Ducks Sign Viktor Fasth

The Anaheim Ducks have signed Swedish goaltender; Viktor Fasth to a 1 year, one-way contract worth 1 million dollars. The 29 year old has been drawing interest from many NHL clubs over the past two years.

Fasth has spent his entire career in Sweden. He has played in several leagues, such as:  division 1, division 2, Allvenskan and of course the SEL. He was named the SEL's top goaltender for the past two seasons. He is the first goalie to do that since Henrik Lundqvist did it in 2000-01 and 2001-02. This past season, playing for AIK of the Swedish Elite League, Fasth posted a 2.04 goals against average and a .934 save percentage in 46 games. Fasth has also been a standout for the Swedes at the past two World Championships. He was named the Most Valuable Player and the Top Goaltender at the 2011 World Championships.

The Anaheim Ducks may have struck a gem here even though he is 29. Current NHL goaltenders; Tim Thomas, Niklas Backstrom and his Duck teammate; Jonas Hiller have all become goalies despite not playing in the NHL until their older 20's or young 30's. It is a very low-risk, high-reward type of contract and it could turn out very beneficial for both the Ducks and Fasth.

Ducks Signing Rating: A, great goaltender in Sweden and if he can continue his incredible play in the NHL this will be a great signing for the Anaheim Ducks