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…
Sharks Relying on Vanecek and Blackwood for Better and for Worse Alex Hutton | November 14, 2024 As the San Jose Sharks look to continue the momentum from a 5-2-1 stretch, they have reasons for both optimism and concern surrounding their goaltending. Mackenzie Blackwood and Vitek Vanecek…
Devils Unable to Solve Sharks, Shut Out by Mackenzie Blackwood 1-0 Josh Reinitz | November 10, 2024 The New Jersey Devils headed into Sunday night’s clash with the San Jose Sharks soaring from an overtime victory Saturday night over the New York Islanders. On the Island, the…
It’s Time for the Oilers to Trade for Mackenzie Blackwood Brett Slawson | October 30, 2024 It’s no secret that the Edmonton Oilers have long had their fair share of troubles and inconsistency between the pipes, and unfortunately for the team, the 2024-25 season has proven…
NHL Insider Lists Colorado Avalanche Goalie Trade Targets Stefano Rubino | October 22, 2024 Despite being just six games into the 2024-25 NHL season, the Colorado Avalanche already have goaltender rumors. But that’s what happens when you’ve given up 29 goals, which is the…
Sharks Could Be in Danger of Repeating Last Season’s Start Alex Hutton | October 13, 2024 Despite two tough losses to start the season, the San Jose Sharks — at least for the moment — appear to have improved from 2023-24. Their new players are improving the team’s…
Sharks Take Unique Approach to Opening Night Roster William Espy | October 8, 2024 The 2024-25 NHL season is now officially underway. Although the San Jose Sharks will have their opener on Thursday, Oct. 12 against the St. Louis Blues, a league-wide mandate required…
Sharks Should Wait to Trade Blackwood or Vanecek Alex Hutton | September 6, 2024 At a time when most NHL teams have largely finalized their core rosters with only the final spots to be determined, the San Jose Sharks may still be making moves.…
Sharks Need to Make a Decision Regarding Blackwood’s Future William Espy | May 29, 2024 The San Jose Sharks acquired goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood last summer, hoping he would solidify the position alongside Kaapo Kahkonen. Before Kahkonen was traded at the trade deadline, goaltending was undoubtedly…
