New Boston Bruins goalie Joonas Korpisalo began a career-high 49 video games in his one and solely season with the Ottawa Senators.
However regardless of getting that chance to carry down the web for the Senators, Korpisalo acknowledged his efficiency wasn’t to his liking.
Korpisalo posted a 21-26-4 document to go together with a 3.27 goals-against common and a .890 save proportion — the second-worst mark of his 10-year NHL profession.
However the Finnish netminder is seeking to put that season shortly behind him as he begins anew after being traded to the Bruins.
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“Final 12 months was a troublesome 12 months for everybody in Ottawa, change the GM, the proprietor, all of the coaches,” Korpisalo instructed reporters Wednesday, per team-provided video. “It’s a protracted season when it goes that method. For me individually and I feel the entire group, we did underperform the entire 12 months, and that’s that. It’s behind me. I look again and clearly be taught some issues about it. Now it’s time to look ahead and I’ve an incredible alternative right here with Boston and I couldn’t be extra excited.”
Korpisalo, who stated he was “shocked” by the commerce, confirmed with the Columbus Blue Jackets he can get the job carried out between the pipes. He was elected to the 2020 NHL All-Star Recreation, however didn’t play within the exhibition contest resulting from a knee harm. The 30-year-old additionally performed effectively when he was traded to the Los Angeles Kings in the midst of the 2022-23 season. He recorded a 2.13 goals-against common and a .921 save proportion in 11 video games with the Kings.
Korpisalo believes he doesn’t need to do an excessive amount of to return to that type as in all probability he’ll again up Jeremy Swayman.
“I wouldn’t say an overhaul. There’s at all times issues to work on and I feel the large image comes from little particulars,” Korpisalo stated. “These are belongings you work day by day and even now I’m engaged on these little particulars. I don’t assume there’s something main to alter in my sport. It’s simply on me to be on my degree and that’s pretty sufficient to win video games in that league.”
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Serving to Korpisalo get to that degree will probably be Bruins goalie coach Bob Essesna, who beforehand labored with Korpisalo. Essensa has made a behavior of turning something he’s touched flip to gold in Boston’s web and Korpisalo will look to get a few of that to rub off on him, too.
“He’s carried out his analysis, which is a superb factor for me, trying how I’m as a goalie,” Korpisalo stated. “And I’m tremendous excited to get to work with him, as effectively.”
