[Signing] Avalanche extend Blackwood (5yrs, $5.25m AAV)

[Ped]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Didn't they do something similar with Georgiev?

To be fair, Georgiev had a .919 SPCT his first season in Colorado (62 games). and he'd been mostly good in New York, although in less games.

[Buff]

Originally Posted by dissentowner

Didn't they do something similar with Georgiev?

I guess so.

It was an off season trade and signing 3 days later.

[Psytic]

Originally Posted by Jason14h

Certain posters do not leave the site all day and constantly refresh threads . It’s actually quiet amazing to wonder what their day jobs are

I always wondered this when you have posters with an average of like 50 posts a day lol. I work remote myself but I couldn’t get away with CP all day and get everything done.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Just a weeeeee bit premature.

If they're going to go long term on a goalie, why not make sure it's the right one?

5 years is the avs window. So either he's the guy or they're going to waste it. I wouldn't be making that gamble just yet.

Sakic is strange

[DoubleK]

A healthy Blackwood is still with the Devils. If that's the player that the Avs get, they will be set for the next 5 years.

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Psytic

I always wondered this when you have posters with an average of like 50 posts a day lol. I work remote myself but I couldn’t get away with CP all day and get everything done.

Looking at the numbers it seems like your best bet is to be an accountant, but lawyer is a pretty good bet, too.

[カナダ人です]

Colorado's mental has been crushed so hard by Georgiev the last couple seasons that Blackwood probably looks like the second coming of Roy to them

[GreenLantern2814]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Not sure why they felt they had to lock him up this early. It’s like asking a person to marry you after four good dates. Maybe they thought he would have more leverage if he goes on a good run but this seems very premature as they should have given him a longer look to see if he could handle the pressure of backstopping a contender.

Once he proved he could do it, they couldn’t afford him.

He’s probably not a .931 goalie, but on the Avs, it’s worth a gamble that he’s a consistent .905-15 guy.

Dude has seen a lot of rubber on a lot of bad teams - it’s probably a nice change of pace for him playing on an elite team with multiple Hall of Famers.

Not as many unpredictably awful plays to account for, and far more run support.

Originally Posted by カナダ人です

Colorado's mental has been crushed so hard by Georgiev the last couple seasons that Blackwood probably looks like the second coming of Roy to them

In their heads = where it counts.

[Paulie Walnuts]

Colorado dummied Winnipeg with brutal goaltending. All they needed was a save or 2 in round 2 and they make it to the finals.