Mr. Consistency: Filip Gustavsson has been outstanding for the Wild

Mr. Consistency: Filip Gustavsson has been outstanding for the Wild

Author: The Athletic March 11, 2023 Duration: 44:20

Reigning No. 3 Star of the Week Filip Gustavsson, the NHL's GAA and Save percentage leader since November 19, joins SFTS to talk about his new-found stardom, being mentored by Marc-Andre Fleury, his pregame quirks, his love of disc golf, soaking in the fans' love, who's his favorite of the Wild's 7 Swedes and beginning life without Kirill Kaprizov.

Plus, Russo addresses how the Wild will role lines due to the injury to Kaprizov, and Mike talks about the decision the Wild made to cancel the pride jersey participation by the team during the pregame skate this week.


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