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Dallas Stars await decision by Swedish goaltender
08:49 AM CDT on Thursday, July 2, 2009
The Stars' version of Waiting for Gustavsson entered Act II on Wednesday.
While they awaited free agent Swedish goaltender Jonas Gustavsson's decision, three goalies in whom the Stars were interested signed with other teams.
"It's a bit frustrating, but we have confidence in the player and we want to see if he picks us," said Stars general manager Joe Nieuwendyk.
Gustavsson, 24, led his team to the Swedish Elite League championship in the spring and last month visited four NHL teams – Dallas, Toronto, Colorado and San Jose. He was expected to decide by Tuesday.
On Wednesday, Craig Anderson signed a two-year deal with Colorado for an average of $1.8 million per season (likely taking the Avalanche out of the race for Gustavsson); Ty Conklin signed with St. Louis for two years at $1.2 million a season, and Scott Clemmensen signed with Florida for three years at $1.2 million per season.
Nieuwendyk said he talked Wednesday to defenseman Sergei Zubov, who's recovering from hip surgery. Zubov is studying the free agent market, but Nieuwendyk said he expects him to bring any offer back to the Stars before deciding.
"I think he'll keep us in the loop," Nieuwendyk said, "and I think he definitely considers us an option."
Of the players who played in Dallas last season and became unrestricted free agents, only Steve Begin was signed. The checking line forward signed a one-year deal with the Boston Bruins for $850,000.
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