Monday, June 4, 2012

Career Games - Sign To Two - Year Deal - Pens Get Vokoun From Caps

The Pittsburgh Penguins have acquired expert goaltender Tomas Vokoun in the Washington Capitals with exchange thus to their seventh-round choice from the future 2012 NHL Draft, as well as closed your ex boyfriend to some two-year contract really worth $4 million.

Vokoun was required to waive a no-movement terms in order for the operate for you to happen.

Vokoun, exactly who becomes 36 on July 2, was seen by simply a number of as the not often known article for the marvel as soon as he or she closed a one-year post paid with all the Capitals last summer. He gone 25-17-2 having a 2.51 goals-against typical and also .917 conserve portion while splitting occasion together with incumbent Michal Neuvirth .

Vokoun decided not to have fun with inside a adventure soon after March 29 because of a serious groin injury, as well as Neuvirth's unique harm woes led to rookie

Vokoun should relieve a few of the workload on Marc-Andre Fleury , exactly who tied his or her profession excessive through showing up in 67 adventures previous season. Fleury received 42 game titles in the frequent time of year but struggled inside a first-round impairment on the Flyers, which includes a 4.63 GAA plus .834 conserve percentage.

Vokoun includes 287 profession is victorious in conjunction with a new 2.55 GAA and .917 save proportion in 680 employment mmorpgs for that Canadiens, Predators, Panthers and Capitals.

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