Bruins sign goalie Jonas Gustavsson to o

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The will turn to veteran backup goalie to fill his familiar role with the team in 2015-16. The Swedish netminder signed a one-year deal after spending training camp in Boston on a tryout basis, the team announced Sunday. Gustav son's contract will come with a modest $700,000 cap hit, according to the Anders Lee Jersey club.Gustav son had his 2014-15 campaign interrupted by injury while with the Detroit Red Wings. He appeared in just seven games and posted a .911 save percentage with a 3-3-1 record and 2.56 goals-against average. He also Calvin De Haan Kids Jersey played in two games at the American Hockey League level.Over his career, Gustav son has had his ups and downs. In 148 career appearances between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Red Wings, "The Monster" has a .901 save percentage, 2.89 GAA and 60-55-21 record Brock Nelson Kids Jersey .Gustav son isn't exactly a top-end netminder, but he's cheap and experienced. Plus, as long as is able to stay healthy, he shouldn't need to do a whole lot. Rask made 70 appearances last season and is likely to hit a number somewhere in that neighborhood again if healthy. That said, we saw just how important good backup help can be last season. helped keep the New York Rangers on the path to the Presidents' Trophy and helped the Ottawa Senators go on an unprecedented run and reach the playoffs. Getting something of that nature out of Gustav son would be a Semyon Varlamov Women Jersey long shot.With Gustav son on the roster, the Bruins can allow their goaltending prospects to get more playing time in the minors.Malcolm Subban remains one of the most important prospects in the team's pipeline. He can continue getting regular reps in the AHL. The same goes for , who was the NCAA goalie of the year and a Hobey Baker finalist last season at North Dakota.The Bruins will lean heavily on their goaltender this season, so keeping layers Nikolay Kulemin Men Jersey of positional depth behind Rask can only be a good thing.