As the deadline the salary arbitration deadline approaches, the Minnesota Wild have re-signed netminder Darcy Kuemper to a one-year, $1.55MM deal, according to a team release.
Kuemper was reportedly the target of many GMs earlier in the summer, but Wild manager Chuck Fletcher was hesitant to deal the young goaltender. As many do, Kuemper seems to be late-developing, having not been very highly regarded coming out of the draft in 2009.
With number one goaltender Devan Dubnyk performing well, Kuemper will be asked once again to be a backup as he continues along his development path. The 25-year old has now played in 84 games at the NHL level, and holds a career 2.47 GAA and .912 save percentage.