Confirmed with Link: TRADE: Sharks trade G Mackenzie Blackwood, F Givani Smith, 2027 5th to COL for G Alexandar Georgiev, F Nikolai Kovalenko, '26 2nd, Cond'l '25 5th

[TheBeard]

He just turned 28 so seems like a great term that won’t age out badly.

 

[matt trick]

Thrilled for Blackwood to get some long-term stability and get paid, but man that could be an ugly contract. Glad not to be the one giving it to him.

Depending on how it’s structured, I’d imagine a buyout costs 1.5-2M a year. 2% of the cap for an error. That likely only happens if injuries impact Mak. He’s young and incredibly fit and playing behind a great team. All the Avs need is near league average and to not be a huge dick. The upside for the Avs is significant. They were going to spend this on the best UFA goalie they could find. That’s Blackwood.

 

[matt trick]

I’d probably have considered 4*$6M and look to move Mack in Y3 or 4, but that’s complicated, happy for him. Hope we can bring in a 1B for the next two years. Maybe an overpaid guy we get paid to take on, but not sure we want someone making $5M to be outplayed by Askarov at $2M.

 

[mogambomoroo]

Good for Mack, for Colorado and for us. Everyone wins. If that was what he was asking from the Sharks, it would have too much since we have Askarov.

 

[TheBigDrunkPanda]

Good for Blackwood

 

[Shark Finn]

Good for Mack, for Colorado and for us. Everyone wins. If that was what he was asking from the Sharks, it would have too much since we have Askarov.

He'd probably wanted more anyway from a bottom dweller.

 

[BaileyMacTavish]

Good for Mack, for Colorado and for us. Everyone wins. If that was what he was asking from the Sharks, it would have too much since we have Askarov.

Almost good for us. We unfortunately have 4/5/6/7/8giev manning the pipes. I am just ready to bury him in the minors because I feel like not even Speer can fix this dud of a goalie

 

[The Nemesis]

Almost good for us. We unfortunately have 4/5/6/7/8giev manning the pipes. I am just ready to bury him in the minors because I feel like not even Speer can fix this dud of a goalie

You act like he's locked into a multi-year contract and dragging down a competitive team. He's a pending UFA and the Sharks could still use a high draft pick. Georgiev is terrible but it hardly matters given where the Sharks are at.

 

[seroes]

Happy for Blackwood. He played well for us. I'm even more happy for us because that contract will probably turn out terribly.

 

[The Nemesis]

Happy for Blackwood. He played well for us. I'm even more happy for us because that contract will probably turn out terribly.

It might not be great by the end but it shouldn't be terrible. I think Blackwood is 29, so a 5 year deal at a fairly mid-tier starting goalie price should be expected to get 3 or 4 decent starter years out of it and then maybe in his 33 or 34 season you see him break down. It's not like they gave him 8 years or $7.5m per or anything stupid like that.

It's more than the Sharks could've or should've offered given that this is Askarov's team as soon as next season, but it's not a deal that I would be too upset about handing out under different circumstances.

 

[seroes]

It might not be great by the end but it shouldn't be terrible. I think Blackwood is 29, so a 5 year deal at a fairly mid-tier starting goalie price should be expected to get 3 or 4 decent starter years out of it and then maybe in his 33 or 34 season you see him break down. It's not like they gave him 8 years or $7.5m per or anything stupid like that.

It's more than the Sharks could've or should've offered given that this is Askarov's team as soon as next season, but it's not a deal that I would be too upset about handing out under different circumstances.

While I understand this point on market value for goalies, the amount of goalies I would want to give more than 3 years to I can count on one hand and Blackwood isn't one of them.

 

[Juxtaposer]

Depending on how it’s structured, I’d imagine a buyout costs 1.5-2M a year. 2% of the cap for an error. That likely only happens if injuries impact Mak. He’s young and incredibly fit and playing behind a great team. All the Avs need is near league average and to not be a huge dick. The upside for the Avs is significant. They were going to spend this on the best UFA goalie they could find. That’s Blackwood.

Totally understand Colorado giving it to him, I just personally wouldn't.

 

[Munnyro]

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[fasterthanlight]

They had so much Georgiev ptsd they gave Blackwood 5 years. I do hope it works out for them, but I wouldn't have been too happy had the sharks given that contract

 

[sampler]

No way sharks sign that kind of contract. Made no sense and I’m sure they balckwoods camp discussed accordingly with Grier. All good decisions for everyone.

Now, should the sharks give carriere a look in the nhl after burying Georgiev? Just to get more experience in the system?

P.S.: I am very excited for next year already. We’re quickly coming to assure a top 4 selection. We’re in every game, so obviously not far from winning these close games. If they get Schaefer than we have a killer 1-2 on D and a strong 1-2-3 forwards with Celebrini, eklund, smith and a strong 1G in Askarov. The next generation will be here and it will be time to go for it…

 

[Cas]

No way sharks sign that kind of contract. Made no sense and I’m sure they balckwoods camp discussed accordingly with Grier. All good decisions for everyone.

Now, should the sharks give carriere a look in the nhl after burying Georgiev? Just to get more experience in the system?

P.S.: I am very excited for next year already. We’re quickly coming to assure a top 4 selection. We’re in every game, so obviously not far from winning these close games. If they get Schaefer than we have a killer 1-2 on D and a strong 1-2-3 forwards with Celebrini, eklund, smith and a strong 1G in Askarov. The next generation will be here and it will be time to go for it…

Carriere is on an AHL deal, so he can't play for the Sharks without signing an NHL contract, and he's the #5-6 in the system right now.

He seems to be performing well for Wichita, which is great and maybe he's a starter for the Barracuda next year with an NHL deal, but he's extremely unlikely to be getting playing time this season.

 

[Saskatoon]

He'd probably wanted more anyway from a bottom dweller.

I wouldn't be surprised if he was willing to sign the same contract with the Sharks but they didn't want to spook Askarov

I think term was an issue for us

 

[LadyStanley]

 

[Pinkfloyd]

Committing that sort of term to Blackwood when it’s obvious Askarov is the team’s guy moving forward is not ideal but getting good value for that goalie is. We have a two mil starter the next two years. Just need to get a veteran goalie capable of sharing the load and help him along in a way Blackwood could and they’re in a competitive spot.

People really need to move past the Georgiev stuff. It’s understandable to be clear but it’s for the best interest of the team to take back what is necessary to maximize future value in this situation. The team should be strong enough to tolerate a bad teammate tank commander that will be gone after game 82.

 

[Chileiceman]

Committing that sort of term to Blackwood when it’s obvious Askarov is the team’s guy moving forward is not ideal but getting good value for that goalie is. We have a two mil starter the next two years. Just need to get a veteran goalie capable of sharing the load and help him along in a way Blackwood could and they’re in a competitive spot.

People really need to move past the Georgiev stuff. It’s understandable to be clear but it’s for the best interest of the team to take back what is necessary to maximize future value in this situation. The team should be strong enough to tolerate a bad teammate tank commander that will be gone after game 82.

It's good for your team's draft position, but hopefully your young talents won't feel too dejected from playing well enough to win but still losing because of the sieve in net.

 

[Hangemhigh]

Ugly. The old lid was better.

 

[Pinkfloyd]

It's good for your team's draft position, but hopefully your young talents won't feel too dejected from playing well enough to win but still losing because of the sieve in net.

They shouldn't feel like that because the fact is that the team doesn't play well enough to win regardless of the goaltending. All one has to do is look at how the team performs when Askarov is in net. They technically play well enough to win because the goaltending keeps them in it. In three of Askarov's four losses, he had a .929 save percentage or better and still lost. Even with Georgiev being whatever one's worst expectation of him is, this team is still far away from playing in a way that resembles winning hockey. The young talents still have a lot of room to grow that is outside of how the goaltending performs to contribute to winning hockey and using them as an excuse absolves them of their own responsibilities.