It seemed pretty clear that something would have to be done, and the Colorado Avalanche have decided to do it. After a game one loss in their first round 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs series against the Winnipeg Jets, Colorado has made a roster moved aimed at its issues between the pipes.
While the score was 7-6, the Jets Connor Hellybuyck was the better of the two netminders last night. Georgiev struggled, letting in 7 goals on 23 shots for a .696 save percentage. The team has now called up Ivan Prosvetsov from the Colorado Eagles.
According to TSN's John Lu, Justus Annunen, who has been the Avalanche's back up for a while, is sick. Head coach Jared Bednar indicated he might still go with Georgiev in game 2.
Prosvetsov has the most NHL experience of any of the other goaltenders with Colorado right now other than Georgiev, and has had a good season in the AHL, going 11-7-2 with a .921 save percentage. He played 11 games with the Avalanche in 2023-24, with a 4-3-1 record and a save percentage of .895. It sounds like Georgiev has one game to redeem himself, or he's on the bench.
Game two of the series takes place Tuesday night at the Canada Life Centre in Winnipeg.
POLL | ||
AVRIL 22 | 103 ANSWERS Avalanche make emergency goalie move after disastrous game one Do you think Georgiev can redeem himself in game 2 after the emergency callup and disastrous game? | ||
Yes | 31 | 30.1 % |
No | 44 | 42.7 % |
Not sure | 28 | 27.2 % |
LIST OF POLLS |
G | A | PTS | ||
Jason Robertson | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
Chandler Stephenson | - | 3 | 3 | |
Sebastian Aho | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Jalen Chatfield | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mikael Granlund | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Roope Hintz | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Wyatt Johnston | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Brandon Montour | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
William Nylander | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Mitch Marner | - | 2 | 2 | |
Jaden Schwartz | - | 2 | 2 | |
John Tavares | - | 2 | 2 | |
Jamie Benn | 1 | - | 1 | |
Evgeny Dadonov | 1 | - | 1 | |
Yanni Gourde | 1 | - | 1 | |
Pontus Holmberg | 1 | - | 1 | |
Fraser Minten | 1 | - | 1 | |
Ryan Poehling | 1 | - | 1 | |
Jack Roslovic | 1 | - | 1 | |
Daniel Sprong | 1 | - | 1 | |
Complete stats |
STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 19 | 16 | 3 | - | 32 | |
Hurricanes | 18 | 14 | 4 | - | 28 | |
Capitals | 18 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 27 | |
Wild | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Devils | 21 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 17 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 19 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 25 | |
Stars | 18 | 12 | 6 | - | 24 | |
Golden Knights | 19 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 24 | |
Conference | Cumulative |