-Vintage Canuck- Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Quote COLUMBUS, OHIO - The Columbus Blue Jackets have signed goaltender Joonas Korpisalo to a two-year contract extension through the 2018-19 National Hockey League season, club General Manager Jarmo Kekalainen announced today. As is club policy, terms were not disclosed. Korpisalo, 23, is 23-16-5 with a 2.68 goals-against average, .915 save percentage and one shutout in 45 career NHL games with the Blue Jackets. He has also posted a 15-16-5 mark with a 2.57 goals-against average, .908 save percentage and two shutouts in 37 career American Hockey League games with the Lake Erie/Cleveland Monsters and Springfield Falcons since making his North American pro debut at the end of the 2014-15 campaign. The Pori, Finland native went 7-5-1 with a 2.88 goals-against average, .905 save percentage and one shutout in 14 games with the Jackets this past season. He stopped 24 shots to record his first NHL shutout in a 7-0 victory over the NY Islanders on February 25, 2017. He was also 7-6-3 with a 2.69 goals-against average and .907 save percentage in 16 contests with the Monsters. Korpisalo made his NHL debut in 2015-16, finishing third among NHL rookie goaltenders in wins and save percentage and fourth in games played with a 16-11-4 record, 2.60 goals-against average and .920 save percentage in 31 contests. The 6-3, 190-pound netminder also registered an 8-8-2 mark with a 2.36 goals-against average, .913 save percentage and two shutouts in 18 AHL games with the Monsters. He went 6-2 with a 2.96 GAA and .898 SV% in nine playoff games to help the Monsters capture the 2016 Calder Cup championship. Selected by Columbus in the third round, 62nd overall, in the 2012 NHL Draft, Korpisalo went 17-15-7 with three shutouts in 48 career games in the Finnish Elite League (Liiga) from 2013-15. https://www.nhl.com/bluejackets/news/korpisalo-extension-june-9/c-289856984 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saucypass Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Finnish goalie with a bright future. Good for the CBJs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldoescobar Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 While we have not seen the terms I think CBJ did well to resign Korpisalo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Vintage Canuck- Posted June 9, 2017 Author Share Posted June 9, 2017 Just now, Ronaldoescobar said: While we have not seen the terms I think CBJ did well to resign Korpisalo. Here are the terms: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 wonder if vegas takes a swipe at him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldoescobar Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 13 minutes ago, -Vintage Canuck- said: Here are the terms: Thank you sir! Very good signing imo and great deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theo5789 Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 41 minutes ago, ForsbergTheGreat said: wonder if vegas takes a swipe at him I'd have to think they'd be giving up a better forward worth taking than a backup goalie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theminister Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 58 minutes ago, ForsbergTheGreat said: wonder if vegas takes a swipe at him This where I expect Jarmo to give up a quality prospect like Milano to keep Korpi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ForsbergTheGreat Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 1 hour ago, theo5789 said: I'd have to think they'd be giving up a better forward worth taking than a backup goalie. Korpisalo is far a more than just a back up, he's young future #1 goalie. Something like a Jones/talbot were. He's a goalie a new franchise would be drooling over the opportunity to get for free. 1 hour ago, theminister said: This where I expect Jarmo to give up a quality prospect like Milano to keep Korpi. Yeah that's what i would think. I think CBJ is going to be quite active prior to the expansion. Buyout day starts June 15th, Expansion starts june 18th. That's going to be a fun 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronaldoescobar Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 Just now, ForsbergTheGreat said: Korpisalo is far a more than just a back up, he's young future #1 goalie. Something like a Jones/talbot were. He's a goalie a new franchise would be drooling over the opportunity to get for free. Yeah that's what i would think. I think CBJ is going to be quite active prior to the expansion. Buyout day starts June 15th, Expansion starts june 18th. That's going to be a fun 3 days. Would love to somehow get Jenner off of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuxfanabroad Posted June 9, 2017 Share Posted June 9, 2017 CBJ & Mtl should do a humongous-big deal. Something to get Galch in Ohio, & perhaps Jenner + to Mtl? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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