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New Jersey Devils: Three replacements for Cory Schneider

By Vincent Parise

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - FEBRUARY 19: Patrick Warburton who played the part of David Puddy on the TV show Seinfeld greets Cory Schneider #35 of the New Jersey Devils prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Prudential Center on February 19, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils gave out 'Puddy' bobble head dolls before the game. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - FEBRUARY 19: Patrick Warburton who played the part of David Puddy on the TV show Seinfeld greets Cory Schneider #35 of the New Jersey Devils prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the Prudential Center on February 19, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils gave out 'Puddy' bobble head dolls before the game. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images) /
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New Jersey Devils Thomas Greiss
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106. . G. New York Islanders. Thomas Greiss. 1. player

The New Jersey Devils have had Thomas Greiss in their division playing for the New York Islanders for a few years now. They know just how good he can be as a backup goalie. The Islanders have that suffocating system that helps their goalies, but he would be a good backup here in New Jersey. The Devils need a guy for that role and he would be the kind that is a legit backup. Crawford would be more of a 1B goalie, but Greiss would probably play somewhere between 30-35 games.

In 31 games played for the 2019-20 New York Islanders, he had a 2.74 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage with his 16-9-4 record. Those are some good numbers for a 34-year-old goalie. He isn’t going to be part of the future by any means but he would be a nice player that would bring a decent amount of experience. Whatever his next team is will be the fifth team that he has played for.

Predicting a contract for Greiss is tough. It will, however, be a good indicator of how many games he would get. At 34, and will be 35 not long into next season, a short-term contract would make a lot of sense for him while the Devils look for a long-term backup to replace Schneider. It would be a great duo in the short term with him and Blackwood but it wouldn’t last longer than a few years.

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