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]

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

the Sharks dont give a crap about the Avs. They are rebuilding and got a 2nd for a guy that they dont need.

 

[Fjordy]

Looks good for Sharks.

 

[TheBeard]

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

BBC gets better with more shots. He's been real good for us this year and last. Watch him instead of looking at game logs.

 

[JKG33]

Varly injured his groin hearing about this trade.

I was about to say best goalie on the Avs since Roy, but I dunno I've always been a Varly fan even if he is a bandaid

 

[jetsforever]

Weirdly big trade for what it is

 

[MakoSlade]

For about a year and a half he was the best goalie I have ever seen in a Devils uniform not named Brodeur or Schneider. He had no business winning anything behind those porous teams, but he did.

Wheels fell off after Covid, but I always held out hope he'd make a comeback. Maybe this is it!

 

[tmg]

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.

The most valuable asset in the deal, the ‘main part’ of it, was Colorado unloading the Georgiev contract for the rest of this year.

That’s the difference between Blackwood for a 6th and Blackwood for a 2nd. They wouldn’t have gotten a second if they refused to take back Georgiev.

 

[HockeyVirus]

the Sharks dont give a crap about the Avs. They are rebuilding and got a 2nd for a guy that they dont need.

Don't they have enough draft picks? I just don't get it

 

[JKG33]

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

If you think Blackwood is on par with Georgiev, you're the one who doesn't know goaltending

 

[Artemi Panarin]

Well shit eh. I tried lol

Watch your language, pal. This isn't a barn.

 

[JoeSakic13]

God we're getting Georgiev, aren't we.

 

[Chainshot]

Fascinating birthday gift from the Sharks to Blackwood.

 

[MS]

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

A late 2nd for maybe the best goalie/goalie contract on the market seems like an iffy return to me.

I also don't rate 2nd round picks and think they're the most overrated asset in hockey.

 

[JKG33]

For about a year and a half he was the best goalie I have ever seen in a Devils uniform not named Brodeur or Schneider. He had no business winning anything behind those porous teams, but he did.

Wheels fell off after Covid, but I always held out hope he'd make a comeback. Maybe this is it!

Didn't covid coincide with a nasty foot injury for Blackwood?

 

[ESH]

4giev is from Belarus

No he’s not. He’s from Bulgaria

 

[CanadasTeam99]

Blackwood has had about middle to better metrics all around on a bad Sharks team. COl has also been bottom 10 defensively this year. Interested to see how he does. I think he will help them a lot. Georgiev/Ingra,/Skinner have been pretty much the worst 3 goalies this year

 

[mr figgles]

Why are the 5th round picks in there? Did the Sharks’ analyst really go “the value is almost there, but we really need another 5th this year instead of 2027”

 

[LokiDog]

I am expecting Blackwood to be pretty solid in Colorado. Picked him up in fantasy league literally like 2 hours before this trade went down. Could pay off.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Good move for SJ. Kovalenko looks like he could be a nice player, plus a 2nd.

 

[JKG33]

A late 2nd for maybe the best goalie/goalie contract on the market seems like an iffy return to me.

I also don't rate 2nd round picks and think they're the most overrated asset in hockey.

Not only did they acquire the best goalie on the market, but also dumped the worst goalie in the league

 

[TheBeard]

I can't wait to see what shit goaltender the Avs trade for next when they find out Blackwood is terrible.

I always like threads like these because it lets us know who actually watches hockey.

 

[Juxtaposer]

A late 2nd for maybe the best goalie/goalie contract on the market seems like an iffy return to me.

I also don't rate 2nd round picks and think they're the most overrated asset in hockey.

Again, what were you expecting? More likely than not that 2nd round pick will help the Sharks acquire a more useful player than Blackwood. Top-4 defensemen go for two 2nds all the time.

 

[KevSkillz4]

Really good for the rebuild of the Sharks.

Mike Grier make a solid job so far.

 

[Forge]

Good return on investment for San Jose. Only gave up a 6th to get Blackwood, I think

 

[BKarchitect]

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?

Blackwood is in good form. I’m not convinced he’s a good goalie for a team with contender ambitions. At the very least, this is another huge gamble by the Avs on this position.

Kovalenko at the moment is a fine bottom six player but nothing worth writing home about. He’s been getting less and less run with the forward group getting healthier, was down to about 10 minutes per game. Only a rookie but also 25 so not sure there is a ton of upside. He will be more useful in your bottom six than featherweights like Gushchin or AAAA tweener types. Don’t expect big upside though.