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The Detroit Red Wings have added to their goaltending stable with a contract for Daniil Tarasov . Steve Yzerman and Detroit 's front office have signed the former Florida Panthers netminder to a one year, two million dollar AAV contract.
Tarasov , 27, spent most of his career with the Columbus Blue Jackets before signing with Florida last year to be Sergei Bobrovsky 's backup. In a career high 31 starts last year, the Russian goalie had the second best sv% of his career at .895 and a 3.05 GAA. That totaled up to a 13-15-3 record backstopping an injury riddled Panthers squad that ended up holding the 9th overall pick in the draft the year after winning the Stanley Cup.
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Tarasov should slot in as competition for the Red Wings top backup spot behind John Gibson , acquired last offseason. Yzerman and the Red Wings will be betting on a better defensive squad improving the statistical numbers for Tarasov, as the netminder has only averaged over a .900 sv% once in his career.
After shipping Sebastian Cossa out to the Utah Mammoth and Cam Talbot having a lackluster year last season, the Red Wings needed to bring in competition for the backup spot for Gibson, otherwise they'd have been entirely reliant on Michal Postava in his second year of North American hockey for backup netminding duties.
Given that Tarasov and Gibson are now effectively on one year deals, it would seem that Hockeytown's front office believes that their future in goal should be ready for full time duties by the end of next season. In the meanwhile, Tarasov will have to fend off the fast developing Postava if he plans to be the No.2 in Detroit instead of the No. 1 in Grand Rapids.
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