NHL News: Sabres on verge of goalie trade, and Penguins lose Evgeni Malkin to injury
Anthony Scultore
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We may have our first goalie trade coming soon. Per NHL Network analyst, Kevin Weekes the Buffalo Sabres and Colorado Avalanche could be on the verge of a trade involving Jonas Johansson.
Sabres and Avalanche close to a deal
The Colorado Avalanche have been sniffing around the goalie market for awhile. They want to make sure they have goalie depth for the playoffs, but Phillip Grubauer is the #1 man in net for the Avs.
Johansson is a 25 year-old net minder who is 0-5-1 this season for the Sabres. He has a GAA of 3.79 and a SV% of .884. The 6-5 goalie does cover a lot of net naturally and was a 3rd round pick in 2014. Judging him behind this Buffalo defense would be unfair to say the least.
Penguins lose Malkin week-to-week
The Penguins are dealing with an injury to one of their best players. Evgeni Malkin is considered week-to-week after suffering a lower-body injury against the Bruins this week. The 34 year-old pivot has 24 points in 29 games this season for Pittsburgh.
“Obviously when you lose Geno, it’s a tough loss from our standpoint for everything that he brings to our team. But we are certainly encouraged that, hopefully, we will get him back in a timely fashion,” Sullivan told reporters Friday.
via Sportsnet
Malkin has been rumored to be a trade candidate this offseason.