Claimed off Waivers: [COL] Avalanche claim G Kaapo Kahkonen off waivers from the Jets

[Koivu11]

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[Anders Cain]

Ahh I didn't see this coming.. At all.. /sarcasm

 

[BoxOfChocolates]

Pack your shit Fourgiev

 

[Jets]

I'm just curious how much $ it cost Colorado to Winnipeg, not counted against the cap.

 

[McJedi]

This was needed.

Fourgiev can't continue to ruin more games for his team. This -12 goals saved above expectation crap from last year followed him right into this season.

 

[SnowStorm]

Thank God

 

[Bruce Granville]

I was wondering why Jets didn‘t offer him to Preds and Avs for a late round pick…
Putting him on waivers was gifting him away.

 

[dirtydanglez]

cant hurt to try but also dont understand why the avs dont take goaltending seriously.

 

[JoeSakic13]

 

[Joe Sakic]

Not sure I see this as a necessary move.

Right now George is at 0.688%, Annunen is at 0.500%. We simply need to hold our opponents to 4-5 shots a game.

 

[Peasy]

Avs gotta be desperate to claim this man.

 

[Bruce Granville]

Not sure I see this as a necessary move.

Right now George is at 0.688%, Annunen is at 0.500%. We simply need to hold our opponents to 4-5 shots a game.

Ingenious.
With Rantanen‘s hattricks you should win every game 3-2.

 

[BKarchitect]

Why have two mediocre options when you can have three!

 

[Petes2424]

He’s had some nice stretches, that you almost expect him to stick somewhere, but it always seems to go sideways at a certain point. He is a goalie so we probably shouldn’t try figuring it out. Maybe Colorado is the team he sticks.

 

[nturn06]

Can't hurt, he cannot be worse than Georgiev.

 

[Muffin]

This guy is an upgrade over Fourgiev if he can provide .900 goaltending.

 

[biturbo19]

Seems like a good claim for Colorado. He's probably at least an upgrade in the short-term, and probably long-term over Annunen.

Still not really sure why Winnipeg chose Comrie over Kahkonen in the first place, but whatever.

 

[Ceremony]

I'm just curious how much $ it cost Colorado to Winnipeg, not counted against the cap.

You know what, now you've mentioned it, so do I.

 

[FinlandPanther]

Avs missing out on getting a real goalie instead of Georgiev probably cost them an extra cup or 2. That team is damn good except in net.

 

[shadow1]

This is a good gamble by the Avalanche.

Though they've slipped a bit, Colorado is still one of the better defensive teams in the league, allowing the 7th fewest scoring chances and 11th fewest high-danger scoring chances again last season. They just need someone who won't kill them in net.

Which is what Georgiev is doing. His last nine starts dating back to last season have been brutal (5.04 GAA, .845 SV%). Annunen has been really good during the same stretch (2.32 GAA, .919 SV%) and has thrived on not giving up soft goals/making the easy saves. But his sample size is limited and he was an average AHL starter.

Kahkonen was strong with the Devils after getting shelled in San Jose. Colorado has had a lot of success stories in net thanks to Jussi Parkkila, I hope he can work his magic on countryman Kahkonen.

 

[Muffin]

Avs missing out on getting a real goalie instead of Georgiev probably cost them an extra cup or 2. That team is damn good except in net.

I mean it's a salary cap league here. If they spent 10M on a goalie like Bob they wouldn't have the team they have.

 

[JoeSakic13]

I mean flipped perspective, this is an ideal situation for Kaapo. From waiver wire to 1b starter on a loaded team.

Could prove to be that he’s cooked, but low risk move and high reward for both parties.

 

[HanSolo]

Georgiev was a disaster against Vegas. This makes sense.

 

[Channelcat]

Seems like a good claim for Colorado. He's probably at least an upgrade in the short-term, and probably long-term over Annunen.

Still not really sure why Winnipeg chose Comrie over Kahkonen in the first place, but whatever.

Ya. It's a mystery

 

[Puckstop40]

I was halfway joking in the other thread when asking if he was better than Fourgiev, but management sees that goaltending is a big problem right now.