Avs and Habs Swap Goalies - Pro Pond Hockey

Thursday, March 09, 2006

Avs and Habs Swap Goalies

Colorado and Montreal swapped goalies Wednesday with Jose Theodore heading to the Avalanche in exchange for David Aebischer.

The trade 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 - and Colorado's - season around in January, is 25-14-2 this season.

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