Confirmed Trade: [COL/SJS] Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith, 2027 5th for Alexandar Georgiev (14% ret.), Nikolai Kovalenko, 2026 2nd, cond. 2025 4th

[dirtydanglez]

Blackwood is solid. Avs fans should be excited. Idk why the sharks brought Georgiev back ffs

georgiev is a hot/cold goalie. right now he is ice cold so it can only get better. avs wanted to clear georgievs cap hit most likely, i doubt sj asked for georgiev.

 

[lionsDen]

Pretty telling that an Oilers fan wouldn’t have made this deal despite our goalie problems.

I don’t care as long as georgiev is gone. That’s the biggest win in all of this, georgiev was such a tumor for this team. Hopefully with him gone it’ll change for the avs.

georgiev is a hot/cold goalie. right now he is ice cold so it can only get better. avs wanted to clear georgievs cap hit most likely, i doubt sj asked for georgiev.

Georgiev has been cold since the Seattle playoff series 2 years ago

 

[JoeSakic13]

georgiev is a hot/cold goalie. right now he is ice cold so it can only get better. avs wanted to clear georgievs cap hit most likely, i doubt sj asked for georgiev.

I mean he is coming off a decent win against Detroit. I figured we sold high.

 

[Muffin]

Pretty telling that an Oilers fan wouldn’t have made this deal despite our goalie problems.

Yea that late second round pick in 2026 will surely be a major contributor to the Avs Cup window

 

[pont]

georgiev is a hot/cold goalie. right now he is ice cold so it can only get better. avs wanted to clear georgievs cap hit most likely, i doubt sj asked for georgiev.

True about Georgiev, however he is well into ice age status right now. He also has a crap attitude that won't be missed by the fans nor his team.

 

[Muffin]

Realistically Blackwood was the only starter available on the market unless you count Gibson who is a much higher risk with his contract.

 

[cheesymc]

Continuing to kick the can down the road. Hopefully Blackwood continues the dive

 

[Avs2022]

I did not realzie that Kovalenko is the son of Andrei "The Tank" Kovalenko. He had a good year with the oilers and then was involved in an annoying trade. For those who remember, Oilers traded him to the flyers for Alex Daigle--depending on the source--this did not make Mr Daigle happy to go back into a fish bowl and the oilers flipped him an hour later for Alex Selivanov

Not only that, Andrei was part of the Patrick Roy trade that brought Roy to the Avs.

 

[Juxtaposer]

FWIW it sounds like Grier specifically targeted Kovalenko and the Sharks have been interested in him going back to last season.

Seems like another Jack Thompson in the Duclair deal for Mikey.

 

[Dradavich]

The Oilers haven’t been able to provide enough support to the best player on the planet to win anything of substance. But yeah, y’all keep on doing nothing and be proud of that.

Do oilers haters just decide to have collective amnesia about last year?

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

FWIW it sounds like Grier specifically targeted Kovalenko and the Sharks have been interested in him going back to last season.

Seems like another Jack Thompson in the Duclair deal for Mikey.

Really liked what i saw from Kovalenko in my brief viewings of him

Obviously doesn't have his father's talent but he still looks like a talented guy who could be good NHL player if he continues development

Still feels a bit light for Sharks here

 

[dmcccdmn]

The best value the Sharks gained from this is a better draft position without Blackwood ruining the tank for a few extra wins. Moving that 1st up a few spots is worth more than a 2nd. Grier will likely get some value out of Kovalenko down the road as he'll get more playing time in San Jose.

As someone who embraces the tank, I love seeing this team getting the worst goalie possible. Grier is a very shrewd GM.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Really liked what i saw from Kovalenko in my brief viewings of him

Obviously doesn't have his father's talent but he still looks like a talented guy who could be good NHL player if he continues development

Still feels a bit light for Sharks here

As Grier astutely pointed out, getting a 2nd round pick for a pending UFA goaltender is extremely uncommon. He clearly didn't feel like he could be sure he'd still be offered one if he waited until the deadline.

 

[bleuetbio]

Wonder if Askarov has been in the talk. I would like to take the guess.

 

[Avsfan1921]

Do oilers haters just decide to have collective amnesia about last year?

Nah, it’s just that the oilers homers drive other fanbases to overreact.

 

[Mattb124]

Do oilers haters just decide to have collective amnesia about last year?

Take it from a Sharks fan, having the banner for winning the western conference really doesn’t numb the sting of coming up short in the cup finals.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Wonder if Askarov has been in the talk. I would like to take the guess.

Yeah, thats gonna be a hard no.

 

[forsbergavs32]

Outside of actually goaltending performance, the other big piece here is the Avs getting rid of someone that wasn't a good fit. He had some outbursts when things weren't going well and other players didn't seem to like him much, along with some statements from management.

- Him and Rantanen got into it verbally during a game, with Mikko coming up to him and telling him "I'll f***ing kill you"

- Last year during a post game interview, Toews called out some players who thought they were playing better than they were, most were pretty certain this was about RyJo and Georgiev

- This year, Newcomer de Haan had words for Georgiev after a couple bad goals

- Bednar Mentioned Wedgewood being a breath for fresh air attitude-wise

- Today, CMac mentioned that the Annunen and Georgiev trades were "home runs" in terms of team chemistry and fit.

So even if Blackwood isn't a big upgrade over Georgiev, the locker room should see some good effects from this trade.

 

[TheNumber4]

Happy for Blackwood. Kevin Woodley thinks he's a great goalie still.

To be fair, Kevin Woodley thinks every goalie is a great goalie.

 

[archangel2]

When was the last time an NHL club traded both of the goalies they started the season with? I think it was the oilers a few years ago

Outside of actually goaltending performance, the other big piece here is the Avs getting rid of someone that wasn't a good fit. He had some outbursts when things weren't going well and other players didn't seem to like him much, along with some statements from management.

- Him and Rantanen got into it verbally during a game, with Mikko coming up to him and telling him "I'll f***ing kill you"

- Last year during a post game interview, Toews called out some players who thought they were playing better than they were, most were pretty certain this was about RyJo and Georgiev

- This year, Newcomer de Haan had words for Georgiev after a couple bad goals

- Bednar Mentioned Wedgewood being a breath for fresh air attitude-wise

- Today, CMac mentioned that the Annunen and Georgiev trades were "home runs" in terms of team chemistry and fit.

So even if Blackwood isn't a big upgrade over Georgiev, the locker room should see some good effects from this trade.

This amuses me. Translation.." I have just tossed the goalies under the bus. IF things do not turn around? Skaters are next to be traded for team chemistry and fit"

Wonder if Askarov has been in the talk. I would like to take the guess.

Nope. SJ has made it clear he is untouchable

 

[shadow1]

When was the last time an NHL club traded both of the goalies they started the season with? I think it was the oilers a few years ago

I'm trying to figure out when was the last time a team used 6 goalies before Christmas day.

I know the record in a season is 8. I don't think Colorado will get there... I hope.

 

[dmcccdmn]

I feel bad for Sharks fans. Why trade away a goalie that is playing well and starting to build a winning athmosphere for a 2nd round pick and a mid type prospect.

From Grier's perspective, he has no control over how his team has been able to go on a winning spree. The only way he can ensure better draft position is to get a bad goalie. He did the same the previous year and San Jose ended up with Celebrini.

 

[wmupreds]

I think this makes sense for both sides. Colorado kinda gave up a lot but they had to do something and Blackwood, IMO, is a pretty good goalie that was in a bad situation.

Makes perfect sense for the Sharks, probably never gonna get more than that for MB and they certainly don't need him right now.

 

[archangel2]

I'm trying to figure out when was the last time a team used 6 goalies before Christmas day.

I know the record in a season is 8. I don't think Colorado will get there... I hope.

for those curious. Most goalies in one season. Flyers 18/19

Carter Hart	31	1717	81	2.83	16	13	1	895	0.917	0	0
Brian Elliott	26	1397	69	2.96	11	11	1	672	0.907	0	1
Anthony Stolarz	12	630	35	3.33	4	3	3	323	0.902	0	1
Cameron Talbot	4	211	13	3.70	1	2	0	96	0.881	0	0
Calvin Pickard	11	464	31	4.01	4	2	2	196	0.863	0	1
Mike McKenna	1	57	4	4.22	0	1	0	20	0.833	0	0
Michal Neuvirth	7	366	26	4.27	1	4	1	158	0.859	0	0
Alex Lyon	2	71	6	5.08	0	1	0	25	0.806	0	0

 

[Victoire HuGo]

Outside of actually goaltending performance, the other big piece here is the Avs getting rid of someone that wasn't a good fit. He had some outbursts when things weren't going well and other players didn't seem to like him much, along with some statements from management.

- Him and Rantanen got into it verbally during a game, with Mikko coming up to him and telling him "I'll f***ing kill you"

- Last year during a post game interview, Toews called out some players who thought they were playing better than they were, most were pretty certain this was about RyJo and Georgiev

- This year, Newcomer de Haan had words for Georgiev after a couple bad goals

- Bednar Mentioned Wedgewood being a breath for fresh air attitude-wise

- Today, CMac mentioned that the Annunen and Georgiev trades were "home runs" in terms of team chemistry and fit.

So even if Blackwood isn't a big upgrade over Georgiev, the locker room should see some good effects from this trade.

So DeAngelo was the good guy after all?