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

[TheDoldrums]

Unironically Avs should have gone for Matt Murray instead if this was the alternative. He’s the Leafs 5th goalie atm but playing fine with the Marlies

 

[Maurice of Orange]

Nashville should have ponied up a little more salary to resign Kevin Lankinen.

Lankinen has been keeping the Canucks in the picture and hasn’t lost a game on the road at 9-0-0.

 

[Armourboy]

Nashville should have ponied up a little more salary to resign Kevin Lankinen.

Lankinen has been keeping the Canucks in the picture and hasn’t lost a game on the road at 9-0-0.

Lankinen wasn't our choice. He wanted to test the market and try to find a place he could get more playing time. He's making way less with Vancouver than we paid him in the previous seasons.

Trotz was looking for someone he could call up in case Askarov didn't do well but otherwise would be in the AHL. Wedgewood agreed to that ( Lankinen wouldn't ) so that is who he went with.

 

[Rafafouille]

Paid a 6th rounder to downgrade in nets, 10/10 Avs, solid work.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

Bednar just doesnt trust annunen at all

 

[benfranklin]

The Avs saved 700K on the Cap. This all could be part of a bigger play.

 

[Avsfan1921]

Paid a 6th rounder to downgrade in nets, 10/10 Avs, solid work.

It ain’t no downgrade. They could run the game with no goalie and it still wouldn’t be a downgrade.

 

[Cypher]

The Avs saved 700K on the Cap. This all could be part of a bigger play.

No. They took on an extra 700k this year and next with this trade. They also gave up a pick, and got the older goalie.

 

[benfranklin]

No. They took on an extra 700k this year and next with this trade. They also gave up a pick, and got the older goalie.

Ah fail. I have no idea then.

 

[Puckstop40]

W3dg3wood keeps getting worse with time. Seems like a great teammate- but below average backup nowadays

Seems W3dg3wood is at least less than Fourgiev

 

[Rafafouille]

It ain’t no downgrade. They could run the game with no goalie and it still wouldn’t be a downgrade.

Prime Hasek would allow 3+ goals a game with that defense and system. If you keep trying goalies and get the same results, it's not the goalies.


Just look at Ullmark(Vezina to mediocre)with Ottawa or whatever plug Vegas throws at their net. Goalies are irrelevant in today's hockey, it's all about the D and the coaching, goalie stats will follow, and whatever Bednar's doing, it's not working. They're lucky they had that elite roster in 22 that could outscore their woes, now they actually have to fix the issue.

 

[benfranklin]

Prime Hasek would allow 3+ goals a game with that defense and system. If you keep trying goalies and get the same results, it's not the goalies.

Want to elaborate a bit more? Im looking up anything to back this up that the Avs have a poor system that leaves their goalies out in no mans land overdepending on them and stats arent backing it up.

Im going through here and xGAA was pretty low for Avalanche goalies every season except last.

NHL Goalie Advanced Stats 2024-2025

NHL Goalie Analytics, Goals Saved Above Expected

moneypuck.com

 

[67 others]

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

He never would have a realistic chance to usurp a goalie on a vig money 8 year contract and he knew it

 

[Mattb124]

This is incorrect. Trotz ha stated that when he offered Wedgewood the contract he was informed that the plan was for Askarov to be the back up and that unless Askarov had a bad camp he would likely be in Milwaukee.

He told Askarov that the backup job was slated to be his in the summer, a few days later Askarov came back and asked to be traded.

The Askarov trade had nothing to do with Wedgewood and everything to do with money ( Trotz was never going to give him 2 million a season ) and having basically no competition in front of him.

Nothing at all to do with the Preds signing Saros for 8 years, effectively blocking Askarov from being the starter? Nothing at all?

 

[HolyGhost]

Hey remember how Trotz traded Askarov because he signed Wedgewood with term to backup Saros and now has traded Wedgewood away two months into the season.

Great asset management. I can’t with this guy, man. Annunen at least has some value and is younger I guess.

I believe Askarov made it clear he wanted to be a number one goalie in the NHL and the moment the preds signed their guy to a 7 year deal? He knew it was not happening with the Preds

 

[Jixer19]

Prime Hasek would allow 3+ goals a game with that defense and system. If you keep trying goalies and get the same results, it's not the goalies.


Just look at Ullmark(Vezina to mediocre)with Ottawa or whatever plug Vegas throws at their net. Goalies are irrelevant in today's hockey, it's all about the D and the coaching, goalie stats will follow, and whatever Bednar's doing, it's not working. They're lucky they had that elite roster in 22 that could outscore their woes, now they actually have to fix the issue.

Uh huh, tell me more of this system that you speak of? Because it isn't the Avs, that roster in 22 sheltered the goalie(s) especially

 

[John Mandalorian]

Prime Hasek would allow 3+ goals a game with that defense and system. If you keep trying goalies and get the same results, it's not the goalies.


Just look at Ullmark(Vezina to mediocre)with Ottawa or whatever plug Vegas throws at their net. Goalies are irrelevant in today's hockey, it's all about the D and the coaching, goalie stats will follow, and whatever Bednar's doing, it's not working. They're lucky they had that elite roster in 22 that could outscore their woes, now they actually have to fix the issue.

The Avs top 4 on D has been the same as it was for game 1 of the 2022 playoffs. Yes, there are fluctuations in individual players from year to year. But this proclamation is extremely garish. In the first 10 games, the Avs consistently scored enough to be 8-2 or 9-1. Because of the shoddy goaltending, they were around .500.

The 2021 Habs made the SCF with garbage D like Chiarot because Price had one last stand. Or are you willing to take credit away from Price in order to give it to Chia-rot?

 

[Gilmour1996]

Avs starting to look like Kyle Dubas is running the show.

 

[Jumptheshark]

I’m confused by this trade. Both goalies have shitty numbers this season but at least Annunen is only 24 and has some upside.

This is not an upgrade for Avs. Weird.

Both teams are tweaking their rosters. Preds are getting up against the wall shortly and moving low end guys might not wake up their team.. Avs felt they needed more seasoned vet on the back end

 

[Jee]

Justun Anusnen

 

[tucker3434]

Prime Hasek would allow 3+ goals a game with that defense and system. If you keep trying goalies and get the same results, it's not the goalies.


Just look at Ullmark(Vezina to mediocre)with Ottawa or whatever plug Vegas throws at their net. Goalies are irrelevant in today's hockey, it's all about the D and the coaching, goalie stats will follow, and whatever Bednar's doing, it's not working. They're lucky they had that elite roster in 22 that could outscore their woes, now they actually have to fix the issue.

Avs are ~top 1/3 in HDSA. Dead last in HDSV%. But I guess when every high danger chance finds the back of your net it could look like the system sucks.

 

[Armourboy]

Nothing at all to do with the Preds signing Saros for 8 years, effectively blocking Askarov from being the starter? Nothing at all?

Yes it played a part but I was correcting the notion that we traded Askarov because we signed Wedgewood, that was not the case.

 

[WarriorofTime]

Goalies are irrelevant in today's hockey, it's all about the D and the coaching

This is a pretty horrid take. No empirical data backs this up at all.. just selective "vibes" I suppose.

 

[lakai17]

Annunen has better numbers this season. Nashville win.