Aebischer Signs One-Year Contract with Coyotes

David Aebischer has signed on with the Phoenix Coyotes for the upcoming season. It's the third team for the 29-year old after stints with the Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens. With the Avalanche he posted respectable numbers until the blueline crumbled. He was then shipped to Montreal for fellow fledgling goaltender Jose Theodore. Both goaltenders joined the .300+ club which is definitely not a club you strive to join.

I haven't seen any confrimation on salary but have read that it's $600,000. That is a big step down from his previous salary but it's a chance for Aebischer to prove his mettle as a #1 goaltender. He'll be battling it out with Mikael Tellqvist for that position as well.

I'm actually surprised at the low salary. Even though Aebischer hasn't shown himself to be worth much more, the Coyotes are still trying to crack the minimum salary defined by the cap. Plus they have enough players under contact at the moment to ice on opening night. So it should be interesting to see what they have planned.