Actually, it's intersting that SLU started the season with a three person rotation in goal among
Gustafson, Sean Coakley, and Jeremy Symington - before Gustafson emerged as the main guy in January.

Here's some stats for the year.
Gustafson  (17-4-2), 2.09 gaa, 0.936 save pct.
Coakley  (4-3-0), 2.57 gaa, 0.915 save pct.
Symington (6-1-0) 3.09 gaa,  0.901 save pct.

Both Coakley and Symington will be seniors next year, so the Saints are not totally unprepared in
goal.  Of course, whoever is in goal will miss first team All-American Justin Harney and Dale Clarke
(who signed a 7-figure deal with the Blues) playing in front of them.

Robin Lock
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Mark Lewin wrote:

> I don't know whether this was posted earlier and I missed it:
>
> According to a story on USCHO,  SLU freshman goaltender
> Derek Gustafson has signed a contract with the Minnesota Wild
> and given up the remaining years of his college eligibility.
>
> This is outstanding news for RPI and the rest of the ECAC ;-)
> but it must be a devastating loss for the Saints given that
> Gustafson was one of the key players to carry them to the
> Phinal Phour last year and promised to be the backbone of their team for the next several years.
>
> Aside from that, leaving school at this stage of the off season
> probably has SLU scrambling to recruit a replacement goalie and
> not much time to recruit someone.
>
> Any SLU fans out there? Can you comment on the Saint's goalie
> situation? Who do they have as Gustafson's backup?