Avalanche Acquire Devan Dubnyk from the Sharks

The Colorado Avalanche have landed themselves some goaltending insurance as they have acquired veteran Devan Dubnyk from the San Jose Sharks in exchange for defenseman Greg Pateryn and a fifth-round pick.

As far as salaries go, nothing was retained by the Sharks in this deal, meanwhile the Minnesota Wild are already paying 50% of the goalies salary this season from a previous deal.

We have acquired goaltender Devan Dubnyk.#GoAvsGo pic.twitter.com/MAfx8ZdyUp
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) April 10, 2021

So far this season Dubnyk has appeared in 17 games and has struggled, posting a .898 save percentage. However the Avs don't want to be relying on a third-stringer without experience should the injuries continue in their crease and Dubnyk could potentially find his form with a solid team in front of him.

The Avs still have nearly $2 million in cap space to work with and according to multiple reports will be active before Monday's deadline.