Arizona Coyotes claim Jonas Johansson off waivers from Colorado Avalanche
been searching for a backup goaltender to play behind presumptive starter Karel Vejmelka this summer, with Jon Gillies, Ivan Prosvetov, and David Tendeck signed more for organizational depth purposes.Vejmelka, 26, gave the Coyotes a fighting chance more often than not last season, ultimately posting a 13–32–3 record and an .898 save percentage in 52 games.
It remains to be seen whether Johansson will occupy the Coyotes’ backup goaltender spot this season. Selected in the third round by the Buffalo Sabres at the 2014 NHL Draft, Johansson has gone 9–13–4 with an .883 save percentage in 32 career games with Buffalo, Colorado, and Florida. Johansson stopped nine of 10 shots for the Avalanche in his last pre-season appearance with the club, mopping up for Alexandar Georgiev in the third period of a 7–1 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights on Wednesday.