Avalanche Needed To Extend Blackwood Sooner Rather Than Later Stefano Rubino | December 30, 2024 The Colorado Avalanche returned from the Christmas break and quickly completed an essential business by signing goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood to a five-year contract extension worth $26.5 million ($5.25 million average…
3 Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 4-1 Win Over the Utah Hockey Club Ryan Womeldorf | December 28, 2024 Heading into the Christmas break, things were really starting to look up for the Colorado Avalanche. The team’s 5-2 win over the Seattle Kraken made it three wins in a…
Colorado Avalanche Sign Mackenzie Blackwood to 5-Year Extension Justin Giampietro | December 27, 2024 On Dec. 27, the Colorado Avalanche announced their extension of recently acquired goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood. The 28-year-old received a five-year deal worth $5.25 million per season. His .913 save percentage…
3 Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 5-2 Win Over the Kraken Ryan Womeldorf | December 23, 2024 Coming into Sunday night’s matchup with the Seattle Kraken, the Colorado Avalanche had begun to heat up. A 4-2 win over the Anaheim Ducks made it two wins in a…
Avalanche Can Win 2025 Stanley Cup with New Goalie Tandem Marko Zlomislic | December 18, 2024 Christmas came early for the Colorado Avalanche this year. In the span of just over a week, general manager Chris MacFarland overhauled his team’s goaltending tandem with a pair of…
3 Takeaways From the Avalanche’s 3-1 Loss to the Canucks Ryan Womeldorf | December 17, 2024 After losing 4-1 to the Utah Hockey Club in a disappointing effort, the Colorado Avalanche got back in the win column with an impressive 5-2 win over the Nashville Predators.…
3 Implications of the Sharks Trading Mackenzie Blackwood Alex Hutton | December 10, 2024 Following more than a year of speculation, the San Jose Sharks have finally made a long-anticipated move by trading goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, along with forward Givani Smith and a draft…
Avalanche Address Goaltending Problems With Georgiev-for-Blackwood Trade Marko Zlomislic | December 10, 2024 In a major move on Monday afternoon (Dec. 9), the Colorado Avalanche addressed their biggest weakness by trading goaltender Alexandar Georgiev, forward Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2025 fifth-round pick and a…
Grading Avalanche’s Trade for Mackenzie Blackwood Alex Chauvancy | December 9, 2024 It’s not the NHL trade deadline yet, but we’ve had a couple of prominent trades in the last few days. First, it was Jacob Trouba to the Anaheim Ducks on…
Sharks Trade Blackwood, Smith & 5th to Avalanche for Georgiev, Kovalenko, 2nd & 5th Jesse Courville-Lynch | December 9, 2024 On Monday (Dec. 9), it was reported that the San Jose Sharks were trading Mackenzie Blackwood, Givani Smith, and a 2027 fifth-round pick to the Colorado Avalanche. In exchange, the…
Avalanche Should Target Sharks’ Blackwood in Major Trade Marko Zlomislic | November 28, 2024 In a regular-season rematch of the 2022 Stanley Cup Final, the Colorado Avalanche suffered an embarrassing 8-2 loss against the Tampa Bay Lightning to start week eight of the NHL…
Blue Jackets Could Benefit From Goaltending Trio Experiment William Espy | November 26, 2024 The Columbus Blue Jackets are in a strange situation regarding their goaltenders. Daniil Tarasov is supposed to be their goaltender of the future, but he hasn’t been able to gather…