The Colorado Avalanche really wanted the services of goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood, acquired in a transaction a few weeks ago, since the two parties agreed on the clauses of a five-year pact.
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According to what Sportsnet network hockey expert Elliotte Friedman indicated on Friday, the average annual value of the contract is $5.25 million. A few minutes earlier, the same source had clarified that the club and the goalkeeper were working on a new contract; the 28-year-old athlete could have taken advantage of the status of uncompensated free agent on July 1. This season, he finishes a two-year, $4.7 million deal.
Blackwood was traded by the San Jose Sharks on December 9 along with Givani Smith and a fifth-round pick for Alexandar Georgiev, Nikolai Kovalenko and two selections at the amateur auction. In 2024-2025, he totaled nine victories and maintained a goals against average of 2.83, as well as an efficiency rate of .914.
According to what Friedman recently reported, the cerberus was in the crosshairs of the Carolina Hurricanes before heading to Denver.
