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SJHN Daily: Avs’ Perspective of Blackwood Trade?
What was the Colorado Avalanche‘s perspective of the Mackenzie Blackwood trade?
Colleen Flynn of Colorado Hockey Now recapped it above.
The Avalanche have struggled in net to start the season, so GM Chris MacFarland struck a deal with the San Jose Sharks on Monday afternoon.
We have traded Alexandar Georgiev and Nikolai Kovalenko to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Mackenzie Blackwood and Givani Smith. pic.twitter.com/04rknVkWGX
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) December 9, 2024
Blackwood isn’t the only goaltender that they’ve acquired recently either. Colorado traded for Scott Wedgewood less than a week ago, and MacFarland felt like he had no choice but to make today’s move.
Chris MacFarland: “Stats are stats. We obviously were aware of our early season goaltending…
When one guy is maybe going through a tough time, you need the other guy to kind of pick up the slack. It's tough when both guys are struggling. They both did at certain times, but I…
— Meghan Angley (@megangley) December 9, 2024
He also complimented San Jose Sharks GM Mike Grier as well:
Chris MacFarland says Sharks GM Mike Grier was “fantastic to deal with” and that this was a “difficult deal to get done”.
Sounds like it took some grinding to this one over the finish line.
— Jesse Montano (@jessemontano_) December 9, 2024
At San Jose Hockey Now…
Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith traded to the Avalanche for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, draft picks.
Mike Grier felt, in a SJHN exclusive, that the trade was an offer he couldn’t refuse.
What do NHL scouts (and Sheng) think of the Mackenzie Blackwood trade? What do the scouts think about Kovalenko?
Will Smith didn’t participate in Blackwood’s final practice with the San Jose Sharks.
Other Sharks News…
Who is the Sharks’ newest forward Nikolai Kovalenko?
Long-time Avs beat writer Adrian Dater is not a fan of the Blackwood trade for Colorado.
Familiar face Corey Masisak called it a “bold, risky trade”.
Former San Jose Sharks goaltender Adin Hill named one of the NHL’s Stars of the Week.
Yaroslav Askarov is still one of the AHL’s top players:
Saturday’s AHL Three Stars of the Night ⤵️
⭐️ Vasily Ponomarev @WBSPenguins
⭐️⭐️ Yaroslav Askarov @sjbarracuda
⭐️⭐️⭐️ Devon Levi @AmerksHockey pic.twitter.com/cVk776AfTN— American Hockey League (@TheAHL) December 8, 2024
Around the NHL…
Sebastian Cossa had a historic night for the Detroit Red Wings:
Red Wings Sebastian Cossa
First goalie in history to win his NHL debut via shootout in a relief effort
— Sportsnet Stats (@SNstats) December 10, 2024
The Pittsburgh Penguins are maintaining hope with a recent uptick in play.
Paul Maurice is the winningest coach in Florida Panthers’ history.
Utah Hockey Club progressing on permanent brand identity.
The New York Islanders are starting to turn things around.
Patrik Laine is on fire for the Montreal Canadiens since returning from injury.
Anders Sorensen became the first Swedish head coach in NHL history.
