5 former New Jersey Devils free agents to target this offseason

There are a lot of interesting free agents this offseason, and some of them are already familiar with the Prudential Center locker room. Who might be a good target for the New Jersey Devils this offseason?

New Jersey Devils center Adam Henrique (14) speaks with Pierre McGuire. Mandatory Credit: Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports / Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports

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Scott Wedgewood

Scott Wedgewood is not the player who will fix the New Jersey Devils goaltending issues, but we’ve made it clear the Devils can’t just rely on, say, Jacob Markstrom and Jake Allen. As much as we like Jakes, one injury there puts the Devils in a bad spot. Adding a third decent option who can play in very specific opportunities but stay with the NHL club has a huge value for the Devils. Scott Wedgewood has already signed a deal like that in the past with the Devils. Maybe he would do it again.

He hasn’t had the best season, putting up an .899 save percentage behind the very good Dallas Stars, but he was really good last season backing up Jake Oettinger. He had a .915 save percentage and won some games on his own.

This season, he just had some stinkers. He was great when he was good, but he had issues with consistency. It is what it is. That happens to goalies sometimes. At the end of the day, he’s 31 years old, has been healthy for a while, and he might be willing to take this role.

If the Devils go into next season with Markstrom, Allen, Wedgewood, Nico Daws, and possibly Akira Schmid, they will have the depth at the position they’ve been begging for since Cory Schneider got hurt for the first time.

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