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

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I don't get this from the Sharks. All this for a 2nd?

what kind of value did you think Mackenzie Blackwood had? lol

he is a mid-ass goalie

 

[FlyguyOX]

Damn Grier is cooking

 

[Sendhelplease]

Crazy to think that we acquired Blackwood for only a 6th and now he is the main part of a deal that is netting us a 2nd. Good job by Grier.

 

[Perratrooper]

Damn that’s a lot for Blackwood, if it sorts out the goaltending well worth it.

 

[tomd]

Nice birthday present for Blackwood.

 

[TheBeard]

Sharks fans thinking of Igor behind that defense:

 

[JKG33]

Best goalie on the Avs since Varlamov

 

[stl76]

 

[CanadasTeam99]

This is COL being desperate for a competent goalie, although they have been a** defensively. I give them credit for being able to get rid of Gerogiev

 

[Team_Spirit]

Nother Avs W

 

[HockeyVirus]

what kind of value did you think Mackenzie Blackwood had? lol

he is a mid-ass goalie

But they bailed out Colorado from their goalie problem and gave up a 5th. They basically did the Avs a huge favor here.

 

[ViD]

Sucks to lose Kovalenko as that guy is looking like he’s going to be a stud. However being rid of that woof of a Georgie contract and bring in Blackwood eases the pain.

Well, now it will be Fourwood

 

[Reality Czech]

They seem to be focusing specifically on New Jersey castoffs. Which, given the great success that franchise had with them, is a no brainer.

/s

Jake Allen you're up next bud. Unless Keith Kinkaid and Jonathan Bernier are still playing.

 

[JKG33]

I sure hope for the Sharks sake they don't plan on having Georgiev mentor Askarov. As a Kings fan I sure hope they do

 

[Cypher]

Smith is waiver material.
The two 5ths cancel each other out.
So it's Kovalenko and a 2nd to get a slightly less bad goalie... puke

 

[ViD]

Smith is waiver material.
The two 5ths cancel each other out.
So it's Kovalenko and a 2nd to get a slightly less bad goalie... puke

Blackwood will be lit up just like Georgiev. Will be hilarious to witness another meltdown

 

[Artemi Panarin]

Sharks trying to be this decade's Oil and get all the First Overalls.

I don't think anyone is topping that Lottery Dynasty.

 

[JoeSakic13]

Smith is waiver material.
The two 5ths cancel each other out.
So it's Kovalenko and a 2nd to get a slightly less bad goalie... puke

I mean….he just cleared waivers today. So you’re not wrong.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Doesn't feel like a great return for SJ to be pulling the trigger this early in the season.

Great move for Colorado.

What exactly were you expecting, a 1st? Getting a 2nd for Blackwood is awesome.

 

[Forsbergaura21]

What a weird trade.

Avs sure know about forwards but they seem to suck when it comes to understanding goaltending.

The Annunen for Wedgewood deal was horrible.

But this is way worse. To give up a 2nd and Kovalenko to basically get a goalie that’s at best on par with Georgiev (at worse Blackwood is usually injured)?

Wow

 

[weastern bias]

MacKinnon better get ready to change his jersey number, there's a NEW Mack in town

 

[matt trick]

I think the biggest thing the sharks get out of this is a drop in the standings and increase in grabbing Schaefer. Blackwood has been legitimately good- 16th in sv% among starters and he’s earned it behind a shitty defense. I’d have wanted a 1st to move him at this point in the season. Ultimately a 2nd is nice, and 2026 may be a better draft so I’m cool with that, but not sure we needed to do this now. Let Celebrini, Smith, and Eklund have a bit more a taste of ‘winning’; winning is relative in SJ, but you know what I mean.

One other thing, is Kovalev good or just a guy?

 

[JoeSakic13]

Best goalie on the Avs since Varlamov

Varly injured his groin hearing about this trade.

 

[Unspecified]

If Georgiev had serious struggles behind the Avs defense he is going to get obliterated behind SJ's,

 

[Ararana]

How this management group won a cup recently, I'll never understand.