Georgiev is ridiculously bad and it’s kinda embarrassing the Sharks play him.

[NVious]

I would still take him over Skinner.

4giev>>>>6kinner

 

[Colorado Avalanche]

He is perfect for the right purposes. Tanking.

 

[Bleedred]

He really only had one good season and that’s it. He may have had one or two so-so seasons as the Rangers backup or 1b goalie, but his 22-23 season was by far the outlier and the only season worth remembering.

It’s hilarious that he’s been no worse with the Sharks than he was in his Colorado games this year. He’s just having an absolutely miserable year.

 

[The Gr8 Dane]

Good tank move

 

[GreatSaveLuongo]

Lol he's not even in a Canadian market, else the media would roast him

 

[BLNY]

Tank Commander

 

[GeeoffBrown]

I think they only acquired him because Avs needed to move him in order to acquire Blackwood

 

[Team_Spirit]

Last 5 games

I bet another team will acquire him for the McKenna draft.

 

[NewtJorden]

Sharks goal is not to win. And Georgiev is absolutely the perfect goalie for that.

 

[Cas]

I would still take him over Skinner.

Is Skinner dead? Georgiev is worse (much worse) than late-career Martin Jones was, and late-career Martin Jones wasn't even vaguely NHL-quality (as much as he kept fooling fanbases into thinking he was when he had his patented hot streak).

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

His stats in the last two wins were good.

 

[sbhnur]

Last 5 games

I bet another team will acquire him for the McKenna draft.

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He seems like a legit Flyers goalie!

 

[amnesiac]

The answer: play Georgiev regularly.

The question: How do you tank without saying you’re tanking?

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Is Skinner dead? Georgiev is worse (much worse) than late-career Martin Jones was, and late-career Martin Jones wasn't even vaguely NHL-quality (as much as he kept fooling fanbases into thinking he was when he had his patented hot streak).

Skinner has to be saved in the playoffs from his college career backup Pickard. Skinner and Pickard is IMO the worst goalie tandem in the NHL. I would even take Jones over both.

 

[Czechboy]

He's doing a great job for SJ. Brilliant add in a rebuild. Sharks have one of my fav rebuilds. it will be funny if Vanecek and Blackwood make it to the finals.lol

 

[Czechboy]

Skinner has to be saved in the playoffs from his college career backup Pickard. Skinner and Pickard is IMO the worst goalie tandem in the NHL.

Yup.. I don't think they are awful but we will have the second best goalie in every single playoff series. Which may be one playoff series given we also will have the second best D I'm very series too.lol.

Few more wingers and the cup is coming back to edmonton.lol

And yes I'm a big oil fan but f*** bowman and that TDL. I have him behind chia and Holland right now.

 

[ViD]

I don’t think he’s worse than Flyers goalies

 

[TheBeard]

It was known that part of the value of the trade was the Sharks taking Georgiev off Colorado’s hands. We still needed someone to eat the starts that were likely to be losses. We got a 2nd and Kovalenko for doing them that favor and Blackwood. They will be alright with whatever criticisms come with that. The point is to develop and look to building the future and this does that. Getting any of Schaefer, Misa, Hagens, or Martone plus Kovalenko and a 2nd is more important than finishing even just 3rd to last, lotterying down to 5th and getting Frondell and a 2nd and nothing else for Blackwood.

I get the tanking purpose of trading Blackwood but a late late second and a player who’s probably not a part of the sharks future still doesn’t seem like a good enough return.

 

[Bizz]

Blackwood and Vanacek were once considered Georgiev-tier bad. Both of them turned it around to some degree. Grier was just trying to make it happen a 3rd time. If it didn't work out, the worst that could happen is he plays out the remainder of the season and he's gone next year, which is exactly what is happening.

 

[Summer Rose]

I get the tanking purpose of trading Blackwood but a late late second and a player who’s probably not a part of the sharks future still doesn’t seem like a good enough return.

I almost always find myself thinking “that’s it?” about the return when goalies get traded. You’d think I’d have learned by now that goalies don’t go for much because the types of goalies that would actually get a good trade return are very unlikely to get traded in the first place. That’s why I was trying to peddle Vejmelka for like a third if we hadn’t extended him by the trade deadline.

However, to your point specifically, a very late second as the main prize does seem a little underwhelming of a return for Blackwood. Maybe it’s that Colorado was still a little gun shy after the package they gave up for Kuemper, although they won a cup with him anyway despite him being kind of just… mediocre.

 

[x Tame Impala]

He’s vital in the Sharks getting Hagens or Martone this draft

 

[Avs44]

Last 5 games

I bet another team will acquire him for the McKenna draft.

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Wow, it looks like he's on a hot streak! Good for him, hope he can keep turning it around.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

I get the tanking purpose of trading Blackwood but a late late second and a player who’s probably not a part of the sharks future still doesn’t seem like a good enough return.

Considering the goalie market, this is the best deal they can realistically get. Waiting is unnecessary risk. They get two trade chips at worst that can go to filling more relevant spots in their lineup. Blackwood is also not part of the Sharks future.

 

[Michoulicious]

1) what happened to this dude? Once promising, he’s put together decent full seasons, but man.. I’m watching a replay of the game earlier, and that Protas goal- idk how he misplays Eller’s bid so badly, but Protas doesn’t even celebrate. Maybe that’s just Protas, but it’s got a “ya, wasn’t against a real goalie though” feel to it.
2) Big fan of what Grier has done overall, but is the goalie thing a bridge too far? Like- you had a respectable starter, and now you’re kinda dooming your team to play in a way where they can never trust their goalie. Never mind the arguments regarding purposely tanking- if they need to lose so bad, shit, I’ll play goalie. Georgiev approaches that level, right now, so you kinda gotta question what the actual line is. Buffalo organically didn’t have a goalie, you can criticize their tank for many other reasons, but actively seeking the worst goaltending possible- don’t like it, personally.

Nobody will be embarassed when they land Schaeffer.

Masterful job by the Sharks.

 

[IWantSakicAsMyGM]

I think they only acquired him because Avs needed to move him in order to acquire Blackwood

I think you're right. Blackwood was a pending UFA with no intention on staying in San Jose beyond this season, and part of the deal to get a 2nd + Kovalenko from the Avs was that they had to take back a pending UFA Georgiev. At the end of this year, he'll probably head to the KHL and the Sharks will see what Askarov can do.