As of 9 o’clock this morning when I was writing this piece, there was still no confirmation on who the starting goaltender would be this afternoon for the New Jersey Devils in their tilt against Philadelphia. On Left Wing Lock, Keith Kinkaid was the projected, but Abbey Mastracco on northjersey.com yesterday wrote how Mackenzie Blackwood was able to get through a full practice yesterday and told the media that he feels 100 percent heading into today.
While he might not start today, and perhaps it is the wiser thing to give him a little more rest, maybe bringing him back out Tuesday vs Chicago, nonetheless I want to bring up today that one of the reasons to keep looking forward this season, at least in my opinion, is to see the development of Blackwood.