"The trade came by surprise. But as the days went by, I was really happy and excited to get back here," he said. "Just get to work with the boys. Things happen for a reason. I'm here now and super excited."
Korpisalo is excited to be in Boston and build chemistry with his new teammates here.
"We get only one job -- it's stop the puck," Korpisalo said. "That's the same in every team. Obviously, how the defensemen play and what the play calls for when playing the puck, I think that's the biggest thing for a goalie and special teams."
He'll get an opportunity to work with the new #1 goalie Jeremy Swayman and the Bruins goalie coach, Bob Essensa.
"Seeing how the Boston goalies play here, I'm really excited to see Bob, and get to work with him and see what's on his mind to make my game better," Korpisalo said. "We've been talking a lot. He's not here yet, but we've been catching up with each other throughout the summer."
Korpisalo may have struggled with the Ottawa Senators, but in the past is a proven goalie. He spent seven seasons with the Blue Jackets prior to his arrival in LA and Ottawa.
In 210 games with the Blue Jackets, he posted a .903 save percentage, a 3.06 GAA, and in LA, posted a record of 7-3-1, in 11 regular season games, with a .921 save percentage and 2.13 GAA. He is proven.
"That was a good stretch. It was a good team. I got there pretty late, 10-15 games before the playoffs," Korpisalo said. "But there's something to learn from the playoffs. We didn't go through. But I've had good stretches before, too. It's just being myself. That's pretty much it.
Source: NESN
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