Confirmed Trade: [NSH/COL] Scott Wedgewood for Justus Annunen and 2025 6th round pick

[domiwroze]

The Colorado Avalanche with their goalie situation problem :

 

[joestevens29]

I don’t get why these teams keep recycling crappy backup goalies the same way they do coaches

Bring in some random AHLers who overperform there that don’t get the chances. Never know when you get a Hamburgler run, an Alex Lyon or a Tim Thomas (not a full tim thomas, but a decent goalie who thrives).

Even if they don’t pan out, you might get some extra wins out of a goalie with less of a scouting report on them from other teams

You do realize that the Avs did exactly what you said by playing their AHL goalie from last year. And it didn’t pan out

 

[Peasy]

Sakic loves to go bargain bin hunting for his goalies that's for sure.

 

[Tralfamadore]

Sakic loves to go bargain bin hunting for his goalies that's for sure.

Sakic is not the GM.

 

[benfranklin]

Sakic loves to go bargain bin hunting for his goalies that's for sure.

This now year 3 of Sakic not being the GM. Im sure his opinion matters, but I doubt MacFarland calls up daddy Joe for every move.

 

[a mangy Meowth]

Whatever

 

[Satan]

Sakic loves to go bargain bin hunting for his goalies that's for sure.

Yep, Sakic is very lucky he inhereted such a good core and won a cup but hes not been that impressive of a GEM

 

[starsfan86]

wedge is I think, one of the more reliable true backups in the league. He wasn’t that horrendous last year, and was pretty good the previous few years.

Sieve this year, but such a small sample size

He was 90th out of 98 goalies last season in goals saved above expected. Stars fans were ecstatic he didn’t re-sign in the offseason.

 

[benfranklin]

Yep, Sakic is very lucky he inhereted such a good core and won a cup but hes not been that impressive of a GEM

lol wut?!

 

[Bringer of Jollity]

Why didnt they just bring up Askarov....he's better.

Trots should be fired.

That was the plan-Wedgewood was brought in with the assumption he would be waived and sent to the AHL. Askarov wanted out because of the Saros extension.

 

[OilersFanatics505]

Yep, Sakic is very lucky he inhereted such a good core and won a cup but hes not been that impressive of a GEM

Ummm what? I’m sorry, you can’t look at some of his trades and say that?

 

[Jixer19]

Yep, Sakic is very lucky he inhereted such a good core and won a cup but hes not been that impressive of a GEM

Uhhhh, what? Think you might be confused

 

[BlueOil]

would not be surprised to see wedgewood do alright on colorado but the avs goaltending still stinks even if he improves

they have no real starters and a bad tandem situation at best

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

I like how Avs management sees their “starter” repeatedly give up 4+ goals over the course of two years and their reaction is “the backup is at fault”

 

[starsfan86]

would not be surprised to see wedgewood do alright on colorado but the avs goaltending still stinks even if he improves

they have no real starters and a bad tandem situation at best

I would be surprised. But I guess we’ll find out

 

[dirtydanglez]

I like how Avs management sees their “starter” repeatedly give up 4+ goals over the course of two years and their reaction is “the backup is at fault”

youre assuming wedgewood is the backup. this is the avs we are talking about.

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

youre assuming wedgewood is the backup. this is the avs we are talking about.

You’re right, Bednar will probably refuse to play him and start Georgie 50 straight games where he gives up an NHL record 300 goals against in that time span

 

[PredsV82]

He obviously has warts but can Predator fans at least fill some of us in on what he does well?

Nothing. He stunk to start the season, maybe got a little better as Mitch Korn and Vanderklok worked with him, but he is not the upgrade you are looking for.

 

[dirtydanglez]

for the avs sake i hope they go after gibson next but i think they'll do blackwood.

 

[MasterofGrond]

He was 90th out of 98 goalies last season in goals saved above expected. Stars fans were ecstatic he didn’t re-sign in the offseason.

Yeah and rather positive the two years before

Maybe he’s washed, obviously it can happen quick w goalies or maybe he’s just doing goalie things

 

[SoundwaveIsCharisma]

for the avs sake i hope they go after gibson next but i think they'll do blackwood.

I wouldn’t be surprised if they have full faith that Georgie will magically turn it around, and they’ll sit on their hands waiting for him to do so

 

[Hobnobs]

It can be both. At least Askarov getting a season to be backup gives him a chance to usurp Saros.

Revisionism at it's finest. Preds signed Saros to an 8 year extension and Askarov wanted out.

 

[JKG33]

You got to admire how the Avs aren't content to just let the team figure it out. They've been proactive about the goaltending.

Wedgewood is a decent goalie, but I wouldn't call trading your young prospect goalie for a dime a dozen backup "proactive."

Maybe if they dumped Georgiev sure.

 

[Soundgarden]

At least we got rid of Wedgewood, that's a plus.

 

[Hobnobs]

You’re right, Bednar will probably refuse to play him and start Georgie 50 straight games where he gives up an NHL record 300 goals against in that time span

The record is 310 goals against fyi