We’re approaching the one-year anniversary of a couple swaps Edmonton Oilers fans might consider a missed opportunity.

Unfortunately for the Oilers, those moves also represent a bit of an anomaly when it comes impactful in-season goalie trades.

It was Nov. 30, 2024, when the Colorado Avalanche moved goalie Justus Annunen to the Nashville Predators for Scott Wedgewood. Nine days later, the Avalanche were in the middle of another goalie move, sending — among other parts — masked man Alexandar Georgiev to San Jose for puckstopper Mackenzie Blackwood.

Colorado’s team save percentage on the day it dealt for Wedgewood was .856, dead last in the NHL through over a quarter of the 2024-25 season. Since Dec. 3, 2024, — the day Wedgewood played his first game for the Avs — the club has a .909 team

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