Jonas Gustavsson's Biography

Jonas "The Monster" Gustavsson was born October 24th, 1984 in Danderyd, Sweden. Gustavsson started his professional career with AIK in 2002 and played with them until 2007. He then moved to Farjestad in Elitserien. He was the top goalie in 2008–09, when he posted a 1.96 goals against average and a save percentage of .932 in the regular season. In the playoffs, he aced the statistics, posting a 1.03 goals against average, a save percentage of .961, and five shutouts in 13 games. Having allowed only 14 goals in 13 playoff games, he led Färjestad to the league title.

On July 7th, 2009, Gustavsson ended weeks of speculation by signing a one-year contract for $810,000 US (plus a $90,000 signing bonus) to become a Toronto Maple Leaf. "I know the best goalie gets the ice time and if I play good I'm going to get the chance", he said.
When asked about the intensity of playing in Toronto, he replied: "For the most part I like (the attention).
"It doesn't matter what people say about me, I know if I play good or if I play bad,
I like when lots of people are getting involved". "In Toronto, everybody talks about hockey. I like to be in the heat".
Gustavsson had a slow start to the season, by way of injuries and heart problems, but finished the season strong and becoming the Maple Leafs starting goalie.

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