run, he'll retire
Gustafson and walstedt will be the best
Goalie tandem for years to come
I would sign him to a 6 year 4 million
Again a win win deal
Regardin Dumba he's ranked 23rd
So are defense is ranked 18 20 23
In pairings yes that's elite
Brodin is the best shut down defenseman in the league
And with that I hope Gustafson plays
Tomorrow. The changing of the guard
GAA. 2.16 (2nd in NHL)
S% .926 (T – 2nd in NHL)
Talbot for Gus was brilliant 🤣🤣
Massive game by Brodin, Spurgeon, and Gus! Brodin is super underrated, he’s weighed down by being in a D pair with Dumba.
These are great thank you for your insights
They will sign gusty, Guerin has a way of rewarding good play with fair contracts. He’ll also look at each player on a case by case basis. If someone wants too much, they may be on a different team next season, all good as that’s the business end of pro sports – Fiala… If they want to stay, it’ll work itself out. With the pipeline full of prospects who have performed well up here and in need a little more seasoning, beckman / Shaw, as examples, now is the time to see who is ready. While there may be some bumps in the road, the time has arrived to see if these guys can stick. Hockey is like baseball and pitchers, you can never win without strong goaltending or pitching, ask the Twins when they lost 2/5th of their starting pitching on how it went without healthy arms.
I agree Filip has to be the number one priority to re-sign of all the free agents. It would be so fun to have Gus the Bus and Wally paired together in the future.