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Joonas in Korpisalo30, hasn’t had it easy in the NHL lately.

The Finnish guard signed a five-year, $20 million contract with the Ottawa Senators in the summer of 2023, but his 2023-2024 season went completely under the bench.

Korpisalo, who carried the responsibility of Ottawa’s number one goalkeeper, was one of the most unreliable goalkeepers in the series. Of course, the Finn had to play behind a team that defended really poorly.

The Senators had enough of Korpisalo’s services and traded him to the Boston Bruins in the summer in exchange for the best goalkeeper of the 2022-2023 season To Linus Ullmark.

In addition to Korpisalo, an attacker traveled to Boston Mark Kastelic and first round booking for this summer’s booking event. In addition, Ottawa kept 25 percent of Korpisalo’s salary in its account.

Last season, Boston had the NHL’s best goalie tandem in Ullmark-Jeremy Swaymanbut the club had to give up another of its star guards.

This is how Korpisalo became the second man behind Swayman.

This too The season started sticky for Korpisalo as well as for the entire Bruins. In the first game of the season, he allowed six pucks behind his back as Carolina defeated Boston 6–2.

The Finn has been able to play in a total of five matches and has improved game by game.

On Saturday evening, Finnish time, Korpisalo got the much-needed top success. He made 20 saves and played his first shutout game of the season. The Bruins beat the Flyers in Philadelphia 3–0.

“It’s good for yourself and of course a win for the whole team. We’ve been on quite a rollercoaster ride, and in the last game we got the ball rolling with great care. The fact that we didn’t go our own way and didn’t give away any chances is a big deal,” Korpisalo said after the match.

The Bruins have collected 11 points from 12 matches and are currently not in the playoffs. On Thursday, Carolina crushed Boston 8-2.

Corporal received fierce criticism in Ottawa last season, and the Finn’s teasing has continued even after that. It has been aired in Ottawa how trading Korpisalo to Ullmark was a great move.

Valued The Athletic on the other hand, recently your list Korpisalo’s contract value is the worst of all goaltenders in the entire NHL. Korpisalo is therefore not considered worth his four million salary.

Suomalaisvahti admits without hesitation that last season was miserable. That’s why he understands the criticism.

“It went to shit. Everyone there. And me especially. I didn’t play as well as I should have. But yes, I learned something from it during the trip,” Korpisalo said.

He took the criticism coolly.

“Yes, even without reading it, if the games go badly, you can tell that someone is not satisfied. There will always be criticism, no matter what the city. However, I myself am very critical of myself.”

Even after a difficult season, the Finn did not expect that he would have to pack his bags in the summer and move away from Ottawa after only one season.

“The deal came really unexpectedly, I had no idea. It took a long time to melt,” Korpisalo admits.

“During the melting vacation, it started to feel better and better to come to Boston little by little. There really is a spirit of doing things here.”

Now Korpisalo wants to show his doubters.

“After a season like that, the desire to be on the screen is insane. I want to get back to my level and beyond. I want to show that I’m one of the top keepers in the entire league.”

Korpisalo has tried to change his defense work to be calmer, so that he would not have to stretch into difficult defenses as often.

He assures that the self-confidence is still there.

“It wasn’t the first time that I had setbacks in my career. That’s why I was able to blow them out and focus on the future.”