It was a somber afternoon.” Nico Sturm shared how the San Jose Sharks found out about the Mackenzie Blackwood trade to the Colorado Avalanche.

The San Jose Sharks have traded their top goalie to the Colorado Avalanche, and it holds plenty of meaning for a lot of other players.

It’s the second trade in the last two weeks for Colorado, who has reshaped their crease after a disastrous start to the season in net

Headed to Colorado are goaltender MacKenzie Blackwood and forward Givani Smith along with a 2027 5th round draft pick. In exchange the Sharks are getting Alexandar Georgiev (14% of salary retained by COL), forward Nikolai Kovalenko, a 2026 2nd round pick and a 2025 5th round pick.

The Colorado Avalanche have swapped goaltenders with San Jose, sending a struggling Alexandar Georgiev to the Sharks for Mackenzie Blackwood.

Check out some of Mackenzie Blackwood's best saves with the Sharks as he gets traded to the Avalanche.

Colorado will retain 14% of Georgiev’s contract, which equates to approximately $476,000. He is in the last season of a three-year, $10.2 million deal.