The Colorado Avalanche have swapped goaltenders with San Jose, sending a struggling Alexandar Georgiev to the Sharks for Mackenzie Blackwood.
On his 28th birthday, goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood received a trade to the Colorado Avalanche along with some friendly advice.'Just stop the puck,' Avs general manager Chris MacFarland said of the message to his newest goaltender. 'That's what we're looking for from him.'Seems simple enough, but that inability to stop shots on a consistent basis this season led the Avalanche to trade another goaltender on Monday.
'Georgiev was acquired by Colorado in a deal with New York Rangers on July 7, 2022. He made the NHL All-Star Game a year ago in a season when he finished with a league-leading 38 wins. He wound up 86-41-11 in an Avalanche sweater. Blackwood also started off slow this season, with an 0-2-2 mark. But he has a 2.72 goals-against average and a .916 save percentage over his last 14 appearances. On Oct.
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