Minnesota Wild: A look at the franchise’s goalie depth
Besides Dereck Baribeau and Hunter Jones seeing time with Iowa, there were other goaltenders that were signed to amateur try-out agreements due to Baribeau being loaned to Minnesota’s taxi squad. They weren’t on NHL deals, they still got good looks in the AHL.
Joel Rumpel was signed to a PTO before the beginning of the AHL season. Only playing five games with Iowa, the former Wisconsin Badger posted a 3.68 GAA and .878 SV%.
Trevin Kozlowski: Back in early May, Kozlowski was signed to an ATO and appeared in one game with Iowa posting a GAA of 3.04 and .864 SV% ,He also has signed a one-year deal with the Iowa Wild for the 2021-2022 season.
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Robbie Beydoun: Just like Kozlowski, Beydoun suited up and played one game for Iowa this season. After starting his professional career with the Fort Wayne Komets of the ECHL, Beydoun took it by storm going 7-3-0 in his first 10 games. He was then loaned to Iowa for one game where he went on to post a GAA of 2.00 and a SV% of .926.
At the front, it looks like the Wild are sound with goalies, but is it time to add some more depth or sign free agents?
These will be answered later in July when the bulk end of the off-season commences.
*Any stats & data in this article were found at NHL.com and Eliteprospects.com