The Wild was desperately in the market for a goaltender that could help compete and push Alex Stalock for the back-up goalie role. As free agency opened at the stroke of noon on the East Coast, the Wild had come to terms with a goalie from Europe in Niklas Svedberg. Svedberg, a native of Sweden, played most recently with the Salavet Yulaev Ufa of the KHL, the former team of Wild stud prospect Kirill Kaprizov.
Svedberg was signed as a free agent out of Brynas of the Swedish Elite League in 2012 by the Boston Bruins and played well in 48 games in Providence with .