Tag: Mackenzie Blackwood
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Avalanche lock in goaltending duo, sign Scott Wedgewood to one-year extension
Perhaps Chris MacFarland is an avid Denver Gazette reader after all. On Thursday morning, the Colorado Avalanche signed backup goaltender Scott Wedgewood to a one-year extension to a deal that will see him carry a $2.5 million cap hit next season. Wedgewood’s hot start, combined with young prospect Ilya Nabokov’s struggles this season in Russia,…
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Avalanche face interesting predicament with goaltending beyond this season | NHL Insider
The Avalanche may view Ilya Nabokov as the future in net, but Scott Wedgewood’s play might delay the full-time arrival of the future another year. While Wedgewood entered Thursday leading the NHL in wins and has held down the fort as Mackenzie Blackwood recovers from off-season surgery, the 22-year-old Nabokov has struggled in the KHL.…