Confirmed with Link: Avs trade Annunen and 2025 6th for Scott Wedgewood (NSH)

[Balthazar]

he thinks he can build a contender and build for the future at the same time

He's been trying to rebuild the farm for the last 2 years:

2023: He had 2 first round picks and used them both (Ritchie and Gulyayev)
2024: He had 1 first round picks used it (traded down and get 2 lesser players out of it)

In the past 2 years that's 3 first round picks used by CMac that won't help this team.

 

[Tommy Shelby]

We had to add a pick for an older player with a higher salary, because Annunen sucks that much. He's not a good goalie. He's just big.

Wedgewood, while not a world-beater, is what he is. He's about the most backup-y backup goalie out there and knows his role.

Now trade f***ing Fourgiev for Blackwood and be done with this debacle

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I can’t wait for Georgie to have another shit game and for Beds to come out and blame Annunen, even though he’s not even with the team anymore

 

[BobRossColton]

Now let's trade Wedgewood+ for Gibson @ 50%, so dostal doesn't have pricey backup

 

[Ararana]

Shouldn’t be a problem when Rantenen walks. We can afford to pay our new shitty goalie

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Part of me hopes Annunen actually does really well in Nashville

 

[AvsMakar08]

On the news they are talking about Avs grabbing Blackwood. Imagine having Wedgewood and Blackwood on the same team?

 

[RoyIsALegend]

Now we watch Cheeks turn it around in Nashville who seems to create good goalies at will.

Finnish ones, specifically.

 

[Balthazar]

Imagine having Wedgewood and Blackwood on the same team?

and Wood.

That's a lot of woods.

 

[dahrougem2]

and Wood.

That's a lot of woods.

F***. Miles isn't gonna know what to lick anymore.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Stupid

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[Vk1ing]

Juice wasn't good so I get it, we got a more reliable backup out of it. The part of this that bothers me is that means Georgiev is still the starter unless wedgewood beats him out. If we were going for a goalie it's gotta be someone who can push Georgiev to become the starter again or lose the spot. I don't think wedgewood is that guy

 

[avsfan09]

Part of me hopes Annunen actually does really well in Nashville

He was likeable and had some good stretches. I want him to succeed because of how management favoured George which just seemed unfair and like coddling.

 

[LazRNN]

The team must have just completely lost confidence in Annunen. This isn't a trade to fix the current goalie situation, it's a change up in hopes they can get someone in there they feel better about.

There may not be a fix to the goalie situation this season in the cards, and the potential of wasting another year of this core group sucks.

They need to go all in on signing Matt Davis, and if Nabakov can come over next year, maybe the goalie pool will look a little better.

 

[mackinnon29]

Complete nothing type of trade, would have rather have given Kahkonen more then one start to see what he could do. These bandaid trades aren’t gonna get the team far or in the playoffs if it continues. We still have the worst tandem in the league. Rip the bandaid off and pay what it’s gonna cost to get a competent goalie.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

This feels like a cheaper version of the RyJo trade, throwing a hope and prayer up while knowing that there’s a 99% chance it doesn’t work out

 

[Avsfan1921]

Now we have no goalies on the books for next year either.

This is a good thing lol.

I could care less about this trade other than we shouldn’t be adding salary in any way unless it’s for an actual fix.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

Clearly Avs management is just looking to sign Shesterkin in the off-season and will go full Dodgers with a massive deferred contract

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

Now we have no goalies on the books for next year either. This will be the new “we need a 2 C” thing.


We need a goalie

Wedgewood is under contract for next year. Signed a 2-year, $3M deal with Preds before this season.

 

[AvsMakar08]

and Wood.

That's a lot of woods.

I think that the long term plan is for Nabokov to come over next season and be our number 1 goaler.

We will have Nabokov and Wedgewood tandem next season.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I think that the long term plan is for Nabokov to come over next season and be our number 1 goaler.

We will have Nabokov and Wedgewood tandem next season.

That sounds like Avs management for sure, worked out great with Jost as 2C…wait, JTC for 2C, Newhook? RyJo! That’s the one!

 

[Tralfamadore]

I think that the long term plan is for Nabokov to come over next season and be our number 1 goaler.

We will have Nabokov and Wedgewood tandem next season.

Well that's depressing

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

I don’t think this is the answer, but they’re looking for .900 level goaltending.

They’re hemorrhaging points in net. I get trying to dumpster dive before looking for a real solution. Too early for teams to sell.