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Lightning Round: Only One RFA Goalie Left

Erik Gustavsson and the Minnesota Wild have agreed on a three-year contract extension worth $3.75 million per year. Gustavsson surprised the league, finishing second in save percentage with a .931 in 39 games. With this signing, only Boston’s Jeremy Swayman is left without a contract among the RFA goalies. Gustavsson will be making a shade more than Ilya Samsonov, who was also an RFA this summer with Toronto, and more still than New Jersey’s Vitek Vanecek from a summer ago. It would be a surprise if Swayman wasn’t also this range. With all the talent leaving Boston this summer, the Bruins have ~$5.