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

[Foppberg]

How many cups between them?

What?

 

[JoeSakic13]

I think Kovi did a good job of showing that he shouldn’t be seen as a throw-in for this deal in his debut.

Is he going to be a multi-point guy every night? Wouldn’t bet on it. However he didn’t look out of place on a line with Celebrini and that’s a huge W in my books for San Jose.

 

[Cas]

Is he going to be a multi-point guy every night? Wouldn’t bet on it.

I mean, if he was, he might legitimately be the greatest hockey player in history, so I'm going to take the under on that.

 

[BillR10]

I think Kovi did a good job of showing that he shouldn’t be seen as a throw-in for this deal in his debut.

Is he going to be a multi-point guy every night? Wouldn’t bet on it. However he didn’t look out of place on a line with Celebrini and that’s a huge W in my books for San Jose.

Agreed. If he continues to hustle like last night, he could be that Nils Ekman type compliment to Celebrini. Also helps KHL Russia relations for future signings or draft picks have Kovelnko on the team.

 

[PattyLafontaine]

Excellent debut for Blackwood with 37 saves (.949) in a 5-2 win.

 

[SoundAndFury]

Excellent debut for Blackwood with 37 saves (.949) in a 5-2 win.

And Kovalenko with another excellent assist for the Sharks making it 4 points in 3 games. I think both teams got what they bargained for.

 

[LOFIN]

Excellent debut for Blackwood with 37 saves (.949) in a 5-2 win.

I thought it was 38/40, 0.950?

Apparently there's an illness going through the Avs team, today was far from a good game. But Blackwood brought his A-game, and kept them in it.

It feels surreal TBH, Blackwood with a 0.950 in his debute and Wedgewood has 0.931 through 5 games. We have to go back two years at least since the Avs have had goaltending this good.

 

[PattyLafontaine]

I thought it was 38/40, 0.950?

Apparently there's an illness going through the Avs team, today was far from a good game. But Blackwood brought his A-game, and kept them in it.

It feels surreal TBH, Blackwood with a 0.950 in his debute and Wedgewood has 0.931 through 5 games. We have to go back two years at least since the Avs have had goaltending this good.

Thought it was too but they took away a save epr ESPN. perhaps there's an error on the site. NHL says 37/39 for Blackwood as well. They must have made a change later,

 

[John Mandalorian]

Thank you, San Jose. Hopefully Kovalenko continues to thrive for you. We all know, you weren’t in this trade for Georgiev Porgiev Puddingpie.

 

[SharksCyclops]

Really looking forward to putting certain posters on blast once Blackwood strings together more wins like tonight. This wasn’t an anomaly. Shout out to the real Avs fans that knew MacBlack would be a huge help.