Does Mackenzie Blackwood Need To Worry About The Starting Goaltender Job!?

DNVR Colorado Avalanche Podcast

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🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Summary

Scott Wedgewood’s red-hot start has Avalanche fans wondering if he’s earned more than a backup role — and whether Mackenzie Blackwood should worry about the starting crease when he returns from his conditioning stint. Despite Wedgewood’s surge, Colorado committed long-term to Blackwood with a 5-year deal ($5.25M AAV), signaling he’s still the organization’s planned No. 1. We break down the numbers, the timeline, and why a true tandem could lighten Blackwood’s load while keeping the Avs atop the NHL. DNVR Avalanche AJ Haefele, Rudo, & Bailey Curtis Break Down Does Mackenzie Blackwood Need To Worry About The Starting Goaltender Job with how good Scott Wedgewood Has been? #nhl #hockey #coloradoavalanche #avalanche #avs #goavsgo #mackenzieblackwood #scottwedgewood

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0:00.0	Scott Wedgwood has been one of the best goalies in the NHL to start this season,
0:04.0	and McKenzie Blackwood should be returning relatively soon to the Colorado Avalanche.
0:08.7	So the question is, should Scott would be in contention for a tandem role,
0:13.5	if not the starter for the Colorado Avalanche when McKenzie Blackwood returns?
0:18.1	What do we think?
0:19.1	Has Wedgwood done enough to earn that opportunity? I think there's a
0:23.9	solid conversation for it, most definitely. When you're talking about a game, I mean, I feel like
0:31.4	we reference the Utah game all the time at the beginning of the season as a game where
0:36.9	the team in front of him
0:38.2	is maybe not playing the best hockey and yet you're standing on your head and keeping
0:41.9	the guys in this thing.
0:45.6	Anytime you can put on more than a couple performances like that, that kind of initiates
0:50.6	the conversation for me.
0:52.5	I think there are worse goaltenders in the league
0:56.4	than Scott Wedge would by a mile.
0:58.7	And if this were a situation
1:01.3	where they needed to rely on Wedgwood the entire season,
1:04.2	I don't think they'd be in a horrible position.
1:09.3	I guess I'll disagree.
1:11.1	A little. I guess I'll disagree a little.
1:12.3	I guess I'll disagree a little bit with the end of it.
1:15.4	I think he's played obviously exceptionally well.
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