Since joining the Minnesota Wild, Devan Dubnyk has stabilized not only the goaltending situation, but the team as a whole. Before Dubnyk arrived, the Wild went through multiple starters and back-ups while only finding fleeting amounts of success as their goalies aged, moved on, or fell to illness. In his third season with the Wild, Dubnyk played a large part in getting the Wild into the playoffs for a fifth straight year.
After his outstanding first season with the Wild, most people expected Dubnyk to fall back down to earth, which created criticism for his 6 year, $26 million contract.