The Colorado Avalanche’s goaltending, and a pair San Jose Sharks who may very well be traded
The Fourth Interval: David Pagnotta and Dennis Bernstein speaking about Colorado Avalanche and their goaltending scenario, in addition to a few San Jose Sharks who may very well be moved on the deadline.
** NHLRumors.com transcription
Kate Pettersen: “And guys we talked about it. Lots of issues that we’ve talked about have been occurring, to not toot our personal horn, however Colorado specifically. We talked in regards to the goaltending scenario.
They’ve had a busy 10 days. They exit they usually get Scott Wedgewood, and we’re nonetheless questioning, you realize, what are they going to do for primary? Properly, Mackenzie Blackwood, is he the answer to the issue? Properly, we’re about to search out out. Nevertheless it seems like they’ve a greater one-two punch. Now it seems to be like that on paper.
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So what do you guys consider that scenario, and perhaps what else Colorado must do to maintain the practice rolling?
Pagnotta: “Yeah, nicely, Kate, I imply, as you mentioned, we’ve talked about this after the Wedgewood deal final week. We’re sort of questioning, is that it? Is that basically the answer that you just’re searching for? And clearly not, as they ended up getting Blackwood out of San Jose.
Now, this commerce nearly occurred final week. That they had been speaking about this for a little bit over every week. The deal occurred on Monday, however there was a proposal on the desk from Colorado that clearly San Jose appreciated, as a result of they acted on it. However this was one thing that had been happening for a few week, and everybody was sort of on discover in San Jose, sort of ready now. Kudos to them, they stored it quiet. So, good job.
However clearly, Colorado wanted to handle their goaltending. And the arrogance they’d in (Alexandar) Georgiev, nicely, it fleeted. In order that they exit, they get Blackwood, whose numbers aren’t essentially the most spectacular, however bear in mind he was on San Jose. However his efficiency total, within the underlining numbers, spectacular.
So Colorado banking on that, and now what they’re going to be doing transferring ahead, guys is getting a way primarily of how they will maneuver their wage cap. Is Gabe Landeskog going to have the ability to play this season. That’s going to have an effect on the kind of affect strikes they make in a while within the 12 months.
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It seems like they’re settled proper now, however they’re going to maintain tabs on that scenario and the way that’s going so as to add to their roster, or how that’s going to permit them so as to add to their roster, DB, in a while within the season, nearer to the commerce deadline.
Bernstein: “Yeah, now we are able to rename them the Colorado Forrests, since they’ve Scott Wedgewood, McKenzie Blackwood, and …”
Pagnotta: “Miles Wooden.”
Bernstein: “Miles Wooden precisely. In order that’s it. Look, right here’s the factor, whether or not you prefer to commerce or not, and your Colorado Avalanche fan, your GM was decisive. He knew they weren’t ok. We knew they weren’t ok. Everybody knew. And the truth that, look, it clears a path for (Yaroslav) Askarov in San Jose with out query.
As a result of Blackwood’s numbers actually good. I feel there’s a stat, his first and final sport is a shark. He had 50 saves in each video games, proper? So that you’re proper about dealing with a variety of photographs. Look, if he can revert again to his New Jersey days, they bought (a great??) shot.
As a result of keep in mind this crew, the Colorado Avalanche, nonetheless remembers they wish to cup with Darcy Kemper. In order that they’re hoping that perhaps they will do the trick with Blackwood.
Nevertheless it was coming untenable. You watch the video games, you realize, night time in, night time out, with the Avalanche, and say they play comparatively nicely. They get offense from the man, from their large boys, they usually can’t cease the puck.
Properly, this mix of the goaltenders ought to cease the puck higher. Is it ok to get them three or 4 rounds? I’m undecided. However you bought to provide them, bought to provide the Avalanche credit score for being decisive after they knew they’d a giant hole in aim.
Pagnotta: “One other factor to sort of take a look at here’s what San Jose may probably do down the highway as a result of Georgiev’s it on an expiring contract, they usually have, you realize, some chance of, you realize, sort of including {dollars} right here as nicely.
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They’ve another property that groups are going to have a look at in a while the season, (Mikael) Granlund actually being one in every of them.
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