Sharks and Avs pull off a massive 7 piece trade in goalie swap
Headed to Colorado are goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood and forward Givani Smith along with a 2027 5th round draft pick. In exchange the Sharks are getting Alexandar Georgiev (14% of salary retained by COL), forward Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2026 2nd round pick and a 2025 5th round pick.
Sharks trade Blackwood to Avs for two players, two draft picks
The Sharks also acquired goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko, Colorado’s 2026 second-round selection and a conditional fifth-round draft selection in 2025 in exchange for Blackwood, forward Givani Smith and San Jose’s own 2027 fifth-round pick. As part of the deal, Colorado will retain 14 percent of Georgiev’s contract, per the Sharks.
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After two goalie trades, have the Avalanche done enough?
The Colorado Avalanche have made two trades in the last two weeks, both in hopes of improving their goaltending. First, they acquired Scott Wedgewood from the Nashville Predators, then they traded away Alexander Georgiev to the San Jose Sharks in exchange for Mackenzie Blackwood.
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The Colorado Avalanche have swapped goaltenders with San Jose, sending a struggling Alexandar Georgiev to the Sharks for Mackenzie Blackwood.
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