Gustavsson chooses Toronto

Tuesday, July 07, 2009-9:57:am
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Swedish goalie Jonas Gustavsson finally made his decision, and it wasn't Dallas. The highly touted netminder has signed a one-year entry-level contract with the Toronto Maple Leafs, leaving the Stars still in the market for a backup goaltender.

Gustavsson, who has spent the past couple weeks trying to choose between the Leafs, Stars, San Jose and Colorado, signed the contract Tuesday.

His decision still leaves the Stars with an open roster spot for a backup goaltender. There's always the option of trying to make a trade and there's of course still several goalies still available on the free agent market.

Here's a look at some of the goalies still available as of Tuesday morning.

Player Age 08-09 Team   08-09 Salary
Manny Fernandez 34 Boston $4,750,000
Martin Gerber 34 Toronto $3,700,000
Martin Biron 31 Philadelphia $3,500,000
Manny Legace 36 St. Louis $2,500,000
Antero Niittymaki 29 Philadelphia $1,375,000
Brent Johnson 32 Washington $825,000
Kevin Weekes 34 New Jersey $700,000
Curtis Sanford 29 Vancouver $650,000
Nolan Schaefer 29 Minnesota $600,000
Marc Denis 31 Montreal $600,000
J-S Aubin 31 Philadelphia $550,000
Dany Sabourin (Update: signed with Boston on Tuesday)
Joey MacDonald 29 NY Islanders $500,000