That was fast. Mackenzie Blackwood signed a five-year, $26.25 million extension ($5.25 million AAV) with the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, following the trade that sent him out of the San Jose Sharks organization Dec.

Mackenzie Blackwood and Givani Smith are back in San Jose 10 days after the trade that sent them to the Colorado Avalanche

Mackenzie Blackwood joined the Sharks in the midst of a career crossroads. He was once seen as a potential goalie of the future for the New Jersey Devils. And he had some very solid seasons for them early in his career. However, things simply did not work out. And he was eventually traded to San Jose.