from Damien Cox of The Spin,

Gustavsson, now 29, has been giving Detroit the backup goaltending every team would love to have. No longer anchored deep in his net, working with Wings goalie coach Jim Bedard seems to have produced a more aggressive and confident Gustavsson 4 1/2 yeas after he left Sweden for North America.

"It's always hard to compare. Maybe we play a little different game (in Detroit) too," Gustavsson said, asked if he was improved since his days in Toronto. "To be successful as a goalie, you need your guys to play well, and you need to work good together. It feels like I trust them and they trust me too.

"I pretty much know what they're going to do and they know what I'm going to do. That helps a lot, when everyone's on the same page.

"I want to be better and better. Hopefully I'm a better goalie than when I was in Toronto. I've been getting more experience. The more you play, the more you know what it's all about."

Gustavsson has worked diligently this season with Bedard, particularly on goalie-specific power skating.

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