The New York Rangers have traded goaltender Alexandar Georgiev to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for three draft picks. The Rangers will receive a third-round and fifth-round selection in the 2022 NHL Draft, as well as a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft in the deal.
OFFICIAL: #NYR have acquired a third-round and fifth-round selection in the 2022 NHL Draft, as well as a third-round pick in the 2023 NHL Draft, from Colorado in exchange for goaltender Alexandar Georgiev.
The 26-year-old Georgiev recorded a .898 save percentage and 2.92 goals-against average in 33 games last season. A restricted free agent, he is coming off a two-year, $4.85 million contract with an average annual value of $2.4 million.
In 129 career NHL games, the Ruse, Bulgaria native has a career .908 save percentage and 2.94 GAA. The trade has signaled the end of pending unrestricted free agent Darcy Kuemper's time in Colorado, just weeks after backstopping the team to a Stanley Cup title.