Alex Auld finds a new home
The Coyotes have signed Auld to a 1-year deal today. The 26-year-old spent last season with the Florida Panthers. The native of Thunder Bay, Ont., had a record of 7-13-5.This officially makes the Luongo trade a stinker for Florida and seals the deal.
Auld has a career record of 46-44-13 in five NHL season with Florida and Vancouver. He also has a 2.89 goals-against average and .902 save percentage.
Auld played for Canada in the 2006 World Hockey Championship in Latvia and won a bronze medal with Canada at the 2001 World Junior Championship.
He was selected by Florida in the second round of the 1999 draft.
Tomas Vokoun is going to handle the heavy workload in Florida now anyway.
Auld was making $1.475 million in Florida. It's unsure about how much time he'll play in Phoenix, as they already have Mikael Tellqvist and David Aebischer. Looks like a trade may be in the works.....the crease is crowded in the desert.
Alex Auld bio at Hockey Goalies.
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2 Comments:
I think this is a good signing. Phoenix now basically has 3 above average backup goalies. One may develop into a legit No. 1, and the Coyotes can pull a trade any time of the season.
Yup. I wonder if Tellqvist will emerge as "The Man."
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