03-08-2006, 09:05 PM
DENVER (AP) -- Colorado and Montreal swapped goalies Wednesday with Jose Theodore heading to the Avalanche in exchange for David Aebischer.
The swap marks the second time a high-profile goaltender left Montreal for Denver, following Patrick Roy's historic move to the mile-high city during the 1995-96 season.
Theodore, 29, has a 3.46 goals-against average and an .881 save percentage this season. Aebischer, 28, has a 2.98 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage.
Theodore was 17-15-5 for Montreal this season after winning a career-best 33 games in 2003-04.
Aebischer, who had a miserable month of December before turning his season around in January, is 25-14-2 this season.
Theodore fractured his right heel last month while putting salt on the ice outside his Montreal home during the league's Olympic break. He plans to return to hockey in April and the Avs said they expect him to be 100 percent for the playoffs.
Until then, the Avs will presumably rely on Peter Budaj and Vitaly Kolesnik to tend the net.
The swap marks the second time a high-profile goaltender left Montreal for Denver, following Patrick Roy's historic move to the mile-high city during the 1995-96 season.
Theodore, 29, has a 3.46 goals-against average and an .881 save percentage this season. Aebischer, 28, has a 2.98 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage.
Theodore was 17-15-5 for Montreal this season after winning a career-best 33 games in 2003-04.
Aebischer, who had a miserable month of December before turning his season around in January, is 25-14-2 this season.
Theodore fractured his right heel last month while putting salt on the ice outside his Montreal home during the league's Olympic break. He plans to return to hockey in April and the Avs said they expect him to be 100 percent for the playoffs.
Until then, the Avs will presumably rely on Peter Budaj and Vitaly Kolesnik to tend the net.