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The Monster Could Go To The Highest Bidder

by Paul on 11/15/09 at 07:51 AM ET
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from Bruce Garrioch of the Ottawa Sun via the Toronto Sun,

You see, it was Burke who threatened the Bruins with a Group II offer sheet before making a deal for winger Phil Kessel in September.

The Leafs could easily be sitting in the same position if they don’t get the 25-year-old Swede signed. Gustavsson, who is making $810,000 (all terms US) on a one-year deal this season, has emerged as the club’s No. 1 goalie ahead of Vesa Toskala.

There would be more than an NHL GM or two who wouldn’t mind put the screws to Burke by signing The Monster to an offer sheet worth $5 million a season.

Gustavsson was the most sought-after free-agent goalie on the market before he signed with the Leafs last summer. Every team in the league scouted him. Most made a pitch for him. The Stars thought Gustavsson was going to sign there to push Marty Turco for the job.

“Don’t think for a second there wouldn’t be a lineup of teams again offering up big money if he gets to restricted free agency,” said a league executive.

more rumors/talk…

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A Skinny ‘Monster’

by Paul on 11/07/09 at 01:17 PM ET
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from Joe O’Conner of the National Post,

For about six years now, Jonas Gustavsson has been skinny. Not slender, just skinny. His legs are skinny. His waist and chest are skinny. And even his face is skinny. Dress him in a skinny black tie and a skinny black suit and Gustavsson would not look out of place in a jazz club full of New York hipsters, circa 1955.

“It doesn’t matter how much I eat or how much I practise—I get stronger, but I just can’t get any bigger,” says the Toronto Maple Leafs goaltender who begins each day with bacon and eggs, toast and an assortment of fruit, and ends it with a bedtime snack. “Everything I eat, I burn away. But I think this is the right way for me.”

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‘The Monster’ Goes On IR

by Paul on 10/08/09 at 11:10 AM ET
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via Sportsnet,

The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that goaltender Joey MacDonald has joined the team on an Emergency Recall from the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League. Jonas Gustavsson was placed on Injured Reserve and is expected to miss at least one week with a groin injury.

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How Long Will It Take For A Monster To Turn Into A Savio(u)r?

by Paul on 09/27/09 at 07:51 AM ET
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from Rob Longley of the Toronto Sun,

The lanky free agent signee may have moved a big step closer to being one of the most promising in the league with his 15-stop performance.

It took him two nights—20 minutes on Friday and 40 more last night—but Gustavsson recorded a backhanded shutout, was named the game’s first star and will have tongues all around Leafs Nation wagging this morning.

As irrational as the debates will get, there was some added spice when starter Vesa Toskala let in a softy late in the first period on a shot he should have stopped.

Gustavsson had some Swedish accompaniment in one of the last bids to make an impression on management with the regular-season now just four sleeps away.

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Minor Heart Procedure Performed On Gustavsson

by Paul on 09/15/09 at 01:09 PM ET
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from Kevin McGran of the Toroto Star,

Jonas Gustavsson, the Maple Leafs’ hightly touted rookie goaltender, is out for two days after minor surgery today.

The Leafs said Gustavsson underwent cardiac ablation, which is a non-invasive type of heart surgery.

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Report- The Monster Chooses Toronto

by Paul on 07/07/09 at 09:29 AM ET
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via Sportsnet,

A Swedish source told Sportsnet the long awaited decision by Jonas Gustavsson is over as he’s decided to start his NHL career with the Toronto Maple Leafs.

An announcement is expected as early as today as “The Monster” signed off on a 1-year, $900,000 to start the 09-10 season backing up Vesa Toskola.

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Monster Delays His Decision

by Paul on 06/30/09 at 10:58 AM ET
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via Sportsnet,

Jonas Gustavsson, the free-agent goalie from Sweden is going to wait until after July 1 to announce his decision.

Gustavsson’s agent Joe Resnick told Hockeycentral “It’s highly unlikely we’ll commit before 12 noon Wednesday. With so many teams potentially making major changes to their rosters, maybe it’s best to wait and watch it unfold first.”

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Recruiting The Monster

by Paul on 06/22/09 at 07:56 AM ET
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from Adrian Dater of All Things Avs,

OK, it’s gone a little too far I think. Jonas Gustavsson “The Monster”, the Swedish goalie who has yet to play a second of NHL hockey and is 24 years old, is being treated like the hybrid genetic offspring of Jacques Plante, Patrick Roy and Glenn Hall put together....

Listen, the guy really could be the next great NHL goalie. But all this fuss - with the Avs recruiting Peter Forsberg and the Maple Leafs doing the same with Borje Salming, in trying to sweet talk Gustavsson into signing with their old teams - well, it’s getting a little ridiculous now.

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‘The Monster’ North American Tour Begins

by Paul on 06/16/09 at 07:09 AM ET
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from Adrian Dater of the Denver Post,

Jonas Gustavsson received the burgundy-carpet treatment from the Avalanche.

Gustavsson, the 24-year- old Swede considered one of the best goalies in the world not currently playing in the NHL, wrapped up an approximately 24-hour trip to Denver on Monday. The Avalanche is one of four NHL teams he is considering joining.

Denver was the first stop on his four-city North American tour that will proceed to San Jose, Dallas and Toronto.

continued and if you want to see Gustavsson in action, check out the video below…

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Burke After ‘The Monster’

by Paul on 04/11/09 at 09:07 PM ET
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via David Shoalts of the Globe and Mail,

The Maple Leafs president and general manager is in pursuit of a Swedish goaltender nicknamed The Monster and planned to meet with him and his agent on Sunday in Copenhagen.

The Monster is 24-year-old Jonas Gustavsson, who was the talk of the Swedish Elite League playoffs. The 6-foot-4 Gustavsson registered five shutouts in 13 playoff games to lead Farjestad to the championship with a .961 save percentage.

Aftonbladet, a Stockholm newspaper, reported that Gustavsson, who is a free agent, has narrowed his NHL choices to the Leafs and the Dallas Stars.

Who is this Monster, watch below…

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Can a Stanley Cup Get Them in the HHOF?

by Alanah McGinley on 03/27/09 at 01:32 PM ET
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From Ryan Kennedy at The Hockey News:

For a number of veteran players, that elusive Lord Stanley is the one piece of the puzzle left in what could be a Hall of Fame career. Let’s look at the candidates.

Mats Sundin, Vancouver – As my colleague Brian Costello has posited in the past, Sundin is not quite a Hall of Famer just yet. But the way I see it, clinching a championship would put him in. The big Swede’s next goal will put him past former teammate Joe Nieuwendyk for 20th all-time in NHL history (Teemu Selanne passed both of them and Mike Bossy this year) and he also ranks 33rd overall in assists (passing Jean Ratelle, but getting passed by Mike Modano) and 25th all-time in points.

Stats aside, I really get the sense the Hall of Fame wants him in.

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And while you’re at THN, you can check out Risto Pakarinen’s piece on Jonas Gustavsson, the netminder in the Swedish Elitserien finals, and on a record shutout streak which currently resides at 240 minutes and 25 seconds.

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