Confirmed with Link: [MIN] Signs (G) Niklas Svedberg (1 year/2 way, 700K)

[Minnesota]

Russo:

Svedberg, 27, a Swede who spent the past two years playing in the Kontinental Hockey League, will compete with Alex Stalock for the Wild backup job. In 2012-13 with Providence, Svedberg went 37-8-2 with a 2.17 goals-against average and .925 save percentage. He won 25 games the following year with Providence. In the NHL, he went 8-5-1 with a 2.31 goals-against average and .920 save percentage in 19 games with the Boston Bruins.

In the past two years playing for Salavat Yulaev Ufa, Svedberg went 43-36-16 with a .907 save percentage. Two years ago, he went 29-19-3 with a 2.37 goals-against average and .916 save percentage.

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[Bruce Granville]

No 2-way-deal?
He's a sieve and makes Kuemper look solid.

 

[Marlowe Syn]

All these goalies out there and we're going to have a back up competition between Stalock and Svedberg? Hoping it is Sved, because Stalock is AHL material.

 

[Minnesota]

No 2-way-deal?
He's a sieve and makes Kuemper look solid.

Guessing it's a 2-way. Russo hasn't published details yet.

 

[Bruce Granville]

All these goalies out there and we're going to have a back up competition between Stalock and Svedberg? Hoping it is Sved, because Stalock is AHL material.

Stalock beats him blindfolded with a broken arm.

 

[HamiltonOHL]

I know he is supposed to battle Starlock for the back up but does that mean that Darcy Keumper will be traded or let go like im lost

 

[Bazeek]

I know he is supposed to battle Starlock for the back up but does that mean that Darcy Keumper will be traded or let go like im lost

Kuemper's been a marked man for a while now. He's gone.

 

[TaLoN]

I know he is supposed to battle Starlock for the back up but does that mean that Darcy Keumper will be traded or let go like im lost

Kuemper is a UFA.

 

[Al Lagoon]

Don't get the hate - this guy had one bad season, last season. Apart from that his numbers look decent.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

Don't get the hate - this guy had one bad season, last season. Apart from that his numbers look decent.

He was bad with Boston a few years back. Very shaky.

 

[Al Lagoon]

He was bad with Boston a few years back. Very shaky.

Can't say I saw him play - however, I'd take a backup that put up a 2.33 and .918 anyday.

I know, numbers can be deceiving, but that's all I have to go on.

 

[TwiztedHeat]

Can't say I saw him play - however, I'd take a backup that put up a 2.33 and .918 anyday.

I know, numbers can be deceiving, but that's all I have to go on.

I catch about 40-50 Bruins games a year (big fan once we lost the North Stars). He lets in quite a few soft goals. He's maddening ala Kuemper.

 

[Bookman]

I catch about 40-50 Bruins games a year (big fan once we lost the North Stars). He lets in quite a few soft goals. He's maddening ala Kuemper.

Funny you should mention that, I lived in Boston the year Dallas entered the league, and became a Bruins fan. They had just traded beloved goalie Andy Moog for Jon Casey, and boy he poor JC get crucified by the press and the fans every time he slipped up.

Boston can be a rough place to play.

Maybe Svedberg can flourish in the Minnesota Nice.

*/note to self/Minnesota Nice would be a great name for a sports team to the ironic sports fan/note to self/*

 

[TwiztedHeat]

Funny you should mention that, I lived in Boston the year Dallas entered the league, and became a Bruins fan. They had just traded beloved goalie Andy Moog for Jon Casey, and boy he poor JC get crucified by the press and the fans every time he slipped up.

Boston can be a rough place to play.

Maybe Svedberg can flourish in the Minnesota Nice.

*/note to self/Minnesota Nice would be a great name for a sports team to the ironic sports fan/note to self/*

Cam Neely, Ray Bourque, Adam Oates, Al Iafrate....man those were fun teams to watch.

 

[Bookman]

Cam Neely, Ray Bourque, Adam Oates, Al Iafrate....man those were fun teams to watch.

Neely 50 goals in 44 games. Amazing stuff.