Alexandar Georgiev shuts door on talk of the Colorado Avalanche moving on from him
Alexandar Georgiev is in a contract year. Typically, players tend to produce at a higher quality in theses sorts of cases, as to try to earn an extension, or perhaps a bigger payday from a different club. The best-case scenario for the Colorado Avalanche is Georgiev playing out of his mind this year.
Yes, they have Justus Annunen waiting for his opportunity to start. Some people think that that is the team’s hope as well. That being said, if you have Georgiev playing out of his mind and Annunen filling in for a handful more games than he did last year, you could be set up for a bright future.
I was pretty harsh on Georgiev at times last season. I felt like he should have stopped more pucks than he did. That still stands, as he gave up a bunch of four-goal games.
Georgiev knows he did not play up to standards. He probably hears the noise. Hopefully, that puts some fire into his game and he can have a breakout year for the Avalanche. Even though he led the league in wins last year, his performance was not good enough. He might not lead the league in wins this season, but I think that his play from last year will fuel him and help his mindset for the 2024-25 NHL season.