Trade Destinations Emerge for Controversial Devils Goaltender
A controversial goalie has a few destinations he could go to if the Devils decided to move him out.
Trade Destinations Emerge for Controversial Devils Goaltender
There is a lot of speculation about what is next for Mackenzie Blackwood. Once viewed as the savior of Devil's hockey, he has not quite lived up to the hype. His best seasons were his first couple and he has been declining since due to injuries.
Now, Blackwood has fans split as they think he could still be a quality goaltender at the NHL level but needs to stay healthy and consistent.
In a recent article for NJ Hockey Now, Devils beat writer James Nichols predicted six locations for Blackwood to land.
While I am not going to go into all six as I think you should read the article too, I will share the most intriguing location.
Winnipeg?
The Jets are an interesting place for Blackwood. It is heavily rumored that they are looking to trade their star goalie Connor Hellebuyck, Nichols believes the Devils and Jets could be trade partners that sends Hellebuyck to New Jersey.
Mock Trade
If Connor Hellebuyck were to be traded to New Jersey, it would cost a pretty penny and should shake out to something that looks like this:
Connor Hellebuyck
To WPG:
Yegor Sharangovich
Mackenzie Blackwood
Alexander Holtz (2020 7th overall pick)
2024 2nd that upgrades to a first if Hellebuyck plays in over half the Devils' playoff games
| POLL | ||
JUIN 3 | 124 ANSWERS Trade Destinations Emerge for Controversial Devils Goaltender Who wins the mock trade? | ||
| New Jersey | 67 | 54 % |
| Winnipeg | 57 | 46 % |
| LIST OF POLLS | ||
| G | A | PTS | ||
| Kyle Connor | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Alex Tuch | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Owen Power | - | 2 | 2 | |
| Michael Bunting | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Drew Helleson | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jirí Kulich | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Isac Lundestrom | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Vladislav Namestnikov | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Nino Niederreiter | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Gabriel Vilardi | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Jason Zucker | 1 | - | 1 | |
| Leo Carlsson | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Nikolaj Ehlers | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Ross Johnston | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Evgeni Malkin | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Josh Morrissey | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Cole Perfetti | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Bryan Rust | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Mark Scheifele | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Trevor Zegras | - | 1 | 1 | |
| Complete stats | ||||
| STANDINGS 2024-2025 | ||||||
TOP 10 | GP | W | L | OL | PTS | |
Jets | 20 | 17 | 3 | - | 34 | |
Wild | 19 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 29 | |
Hurricanes | 19 | 14 | 5 | - | 28 | |
Devils | 22 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 28 | |
Capitals | 19 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 27 | |
Golden Knights | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Maple Leafs | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 26 | |
Rangers | 18 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 25 | |
Panthers | 20 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 25 | |
Flames | 20 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 25 | |
| Conference | Cumulative | ||||||