Has Colorado upgraded their goaltending?

[SeanMoneyHands]

What do you think?

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[the_fan]

Blackwood hasn’t played yet, but Wedgewood has posted a 1.92 GAA and 931 save percentage in 5 games with the Avs, compared to Georgiev’s 3.38 GAA and 874 save percentage. Annunen was at 3.23 GAA and 872 save%

That’s a big upgrade already, and Wedgewood is technically the back up because Blackwood is gonna be the starter

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Marginally.

 

[KevinRedkey]

What they had wasn't working. Rolling the dice is a better option than doing nothing, so I went with small upgrade.

 

[TheBeard]

Anyone who didn’t pick “huge upgrade” hasn’t watched either Georgiev or Blackwood play this season.

 

[the_fan]

I think there should be a big upgrade option to vote. I wouldn’t call it a huge upgrade because a huge upgrade would be getting an elite established goalie, and it isnt just a small upgrade. It’s a big upgrade

 

[dirtydanglez]

hard to say without blackwood playing a game yet

 

[Dr John Carlson]

Blackwood is easily the best goalie of this group.

 

[John Mandalorian]

Georgiev lost the room. It was so bad it was unfixable. The OP is knobish in how it presents the issue as though it exists in vacuum. The other issue of myopia here is that goals allowed on first 10 shots is being ignored. If Georgiev allows 3 goals on the first 10 shots but nothing the rest of the way, he’s putting his team behind extraordinarily behind the 8 ball. The team is chasing the game because of him. This was a common occurrence.

 

[gritdash60]

Short term possibly, long term i think Annunen will be better than Thiswood or Thatwood.

 

[banks]

It's a huge upgrade. But their goaltending is still a weakness.

That tells you just how bad it really was.

 

[Hennessy]

Both huge upgrade and too soon to tell.

 

[Hisch13r]

Yes it's upgraded. f*** if I know by how much it's upgraded. They're goalies and outside the legit top ones they're mostly very volatile

 

[Jacked Daniel]

Its about psychology at this point pretty much. Talent wise and if all goaltenders are machines without human feelings and all the ups and downs, its a tie between Georgiev and Blackwood. But in reality theres so much more to add to the mix. Georgiev became pretty much the guy that was not wanted there no more and he knew it. Its hard to fix something you've already lost, like a "pariah". Blackwood is on the other hand, greeted like a "messiah" coming to fix things up. Skaters sort of go with that feeling and confidence and it sticks and probably the feeling in the Avs locker room is somewhat uplifted if the Avs win couple of games immediately with Blackwood

 

[Muffin]

Blackwood’s first game and he already had the season high number of saves for the Avs.

 

[TheBeard]

Blackwood’s first game and he already had the season high number of saves for the Avs.

Not surprised. He was playing phenomenal hockey in SJ. It seems many just look at the stats to make a decision.

 

[blundluntman]

Huge upgrade. $10 may not be a lot, but it's way better than being -$300 in debt. Georgiev was truly that terrible.

 

[dirtydanglez]

early results look promising

 

[wetcoast]

What do you think?

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I honestly haven't given it any thought and it's a huge yes as it was a shit show back there and couldn't get any worse.

 

[shadow1]

These trades have not only improved Colorado's goaltending (.873 -> .933), but they've helped the Avalanche's power play.

The club potted 2 on Georgiev last night, ending a horrid 0-for-14 stretch.

 

[CristianoRonaldo]

They can go any lower, so yes.

 

[dirtydanglez]

the results so far have been undeniable.

blackwood - 2.04gaa, .938sv

wedgewood - 1.93gaa, .932sv

if the avs can get .915 goaltending they are cup favorites

 

[Tralfamadore]

the results so far have been undeniable.

blackwood - 2.04gaa, .938sv

wedgewood - 1.93gaa, .932sv

if the avs can get .915 goaltending they are cup favorites

No they're not lol