Avalanche expect Alexandar Georgiev to start, plus more notes from Day 1 of the NHL Draft
MONTREAL — Avalanche general manager Joe Sakic didn’t shy away from naming his starting goaltender. Sakic said the team views him as “a great backup goaltender” and someone coach Jared Bednar can trust to play “30, 40 games.” “I think they’re going to be a great duo,” the general manager said. Hours before the start of the 2022 #NHLDraft, the Avalanche and Rangers are making a trade 🔄 Goaltender Alexandar Georgiev — who started 117 of the 129 games he played for New York — is headed to Colorado.https://t.co/WmluBxTEkJ pic.twitter.com/RLySCGQz7g — The Athletic July 7, 2022 “He was excited,” Sakic said. “Good dialogue.” MacKinnon update Nathan MacKinnon, who has one year left on his team-friendly, $6.3 million average annual value contract, is eligible for an extension starting July 13, and Sakic met Thursday with the center’s agent, Pat Brisson, to discuss a potential deal, the GM said. “We’re hopeful that we’ll be able to make an announcement and not have all of them go to the market on Wednesday,” Sakic said.
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