Mile High Hockey · Dec 15, 2024
Various young forwards’ rise gives Avs more options
Photo by Rich Graessle/NHLI via Getty ImagesThe massive trade the Colorado Avalanche made for MacKenzie Blackwood was a major shake-up in the crease from the start of the season. But another major part of the move was sending Nikolai Kovalenko alongside Alexandar Georgiev to the San Jose Sharks.
From an initial standpoint, it may have been a bad look to give up a player who has been growing in the organization since he was drafted in 2018. Kovalenko also looked good to start the year in the bottom six after coming over from the KHL just last year, but he ended up not getting much of an opportunity.
NIKOLAI KOVALENKO SCORES HIS FIRST NHL GOAL! pic.twitter.com/KoquRbifdi