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Why Stars are likely to move on from backup goalie Kari Lehtonen

Throughout the offseason, SportsDay's Mike Heika will be breaking down members of the 2017-18 Stars. To see more players, click this link.

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Kari Lehtonen

Position: Goalie
Height: 6-4
Weight: 209
Age: 34 (Born Nov. 16, 1983, Helsinki, Finland)
Catches: Left
2017-18 stats: 15-14-3, 2.56 GAA, .912 save percentage
2017-18 cap hit: $5.9 million ($5.0 million actual salary)
2018-19 status: Potential to become a UFA on July 1
Did you know: Lehtonen was drafted second overall in 2002

What he did well: He was really good in the backup role, and he improved his numbers from 2016-17 when he was 22-25-7 with a 2.