Colorado Avalanche Need To Improve Their Goaltending

Colorado Avalanche Need To Improve Their Goalies Whereas Edmonton May Stand Pat With Theirs

Dave Pagnotta of the Fourth Interval was on TSN Radio in Montreal and was requested if the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche had been content material with their goaltending and would both look to make a transfer heading into the playoffs.

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NHL Rumors: The Colorado Avalanche could also be falling brief in internet

Host: Do you suppose Colorado and Edmonton are simply content material with their goaltending going into the playoffs, although, or do you suppose both of these two groups truly attempt to purchase anyone to bolster that place? As a result of, you realize, Colorado received the Stanley Cup with Darcy Kuemper, who no one actually believed was adequate to win the Cup, and Edmonton acquired a pair targets away from successful the Cup final 12 months with (Stuart) Skinner, who they’re sticking with.

Dave Pagnotta: I feel Colorado depth, particularly on D, factored into that motion for them. Lengthy story brief, I feel Edmonton is content material. I don’t suppose they’re going to switch Stuart Skinner. I feel Colorado, completely, at this present price, will make a transfer for a goaltender in a while within the season. I feel it’s now will in all probability be a lot in a while. However the phrase across the league is Colorado is unquestionably seeking to discover a solution to get a greater kind of goaltender in there (Alexandar) Georgiev, additionally in UFA, so it makes issues simpler.

NHLRumors.com Be aware: It’s the worst-kept secret within the league; the Colorado Avalanche need to improve their goaltending. They’ve been seeking to improve their goaltending for the previous two commerce deadlines. Ever since Pavel Froncouz acquired harm, Colorado has been on the hunt for one. The Avalanche had been in on Jake Allen earlier than he went to New Jersey.

NHL Rumors: May the Colorado Avalanche Goal a San Jose Sharks Goalie?

Alexandar Georgiev was beginning to flip issues round earlier than he acquired harm. Justus Annunen has been thrown into the fireplace. Colorado waived Kaapo Kahkonen. Nonetheless, the Avalanche are taking a look at probably one other San Jose Sharks goalie in Mackenzie Blackwood.

With Vitek Vanecek harm, the Sharks recalled Yaroslav Askarov. If he performs effectively, they might transfer on from Blackwood or Vanecek. Each are unrestricted free brokers.

So far as the Edmonton Oilers, Stuart Skinner is the person there, however an improve on Calvin Pickard shouldn’t be out of the query.

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