The Colorado Avalanche announced today that they signed their newest goaltending acquisition Alexandar Georgiev to a 3-year extension worth $3.4 million per year.
With Darcy Kuemper headed to free agency, general manager of the year Joe Sakic traded three draft picks in the 3rd and 5th round of the 2022 NHL Draft and another 3rd rounder in next year’s 2023 draft to acquire the former New York Rangers goalie from Bulgaria.
Georgiev, a restricted free agent before this signing, put up a 15-10-2 record over the course of 2021-22 with a 2.