Joonas Korpisalo was in desperate need of a reset.
A quick glance at the stat sheet is enough to glean just how troubled his lone season with the Ottawa Senators was.
The 30-year-old netminder was arguably the league’s worst starting goalie during the 2023-24 campaign, posting a 21-26-4 record last season in Ottawa with an .890 save percentage. Of 98 eligible goalies in the NHL last season, Korpisalo ranked 97th in goals saved above expected at -16.7, per MoneyPuck.
The goalie he’s expected to replace on Boston’s depth chart, Linus Ullmark, ranked seventh in the same metric at 14.