Jonas Gustavsson Jonas Gustavsson ( born October 24 , 1984 ) , popularly nicknamed The Monster due to his stature , is a Swedish ice hockey goaltender currently playing for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) . Playing career . Sweden . Gustavsson started his professional career with AIK in 2002 and played with them until 2007 . He then moved to Färjestad in the Elitserien . He was the top goalie in 2008 – 09 , when he posted a 1 . 96 goals against average and a save percentage of . 932 in the regular season . In the playoffs , he aced the statistics , posting a 1 . 03 goals against average , a save percentage of . 961 , and five shutouts in 13 games . Having allowed only 14 goals in 13 playoff games , he led Färjestad to the league title . Toronto Maple Leafs . On July 7 , 2009 , Gustavsson ended weeks of speculation by signing a one - year contract for $ 810 , 000 ( plus a $ 90 , 000 signing bonus ) with the Toronto Maple Leafs . " I ' m going to try to steal as many games from Vesa Toskala as I can , " Gustavsson said in a phone interview from Sweden . " I ' m a goalie and I want to play . . . I know the best goalie gets the ice time and if I play good I ' m going to get the chance . We will be good teammates and try to push ourselves , but my goal is to be the number one goalie . " When asked about the intensity of playing in Toronto , he replied : " For the most part , I like [ the attention ] . It doesn ' t matter what people say about me , I know if I play good or if I play bad . . . I like when lots of people are getting involved . In Toronto , everybody talks about hockey . I like to be in the heat . " Gustavsson endured a setback on the first day of camp , traced to a heart condition that required an ablation surgery process . After overcoming a groin strain , he was diagnosed with a racing heart en route to a road shutout against the Montreal Canadiens on December 1 , which led to a second ablation . Gustavsson was also dealing with a new country , new language , new team and the different NHL rink size and rules . Through it all , he gradually improved his game and was named to the 2010 Swedish Olympic team . He won seven straight starts in March to tie the Leafs ’ club record for the longest winning streak by a rookie goaltender . Gustavsson finished the season with a 16 - 15 - 9 record with a 2 . 87 GAA and a . 902 save percentage . Gustavsson made his NHL debut with Toronto on October 3 , 2009 against the Washington Capitals . On October 26 , 2009 , Gustavsson recorded his first NHL win against the Anaheim Ducks , making 25 saves on 28 shots in a 6 – 3 win . On December 1 , 2009 , Gustavsson left after the first period in a game versus the Montreal Canadiens with a heart murmur . Gustavsson recorded his first NHL shutout with a 2 – 0 win over the Boston Bruins on December 19 , 2009 . Gustavsson recorded his first point in the NHL with an assist on March 13 , 2010 . Gustavsson received Radio Frequency ablation to treat a reentrant tachycardia in 2009 . On April 6 , 2010 , the Toronto chapter of the Professional Hockey Writers Association announced Gustavsson as the Maple Leafs nominee for the 2010 Bill Masterton Trophy , awarded for " perseverance , sportsmanship and dedication to hockey " . After becoming a restricted free agent in the summer , Gustavsson agreed a two - year extension with the Leafs on April 15 , 2010 , with an average salary of $ 1 . 35m per year . International career . Gustavsson played his first Olympic game against Belarus on February 19 at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympics resulting in a 4 - 2 victory . He also represented Team Sweden at the 2009 IIHF World Championship . He played the most out of the three Swedish goaltenders , helping his country defeat the U . S . 4 - 2 for the bronze medal . Gustavsson took part in the Junior International Championship . During the final against Russia , the game being tied at zero the entire game , Yevgeni Kuznetsov came up with an extremely difficult shot on goal with a pass from Yakupov . Gustavsson , however , managed to move along in line and gloved the puck , inches away from the goalline , with 31 seconds left of the third period , thus saving Sweden from certain elimination and a sour tasting second place behind Russia . During overtime , Mika Zibanejad scored the decisive goal which ultmately earned Sweden the Junior Championship gold medal , breaking a curse that had lied over the team for over three decades .