After losing the first four games of the season in which the Avalanche allowed 25 goals against, resulting in a 0-4 start, the Avs have rebounded with two straight wins.
Despite those two wins, Avs goaltender Alexandar Georgiev allowed 3 goals on just 19 shots against, finishing the game with a .825 save percentage. In the 4-1 victory against the winless San Jose Sharks this past Sunday, backup Justus Annunen got the start and turned out a stellar performance stopping 25 of 26 shots against.
However, in lieu of Georgievs’ win against Anaheim and Annunens’ impressive start against San Jose, there is some speculation Avalanche GM Chris MacFarland is working the phones to try and improve the goaltending for his club.
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Two teams that he could be dialing up are Western Conference counterparts in the San Jose Sharks and Anaheim Ducks.
On Sportsnets’ Elliotte Friedmans’ latest 32 Thoughts podcast, Friedman spoke about the possibility of the Avalanche having interest in Sharks’ goalie Mackenzie Blackwood.