Deen’s View: Mackenzie Blackwood Is a Worthy Gamble for the Avalanche (+)

What a difference a month makes.

On the night before Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, Alexandar Georgiev was in goal for the Avalanche in what ended up being his last home game with the team. Colorado dominated but barely squeaked by the Vegas Golden Knights with a 2-1 shootout triumph at Ball Arena. This was the performance that followed an embarrassing 8-2 defeat at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning. Both Georgiev and Justus Annunen were pulled that night and during one of the intermissions, Miles Wood slammed his stick into pieces and the blade ended up hitting head coach Jared Bednar.

That was the game that changed everything.