Former Arizona Coyotes forward David Moss has inked a deal with the Swiss club HC Biel in the National League A (NLA) for the remainder of the 2015-16 season, the team announced
The 33-year-old winger played nine NHL seasons, starting at age 25, but couldn’t find a new contract over the summer, eventually taking a professional tryout contract (PTO) with the Milwaukee Admirals, AHL affiliate of the Nashville Predators. A contract didn’t materialize during his time there.
Last season the veteran scored four goals and eight assists through 60 games with Arizona. That was a significant step back in production from the kind of secondary scoring Moss had provided previously during his 501 career NHL games split between the Coyotes and Calgary Flames. In the 2013-14 season he put up eight goals and 14 assists through 79 games while averaging just under two minutes more than he did last season.
Moss is one of many regular NHLers who had a tough time finding work over the summer, with the cap going up less than expected and teams turning to younger players en masse. Some, like Curtis Glencross, decided to retire, while others took their time hoping for another PTO — Martin Havlat and Dainius Zubrus took in-season PTOs that turned into contracts — but found themselves signing overseas after nothing came through, like David Booth did just last week.
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