The San Jose Sharks have acquired Mackenzie Blackwood from the New Jersey Devils.
The San Jose Sharks have acquired goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood from the New Jersey Devils.
First reported by Kevin Weekes on Twitter, the Sharks are sending a 2023 sixth-round pick in return for the rights to the RFA netminder.
Blackwood has struggled with injuries the last two seasons. He played just 22 games last season and finished with a .893 save %.
Blackwood was considered the number-one goaltender for New Jersey back in the 2019-20 season. That year he played 47 games and had a .915 save %.
Blackwood is 26 years old, and at 6'4, 225 lbs, he can take up much of the net. The Sharks will have a backlog of netminders this offseason.
At the moment, it looks as though Kaapo Kahkonen, Eetu Makiniemi, and now Blackwood will have a chance to be the San Jose Sharks netminder.