BobRossColton
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San Jose doesn't have a retention spot, but I could still see them flipping him if his play picks up
Confirmed with Link: Blackwood traded to Colorado
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Post #625. I don't think I am posting fake news when I mentioned my memory was super fuzzy about what happened.
Toothless Legend
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He is/was a great poster or are you saying you are not surprised somebody left?
I'm not surprised either if it's the troll I'm thinking of.
Freudian
Clearly deranged
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My initial research indicate that this is a human being that has goaltended in the past and also seems to own the required goaltending equipment.
Good trade. 4/5
Good trade. 4/5
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Bender
I'll eat pancakes on his grave!
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I can't wait to see which playoff team that saw how brutal he was for a contender and then I guess rehabbed his game on a bottom dweller trade for him.
I guess it would have to be someone pretty desperate. I hope it's edmonton.
Bender
I'll eat pancakes on his grave!
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That is some fine research and even better analysis.
I believe one Richard Pracey would love to add you to his staff.
BrickNHL
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Georgiev in Edmonton would do wonders for my mental health
Come to read thoughts on the new goalies and get 20 pages of Wood jokes and stupid ass beer comments. Man this site just can't get any worse
The mods do delete posts on occasion. That is something that's common. I know because the dumb shit I say sometimes just magically disappears conveniently.
I seem to remember something similar, but there have been a few of those over the years.
BrickNHL
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God forbid people have fun
A lot of us have known each other for a while now even though we’re still strangers. Nothing wrong with cracking jokes with each other especially during such a joyous occasion
forsbergavs32
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Foppa2118
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Deleting posts, who would do such a thing?
Deleting Wood posts? Might as well change your name to BlueBalls32.
Gumballhead
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I was told we have to do it ourselves!Deleting posts, who would do such a thing?
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Foppa2118
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Not unexpected, but still somewhat shocking for a Cup contender, and recent Cup winner, to change both their goaltending positions in season.
Have we ever seen that, I'm trying to remember?
Also, Bednar for at least the second recently I saw, mentioned Wedgewood's outgoing personality.
I wish Georgiev well, but I think maybe his inward personality wasn't working with the team. Probably wasn't much of an issue when he was playing well, but may have been when he was struggling. Hard for them to come together and battle through it as a team.
Have we ever seen that, I'm trying to remember?
Also, Bednar for at least the second recently I saw, mentioned Wedgewood's outgoing personality.
I wish Georgiev well, but I think maybe his inward personality wasn't working with the team. Probably wasn't much of an issue when he was playing well, but may have been when he was struggling. Hard for them to come together and battle through it as a team.
Richard88
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Weren't Edmonton rumoured to be interested in Georgiev the same summer CMac traded for his rights?
Ceremony
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Baiting us into making a move in revenge for beating them to Kuemper.
Tommy Shelby
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Yes, some Oilers fans were bummed out that it wasn't them instead
forsbergavs32
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First time in NHL history a team has traded both of their goalies before Christmas.
The last time a team traded both goalies in a season was 2014-2015 (the team that did it escapes me at the moment).
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I posted in the Trade Rumors thread, but will copy/paste here as it pertains to the trade.
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It's Tuesday, which means Steve Valiquette on the Real Kyper and Bourne Show at 5 PM EST.
They talked about the trade.
Valy on Georgiev: "He's going to rebound a bit in San Jose. A guy that needs high volume shot counts which the Avs don't allow, he'll get lots of rubber with the Sharks who are dead last in shots and scoring chances against. Lost the room in Colorado. Nobody really trusted him, even when he won 6 or 7 in a row for them. Lack of communication between player and his peers as well as coaches. It was a bad, bad situation."
Valy on Blackwood: "One of my favourite goaltenders in the league today. I believe he's top 10 in pure skill. Stops everything he needs to stop, top 3 in the league in save percentage for low and medium danger scoring chances against. Real big student of the game, constantly evaluating ways to improve and correct any weaknesses. Avs need to do a better job of not allowing high danger scoring chances in the first 10 minutes of the game, regardless of any goalie they got. Guys love playing for him and he'll fit in seamlessly with the Avs."
Valy on Wedgewood: "Avs are a team that are heavy into the analytics, sometimes a bit too much. Wedgewood is a battler who has great analytics against high danger chances, which while the Avs don't allow shots in volume, do allow those high quality or high dancer scoring chances. They looked into that metric for him thoroughly before acquiring him. One of the best dressing room guys you could have. Actually didn't start off great with his relationship with Blackwood in New Jersey, Wedgewood felt he was going to get a chance to be the starter before Blackwood was given the reigns. They worked through initial difficulties in their relationship and Wedgewood did a 180 to become a super supportive teammate. He wants to win, whether it's him between the pipes or the starter."
After Valy dropped off, Kypreos was asked a bit more about the Avs by Bourne/McKee.
Kyper: "That team has to be absolutely JUICED right now. They're going to steamroll Pittsburgh tonight and get a huge boost from these moves. You can't imagine how much bad goaltending weighs on you as a player, you start second guessing yourself and everything you do because any mistake ends up in the back of your net. They just saw their management take out the trash and give them two new goaltenders who can stop a puck. They've got to feel over the moon right now, I expect a big push from them."
Kyper was asked if the Avs are done: "You'd think so, but not what I'm hearing. They want a defenseman and, just like the two goalies, they won't wait until the deadline to make a move. They're willing to overpay a bit to get who they want and when they want, this team isn't waiting to see how things shake out by the deadline. They want to plug their holes and get on a heater right now, not in February or March."
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It's Tuesday, which means Steve Valiquette on the Real Kyper and Bourne Show at 5 PM EST.
They talked about the trade.
Valy on Georgiev: "He's going to rebound a bit in San Jose. A guy that needs high volume shot counts which the Avs don't allow, he'll get lots of rubber with the Sharks who are dead last in shots and scoring chances against. Lost the room in Colorado. Nobody really trusted him, even when he won 6 or 7 in a row for them. Lack of communication between player and his peers as well as coaches. It was a bad, bad situation."
Valy on Blackwood: "One of my favourite goaltenders in the league today. I believe he's top 10 in pure skill. Stops everything he needs to stop, top 3 in the league in save percentage for low and medium danger scoring chances against. Real big student of the game, constantly evaluating ways to improve and correct any weaknesses. Avs need to do a better job of not allowing high danger scoring chances in the first 10 minutes of the game, regardless of any goalie they got. Guys love playing for him and he'll fit in seamlessly with the Avs."
Valy on Wedgewood: "Avs are a team that are heavy into the analytics, sometimes a bit too much. Wedgewood is a battler who has great analytics against high danger chances, which while the Avs don't allow shots in volume, do allow those high quality or high dancer scoring chances. They looked into that metric for him thoroughly before acquiring him. One of the best dressing room guys you could have. Actually didn't start off great with his relationship with Blackwood in New Jersey, Wedgewood felt he was going to get a chance to be the starter before Blackwood was given the reigns. They worked through initial difficulties in their relationship and Wedgewood did a 180 to become a super supportive teammate. He wants to win, whether it's him between the pipes or the starter."
After Valy dropped off, Kypreos was asked a bit more about the Avs by Bourne/McKee.
Kyper: "That team has to be absolutely JUICED right now. They're going to steamroll Pittsburgh tonight and get a huge boost from these moves. You can't imagine how much bad goaltending weighs on you as a player, you start second guessing yourself and everything you do because any mistake ends up in the back of your net. They just saw their management take out the trash and give them two new goaltenders who can stop a puck. They've got to feel over the moon right now, I expect a big push from them."
Kyper was asked if the Avs are done: "You'd think so, but not what I'm hearing. They want a defenseman and, just like the two goalies, they won't wait until the deadline to make a move. They're willing to overpay a bit to get who they want and when they want, this team isn't waiting to see how things shake out by the deadline. They want to plug their holes and get on a heater right now, not in February or March."
forsbergavs32
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Seems to be confirming that the locker room dynamic was bad with Georgiev, and maybe a bit worse than we thought.
Also nice to hear they’re looking to shore up the defense now instead of waiting until February
