If the New Jersey Devils are going to build their team into a legitimate Stanley Cup contender, there's one position where they need to improve greatly: goaltender. And they need to get better in the net fast.
During the 2021-22 season, the Devils had seven players make starts at goaltender for them. None of those netminders had a goals against average better than 3.11. Their team GAA of 3.64 ranked 29th in the NHL.
New Jersey currently has two goaltenders under contract for the 2022-23 campaign: Mackenzie Blackwood (3.39 goals against average and .892 save percentage in 25 games last season) and Jonathan Bernier (3.