• HW Poll
  • If Eller and Boyd stay as the 3rd and 4th C's respectively, which of these C prospects has the best shot at making the team out of camp?
  • Did you know?
  • Alex Auld's career numbers show that he has a tendency to improve notably after the NHL's All-Star break. In 144 games before the break, he has a 2.90 GAA and a .901 SV%. In 63 games after? A 2.48 GAA and a .911 SV%. Interestingly enough, he has a winning record pre-break and a losing one post-break.

46 - Andrei Kostitsyn



Position:

 Left/Right Wing

Shoots:

 Left

Height:

 6'0"

Weight:

 208 lbs

Birth Date:

 February 3, 1985

Birth Place:

 Novopolotsk,
Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
(Belarus)

Acquired:

 NHL Entry Draft

Draft Team & Year:

 Montréal Canadiens in 2003

Draft Round:

 1st

Overall Choice:

 10th

Current Salary:

 $3,250,000

 Scouting Report

Strengths:

Offensively gifted. Has great speed and is creative with the puck. Has a very heavy shot that is deceptive for goalies to guess the destination.
 

Weaknesses:

Needs to shoot and hit the net more. Consistency is an issue as well, as there are far too many nights when he is a non-factor.

Projected Role:

Potential gamebreaker, 1st line winger



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Last updated: July 2009



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