Colorado Avalanche Could Solve Goalie Woes with a Trade

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DENVER, CO – MARCH 7: (EDITORS NOTE: An infrared camera was used to create this image) Goaltender Eddie Lack #31 of the Carolina Hurricanes deflects a shot by Matt Nieto #83 of the Colorado Avalanche at the Pepsi Center on March 7, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. The Avalanche defeated the Hurricanes 3-1. (Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images) /

Eddie Lack

Age: 31
Current Team: Binghamton Devils
Current Stats: 4.06 GAA, 0.863 % (AHL) in 16 games
All-Time Stats: 2.62 GAA, .909 % (NHL) in 144 games

You know you have goalie depth when Eddie Lack is your fourth stringer. Yes, the 31-year-old goalie’s best days are probably behind him. However, some of those stats are better than we’ve seen in a while — especially when you look at his all-time stats.

Here’s how I think an Eddie Lack trade works. You’d have to send over Varlamov. However, the Avs should expect back Lack and a draft pick or maybe a low-level prospect — Eddie hasn’t seen any NHL time this season, though he played four games for New Jersey last year (3.19 GAA, .903 save percentage).

The rationale for acquiring Lack would be to make room for Pavel Francouz at the NHL level. This one’s a big gamble because Grubauer hasn’t earned the starting position and Francouz has extremely limited NHL time under his belt. But, hey, with Varly out of the way, Lack can take on Eagles duty while we try a Grubi-Frankie tandem experiment.

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