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New Jersey Devils: 5 Players Who Should Be On Taxi Squad

By Nick Villano

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - FEBRUARY 25: Nathan Bastian #42 of the New Jersey Devils celebrates his first NHL career goal against the Montreal Canadiens during their game at Prudential Center on February 25, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)
NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - FEBRUARY 25: Nathan Bastian #42 of the New Jersey Devils celebrates his first NHL career goal against the Montreal Canadiens during their game at Prudential Center on February 25, 2019 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images) /
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Tampa Bay Lightning goalie Scott Wedgewood (29): (Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports) /

Scott Wedgewood

The Devils need a goalie on their taxi squad, and they added Scott Wedgewood this offseason in order to have someone with NHL experience available if Corey Crawford or Mackenzie Blackwood went down. He is coming off time in the NHL bubble, actually winning the Stanley Cup Championship with the Tampa Bay Lightning. He didn’t play obviously, but he did get to travel with the team as they won it all. He at least has practice time in the past 10 months.

The Devils could add Gilles Senn to the squad, but they brought Wedgewood here to be the extra. Senn will get his chances soon enough, but it makes more sense for him to get ready for the AHL season. How that will work hasn’t been figured out yet, but it will be worked out somehow.

Wedgewood has some NHL experience, including a few seasons in the Devils organization in the past. He’s someone who understands the process of playing the second the team calls on him. If anyone is going to be used to long layoffs, it’s Wedgewood.

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If he’s playing, it would be a problem, but that goes for any goalie that’s not Blackwood or Crawford. He’s an emergency option for a reason. However, the Devils need an emergency option. Crawford has an injury history, and Blackwood is still very young. Wedgewood is at least a decent option in a pinch.

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