The 29-year-old has signed a multi-year contract with the NHL team. Backstrom tied a Wild franchise record last season by registering five shutouts in just 41 games.
He finished the year with a 23-8-6 record and led the entire league with a 1.97 goals-against average.
Backstrom was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1.
The Toronto Maple Leafs defenseman could have blamed a possible concussion as an explanation for his poor play on Saturday night. Instead, he pointed the finger at himself.
For a while there in this current NHL regular-season, the Minnesota Wild were looking like world-beaters. But the team faced a bit of course correction, and with that comes a focus that this still needs to be a big year for Minnesota.
The new GM was a power player in the agency business and has a unique perspective on prospect development.
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