"Yes, I wanted to stay here," Khudobin said. "I liked everything here. When I got here (before the 2018-19 season), everything was good, I felt at] home. Guys welcomed me really well. All the management, all the coaches [were] good. So I'm happy to be here and sign for another three [seasons].
"I wanted to go [back] to Dallas. I wanted to stay here, but we didn't finalize our contract until the last moment. There [were] talks, but I'm not the agent. I didn't receive those calls. [Khudobin's agent]*
Khudobin had surgery to fix a nerve issue in his right arm Wednesday and said that he expects to be ready for training camp. The injury was sustained during the playoffs.
"It's something in the hand that had to be fixed, it's a nerve that has to be replaced so I can feel back my two fingers," Khudobin said. "It's not a big process. I didn't have a big surgery. The recovery time is like a month.
"They are numb and they are weak, so two fingers on my hand, they were numb, and they were really weak, so I had to figure out how to hold the stick, how to play the puck, to be honest," Khudobin said. "I couldn't put too much power in the shot, so I had to figure out how to play with defensemen whenever I had to pass the puck. But other than that, everything is good. I have another three fingers, so I played with three fingers, so play with just three fingers, but it wasn't good enough."
Selected by the Minnesota Wild in the seventh round (No. 206) of the 2004 NHL Draft, Khudobin is 99-76-25 with a 2.46 GAA, .919 save percentage and eight shutouts in 218 games (198 starts) with the Stars, Boston Bruins, Anaheim Ducks, Carolina Hurricanes and Wild. He is 14-10 with a 2.63 GAA and .919 save percentage in 27 Stanley Cup Playoff games (24 starts).
