Ducks sign Deslauriers to two-year contract
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The Anaheim Ducks added a second former member of the Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday with the announcement they have agreed with goaltender Jeff Deslauriers to a two-year contract. Terms were not disclosed.
Earlier Tuesday, the Ducks acquired restricted free agent Andrew Cogliano from the Oilers in exchange for a future second-round draft pick.
The 27-year-old Deslauriers was a second-round pick of Edmonton in the 2002 Entry Draft and has posted a 20-31-4 record with a 3.27 goals-against average and .901 save percentage in 58 games with the Oilers over parts of the past two seasons.
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Deslauriers made his NHL debut with the Oilers early in the 2008-09 season, earning his first win with 26 saves in a 4-3 over Calgary on Oct. 17, 2008. He recorded his first NHL shutout on Nov. 23, 2009, stopping all 36 shots he faced in a 4-0 Edmonton win over Phoenix. Deslauriers strung together a career-high five consecutive wins from Dec. 3-12, 2009, with a 1.94 GAA and .938 save percentage during that stretch.
A native of St. Jean-Richelieu, Quebec, Deslauriers appeared in 35 contests with the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2010-11, posting a 17-13-4 record with a 2.81 GAA, .906 save percentage and three shutouts. Deslauriers teamed with veteran Martin Gerber, helping to backstop the Barons to a 2011 Calder Cup Playoffs appearance.