Triumph Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Reported by Friedman and McKenzie. I don't know about this move - obviously Wedgewood is 'blocked' here and deserves a chance somewhere (and is a Rule VI FA at season's end), but Blackwood has had a rough start in the AHL this year. It's great value for a guy who I thought was worthless 2 seasons ago, but you'd hate to see Kinkaid or Schneider forced to play basically every game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 You know he's shutting us out tonight now [emoji52]Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Huh, this one's interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralliart90 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 10 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: You know he's shutting us out tonight now Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk There’s no way he can start tonight. He probably hasn’t even signed the paperwork yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I.... I don't get it.... Just now, Ralliart90 said: There’s no way he can start tonight. He probably hasn’t even signed the paperwork yet. ... he's under contract and was traded, why wouln't he be able to? Guys who are traded can play right away as far as I know Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I.... I don't get it.... ... he's under contract and was traded, why wouln't he be able to? Guys who are traded can play right away as far as I know Yep. Just go across the hall into the visitors locker room. He'll start tonight, guaranteed. Domingue has been absolutely terrible and Raanta is still injured. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) 3 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said: Yep. Just go across the hall into the visitors locker room. He'll start tonight, guaranteed. Domingue has been absolutely terrible and Raanta is still injured. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Yeah I was thinking of picking him up in my fantasy league, expanded this year and made one huge mistake: had too many goalies allowed on the roster, ooops They're due for a win and of course he'll blank us Edited October 28, 2017 by jagknife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anhkheg Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 5th round pick doesnt make sense. I think we shouldve gotten a 3rd rounder at the least, after all he was picked in the third round as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aznjsn Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Damn I liked Wedgewood. Best of luck to him, but hope he isn't in net tonight. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jagknife Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) 12 minutes ago, Anhkheg said: 5th round pick doesnt make sense. I think we shouldve gotten a 3rd rounder at the least, after all he was picked in the third round as well. He went though waivers and no one claimed him for free, I think getting a 5th is a win EDIT: Additionally, once Cory was activated, we would have to waive him again. Edited October 28, 2017 by jagknife Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 A little risky if Cory has health issues. I would've just kept Wedge as a "Just in case." A 5th-rounder doesn't seem like enough...not because Shero could've gotten more, but because if Cory or KK gets hurt, there's no one else at the moment that you'd feel good about in the system. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted October 28, 2017 Author Share Posted October 28, 2017 55 minutes ago, jagknife said: He went though waivers and no one claimed him for free, I think getting a 5th is a win EDIT: Additionally, once Cory was activated, we would have to waive him again. No, Wedgewood does not require waivers again to go back down - he hasn't been on the roster for 30 days. As for not having an emergency goalie, I agree it's troubling, but Vegas is going to have too many guys in a few months, plus Toronto seems to have 3 or 4 goalies - I think the Devils could get a guy for cheaper than they gave up Wedgewood for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBallofHate Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Best of luck to Wedgewall! He may actually get to stay on their NHL roster all year which is great for him. Are we sure that Wedge wouldn't have had to go through waivers to be sent down? Some people were tweeting that he would have to and we'd have lost him for nothing... FYI: Andrew Gross Verified account @AGrossRecord Louis Dominique will start for the Coyotes tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devlman Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I like it to clear playing time for Blackwood in the AHL, but I hate the return. 5th rounder for an NHL ready goalie for a desperate team is weak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 8 minutes ago, devlman said: I like it to clear playing time for Blackwood in the AHL, but I hate the return. 5th rounder for an NHL ready goalie for a desperate team is weak. Is he NHL ready? I don’t think that’s a foregone conclusion. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 I'm honestly shocked Wedge isn't starting for them tonight.Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Surely any GM worth his salt would say "Yeah, you can have him for a fifth but only if you don't start him against us". Not saying it's strictly by the rules but isn't it fairly common in most major team sports? Let's face it, it's one one of those strange universal laws. The player that spends years being crap every time he pulls on your teams colours suddenly turns into a world beater when he pulls on another teams strip against you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 2 minutes ago, Aitchmack said: Surely any GM worth his salt would say "Yeah, you can have him for a fifth but only if you don't start him against us". Not saying it's strictly by the rules but isn't it fairly common in most major team sports? Let's face it, it's one one of those strange universal laws. The player that spends years being crap every time he pulls on your teams colours suddenly turns into a world beater when he pulls on another teams strip against you! He was actually very good for us in his handful of NHL starts. I think he definitely has the stuff to be an NHL starting goalie somewhere. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 1 minute ago, Daniel said: He was actually very good for us in his handful of NHL starts. I think he definitely has the stuff to be an NHL starting goalie somewhere. He was good in 4 games 2 years ago. I’m not sure that translates into him being good enough to start somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 5 minutes ago, mfitz804 said: He was good in 4 games 2 years ago. I’m not sure that translates into him being good enough to start somewhere. He performed well for a bad team, and has been a very steady AHL goalie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) In four games. Two years ago. That plus some success in the A (how many games did he play there last season? Was probably like 12) means he is an NHL starter? Then why wasnt he claimed off waivers? Edited October 28, 2017 by mfitz804 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBallofHate Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 (edited) By the way, this is not AZ's 5th rounder - this AZ's 5th round pick that they got from Calgary. https://www.capfriendly.com/teams/devils ETA: At times like this, I try to remember that Bratt was a 6th round pick so a 5th rounder might not be so bad in Shero's/Castron's hands! Edited October 28, 2017 by LittleBallofHate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 40 minutes ago, Daniel said: He was actually very good for us in his handful of NHL starts. I think he definitely has the stuff to be an NHL starting goalie somewhere. Yeah, I thought he was ok as well. I just meant in general. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LittleBallofHate Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Andrew Gross Verified account @AGrossRecord Hynes said he was happy for Wedgewood, believes he'll get a shot with Coyotes he wasn't going to get with Devils b/c of Schneider/Kinkaid. Also, Hynes mentions moving Wedgewood good for Blackwood and Appleby's development in Binghamton (AHL). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted October 28, 2017 Share Posted October 28, 2017 Yeah I'm fine with this, not like he was doing anything good anywhere. This is a I don't care move for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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