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3 Players New Jersey Devils Should Covet From Arizona Coyotes

By Dave Browne

EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 15: Darcy Kuemper #35 of the Arizona Coyotes makes the second period save on Gabriel Landeskog #92 of the Colorado Avalanche in Game Three of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 15, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images)
EDMONTON, ALBERTA - AUGUST 15: Darcy Kuemper #35 of the Arizona Coyotes makes the second period save on Gabriel Landeskog #92 of the Colorado Avalanche in Game Three of the Western Conference First Round during the 2020 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs at Rogers Place on August 15, 2020 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. (Photo by Jeff Vinnick/Getty Images) /
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Darcy Kuemper

The Arizona Coyotes have two viable options in Antti Raanta and Darcy Kuemper in net. There are a lot of NHL teams who will be calling Arizona for one of their goaltenders, both of whom comes with a palatable salary. Raanta carries a $4.25 million AAV with one year left on his contract while Kuemper has a $4.5 million AAV with two years left on his contract. The term alone makes Kuemper the more attractive asset.

No stranger to being in a time share during his career, Kuemper could help bring stability in net with Mackenzie Blackwood. In all likelihood there will be a condensed 2020-21 schedule so having another goaltender the Devils could trust would be a huge benefit to the team and a lighter workload for Blackwood.

If you haven’t watched much Coyotes games during their ‘play in round’ or first round against the Avalance, Kuemper was spectacular. He gave the Coyotes a fighting chance against the high flying Avalanche until the team itself self destructed in games four and five. Adding Kuemper will buy the team a few more years to find a more permanent solution to their backup goaltending woes, whether it be in an in house replacement like Gilles Senn or someone outside of the organization.

Arizona should look to sell high on the better goaltender in Kuemper. If the the price tag for Kuemper isn’t astronomical, which it shouldn’t be, the Devils would be wise to look into acquiring him to sure up the goaltending.

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