He had a bad heel a couple of years ago. Didn’t do full rehab and came into last season unprepared. When the foot started hurting him again, he covered it up and said he was fine…so NJD put Wedgewood on waivers to keep Blackwood on roster. Once his back-up was claimed by Dallas, he then admitted he was not 100% and went on IR (and to Fitzy’s doghouse). Soon after, he fired his agent, sought rapprochement with GM, and returned this year.

This season, he was dinged up a bit, but has mostly suffered from “Schmid-is-better-itis”. He is basically #3 now, but #2 is waiver-exempt.

Short of it is…he is likely healthier than he appears. Just kind of headcase, who if he straightens himself out, could still be a very good goaltender.

Wow..interesting early picks. Both reaches. Then (didn't realize 3 picks in a row in the 2nd rd) and Detroit gets Willander and Dower Nilson. Both guys expected to go in the 20s or early 30s. Interesting. I don't mind Barlow, but there ought to be better choices at 9th overall than Yager.

Ended up with Will Smith, Barlow, Honzek, But, Willander lol

Cmon now. There is zero chance Fantilli goes 3rd. Dvorsky is a poison pill in that his draft ranking us way overblown. Outside of Carlson and Benson (and Mitchkov), there arent any wingers that I feel are so good they should be top 10, and by the 9th or 10th pick, the wingers will be marginally better than the other centers available, and unless Pelikka or Reinbacher are still there, the wingers are mountains better than the rest of the D. I can see Moore falling to 9th, but not much lower. I really don't know how team scouts feel about Pelikka vs Reinbacher, but to me Pelikka is better, despite expert opinion. Pelikka would not be too much of a reach at 9 to 11, but with how shallow the D in this draft, the two good ones might go in the 5 to 9 range. That likely leaves Moore or Benson available at 9. I'd be ecstatic over Moore, but I'd just be ok with Benson. If Detroit falls to 10 or eleven, it might make more sense to trade back a couple or a few picks.

People don’t factor in the competition Reinbacher plays against. Swiss NL is as good as the AHL. Auston Matthews had a 1.28PPG, Reinbacher (D-man) 0.48PPG. And the league has gotten much better since Matthews played there.