Per PuckPedia:
The #LGRW signed 30 y/o UFA G Alex Lyon to 2 year $900K Cap Hit Deal
914 SV% in 15 GP
Rep’d by Pete Rutili @wassermanhockey https://t.co/iFVOB8LTW9— PuckPedia (@PuckPedia) July 1, 2023
UPDATE: The #RedWings today signed goaltender Alex Lyon to a two-year contract with an AAV of $900,000. pic.twitter.com/h3ww7eOoLF— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) July 1, 2023
Here’s CBS Sports…
Lyon signed a two-year, $1.8 million contract with the Red Wings on Saturday, per PuckPedia
Lyon posted a 9-4-2 record with a 2.89 GAA and a .912 save percentage in 15 appearances with Florida last season. Detroit also signed netminder James Reimer on Saturday, so Lyon will have some competition for the backup role behind Ville Husso going into the 2023-24 campaign.
The Free Press’s Helene St. James…
The Detroit Red Wings added to their goaltending depth in the first hours of free agency, signing Alex Lyon shortly after coming to terms with James Reimer.
Lyon, 30, was inked to a two-year deal with a $900,000 annual average value. He projects to be the third-string goalie for the Wings, and someone who will push 2021 first-round pick Sebastian Cossa for starts with the Grand Rapids Griffins.
Both Lyon and Reimer (who also was signed for one year) shore up the goaltending which suffered last year because of the struggles of Alex Nedeljkovic and Magnus Hellberg.
Lyon (6 foot 1, 201 pounds) started the first three games of the Florida Panthers’ first-round series against the Boston Bruins.
Lyon, who spent most of his career in the minor leagues, got the nod on the strength of going 6-1-1 with a 1.87 goals-against average and .943 save percentage down the stretch run of the regular season. Lyon posted a 3.26 GAA and .902 save percentage in his first three playoff games, but the Presidents’ Trophy-winning Bruins make it hard on goaltenders in general. (Sergei Bobrovsky replaced Lyon in Game 3 and started the next three games, and has a 4.40 GAA with a .883 save percentage.)
And here’s MLive’s Ansar Khan:
The Red Wings were in the market for a backup goalie and a No. 3 goalie after opting not to re-sign Alex Nedeljkovic and Magnus Hellberg.
Lyon, 30, went 9-4-2 with a 2.82 GAA and .914 save percentage as the No. 3 goalie with Florida during the regular season. He started the first three games of the playoffs against Boston before being replaced by Sergei Bobrovsky.
Update: Here’s the Red Wings’ press release:
RED WINGS SIGN GOALTENDER ALEX LYON TO TWO-YEAR CONTRACT
… Netminder Helped Florida Reach 2023 Stanley Cup Final …
DETROIT – The Detroit Red Wings today signed goaltender Alex Lyon to a two-year contract with an average annual value of $900,000.
Lyon, 30, spent part of the 2022-23 season with the Florida Panthers, holding a 9-4-2 record with a 2.89 goals-against average, a 0.912 save percentage and one shutout in 15 regular-season games. The 6-foot-1, 201-pound netminder also posted a 1-2 record with a 3.63 goals-against average and a 0.888 save percentage in four postseason appearances as the Panthers reached the 2023 Stanley Cup Final. Additionally, Lyon compiled a 13-9-1 record with a 2.43 goals-against average, a 0.910 save percentage and one shutout in 23 games with the American Hockey League’s Charlotte Checkers in 2022-23. Originally signed by the Philadelphia Flyers as an undrafted free agent on April 6, 2016, Lyon has notched a 16-11-5 record with a 3.05 goals-against average, a 0.903 save percentage and one shutout in 39 appearances over parts of six NHL seasons with the Flyers, Carolina Hurricanes and Panthers. He has also compiled a 106-70-19 record with a 2.62 goals-against average, a 0.912 save percentage and 10 shutouts in 202 AHL games with the Lehigh Valley Phantoms, Chicago Wolves and Checkers. During the 2021-22 AHL season, Lyon was named the recipient of the Harry “Hap” Holmes Memorial Award, presented to the goaltender(s) on the team which allows the fewest goals per game in the regular season, before helping the Wolves win a Calder Cup championship.
Prior to turning professional, Lyon spent three seasons at Yale University from 2013-16, setting program records in wins (50), goals-against average (1.88), save percentage (.931) and shutouts (15) in 93 appearances. He was named a First-Team All-American and earned the Ken Dryden Award as the ECAC Goaltender of the Year following his sophomore and junior seasons. Lyon also competed with the Omaha Lancers in the United States Hockey League from 2011-13, tallying a 52-36-4 record with a 2.71 goals-against average, a 0.913 save percentage and five shutouts in 98 games. A native of Baudette, Minn., Lyon was a member of Team USA’s bronze-medal entry at the 2015 IIHF World Championship but did not see game action.
