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The Boston Bruins need to re-sign Anton Khudobin

By Sam Minton

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 28: Goalie Anton Khudobin #35 of the Boston Bruins looks on after allowing a goal to Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals (not pictured) during the second period at Capital One Arena on December 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 28: Goalie Anton Khudobin #35 of the Boston Bruins looks on after allowing a goal to Alex Ovechkin #8 of the Washington Capitals (not pictured) during the second period at Capital One Arena on December 28, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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The Boston Bruins need a backup goaltender and after his success last season, Anton Khudobin should be the guy.

The Boston Bruins haven’t had a lot of success this offseason. They went after some free agents, and were able to re-sign Matt Grzelcyk, but have been rather quiet since then. The Bruins need to bring back some players from last year and Anton Khudobin should be a top priority.

Khudobin is coming off a great year. He played in 29 games and finished with a record of 16-6-7. “Dobby” boasted a save percentage of .913 and a 2.56 goals against average.

Khudobin can be a wild card with his technique and ability to make you nervous when he leaves the net to retrieve a puck, but he clearly gets the job done. He sprawls out to make amazing saves and ignited the Bruins roster with his stellar play.

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Khudobin caught fire early on in the season going on a 9game point streak that included a 4 game winning streak. At one point Khudobin even took the starting job from Tuukka Rask.

Besides the roster spot, Khudobin seemed to light a fire under Rask. Rask came back better than ever after he was benched for Khudobin.

Khudobin will be looking to get paid after a nice season. He is coming off a 2 year $2.4 million contract. Khudobin is expecting a nicer payday than that.

The only issue is that the Bruins are currently in the race for John Tavares. He would take away basically all of the Bruins cap room.

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Anton Khudobin is the Boston Bruins best option. He loves playing in Boston, and being Tuukka Rask’s backup is a pretty nice gig. Khudobin proved that he was worth the money last season. The Bruins would be stupid not to pay him.

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