Confirmed with Link: Blackwood traded to Colorado

[GeoRox89]

For a little while we had two Johnsons. Now we’ll have triple Wood

 

[the_fan]

Interesting

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

It is pretty wild that both goalies that started the year with us, are probably traded away before the Holiday break.


Not unexpected, but surprised they actually did it.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

 

[arun]

For a little while we had two Johnsons. Now we’ll have triple Wood

Yeah and we join tiger woods on the golf course when the regular season ends

 

[LOFIN]

You guys know Blackwood sucks. He's really bad.

If he just sucks instead of mega-sucking like Georgiev, that's an improvement.

 

[Ceremony]

Since we don't know yet who or what is going the other way, I am fully ready to jinx this

 

[MacKaRant]

Copying over my comments from earlier this morning in the other thread:

We have a lot of trade proposals for Blackwood, which I understand is largely a function of him being a goaltender who is available.

I don't fully understand why though. During the year that the Devils broke out and made the playoffs (2022-2023), they preferred starting Vitek Vanacek over him in the net. And then when Vanacek faltered, they didn't go to Blackwood, but a recent callup Akira Schmid. This was because Blackwood was really bad in New Jersey, so much so that he didn't get a single minute of playoff hockey despite entering the year as their 1A or 1B and after the playoff loss they shot him to the sun and only got a sixth round pick from him.

Is the thinking that Blackwood might have found his pro game during the last year and a half in San Jose? I recall him having one super game against us, but I would be hesitant to declare him "the answer."

 

[The Abusement Park]

You guys know Blackwood sucks. He's really bad.

But he’s not Georgiev. So we can not hate him for at least a couple weeks.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

f***

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

The other part of the trade is Rantanen for Celebrini guys.

 

[Cypher]

Kovalenko going the other way too.. but why???? Not like this

 

[The Pwnerer]

Send Georgiev packing!

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

What awful value for a below average goalie

 

[AvsWraith]

Give us all of your Wood!

Can we take that much wood?!!!

 

[Pierce Hawthorne]

Mmmmm Kovalenko would be very unexpected.

 

[Mighty Makar]

Adios, George and Kovy.

 

[Ceremony]

Since we don't know yet who or what is going the other way, I am fully ready to jinx this

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f***

This aged well.

 

[Grigowski]

It is pretty wild that both goalies that started the year with us, are probably traded away before the Holiday break.


Not unexpected, but surprised they actually did it.

And what does this tell us?

Our GM really shit the bed in net....

I really hope the 2 woods im net can give us solid goaltending...finally.....

Georgie gone. Oh boy, he will get lit up in San Jose....

 

[Ararana]

If he just sucks instead of mega-sucking like Georgiev, that's an improvement.

But he’s not Georgiev. So we can not hate him for at least a couple weeks.

Personally. I'd take Georgiev over Blackwood. Georgiev is a man of extremes, he's either terrible or he's pretty damn good.

Blackwood is just terrible.

 

[Bill Peckerskull]

AWFUL

 

[LOFIN]

Losing Kovalenko sucks but it is what it is. Something had to be done. If all goes well and we eventually even get our forwards healthy (including Landy), not like Kovalenko would've been playing I think.

 

[Bensch88]

f***

That sucks

 

[The Abusement Park]

Wtf… Kovalenko

 

[hockeyfish]

Boooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo