Article: What Does A Filip Gustavsson Extension Look Like?

[Justin Hein]

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[MNCountryLife]

I am hoping the Wild wait a bit for this contract.  If Wally can put down some good tape it changes the signing game for the Wild.

[Scalptrash]

If he maintains the same performance level as last year 5x$8M. I always thought it would be $7M, but with the cap increasing so rapidly and now players being greedy...

[TCMooch]

Based on history of the team--I'm fine not investing a lot in goalies to get our cap reasonable. This team seems to always do well with finding goalies and making them work.

If Gus doesn't want to sign for something reasonable then I think we just bring in another 1B or 2A goalie and go from there.

[Citizen Strife]

If Wally plays really well, $6.5-7m.  If Wally sucks, $7.5-8m.

I don't think goalies are the sort of position you want to skimp on nor overspend.  Find a happy medium at high six or low seven, and I think it'll be fine.

[MNCountryLife]

8 minutes ago, TCMooch said:

This team seems to always do well with finding goalies and making them work.

Agreed.  The Wild are typically very goalie friendly.  Responsible players in the D zone sure help.

[mnhockeyfan03]

Wait on resigning him.  It’s our system that helps these goalies look better than they are.  Cal Peterson looked like an all star 2 nights ago due to the system.  We need forwards.  If Gus stands on his head and has a great season we could trade him at the deadline for a top 6 fwd.  goalies shouldnt be making over $4mm.  They are to streaky.  And I worry once Gus gets a new contract he will relax and not play hard.

[Imyourhuckleberry]

$32.5M over 5 years = $6.5M. Pay $24M in the first 3 seasons, and $4.25M each of the last 2. If he's still going strong at age 33, he'll get another nice deal.

I might sign him for $50M over 8 years, but I'm not sure if his agent would agree to that term. He's also unlikely to be as good ages 33-35 as he is 27-32, but it's possible.

[Justin Hein]

3 hours ago, Citizen Strife said:

If Wally plays really well, $6.5-7m.  If Wally sucks, $7.5-8m.

I don't think goalies are the sort of position you want to skimp on nor overspend.  Find a happy medium at high six or low seven, and I think it'll be fine.

This is an interesting point. Gustavsson's market value won't change based on how good Wallstedt is though -- if you let him walk, they probably need to find another 1B to replace him as they pass the torch to Wallstedt. 

Personally, I'd rather pay Gustavsson market rate. Even if Wallstedt looks elite this season, the sample size won't be worth going all-in on Wallstedt.