Less than 24 hours after getting free-agent defenceman Francois Beauchemin to come to Toronto, Brian Burke found out that the Maple Leafs have won the Jonas Gustavsson sweepstakes.

Gustavsson, nicknamed "The Monster", will sign a one-year, $810,000 (U.S.) contract with the Maple Leafs, globesports.com has learned. The entry-level deal will also include a $90,000 signing bonus.

— Tim Wharnsby, The Globe and Mail

Gustavsson is a good choice for the Leafs, especially on a bargain of a one-year deal. As I've written in the past, more teams should take fliers on good European goalies given the success the likes of Jonas Hiller and Niklas Backstrom have had, and Toronto's well-positioned to turn over its backup duties to a 24-year-old rookie given the risk here isn't all that great.

If he stinks, he'll either end up in the minors or ride the pine without getting another contract. If he's great, he likely won't cost all that much on his next deal.

Like Fabian Brunnstrom, Gustavsson has come out of nowhere in Sweden recently, playing in the Elitserien only the past two seasons after he was a division lower prior to that. He is young, however, and we've seen other netminders excel after his age in the NHL, so why not?

While at the world championship, Gustavsson expressed interest in playing in Toronto, and given the opportunity for him there, I'm not surprised that's the route he's gone. The only thing we don't really know is if he's a flash in the pan or something more.