Avalanche can’t dump all the blame on Scott Wedgewood

Mile High Sticking argues that the Colorado Avalanche cannot place all the blame for their defensive struggles on backup goaltender Scott Wedgewood. Following a difficult outing in Columbus where Wedgewood allowed four goals on nine shots, head coach Jared Bednar noted that the issues do not rest solely on the goaltender. Through five games, Wedgewood holds a 4.02 GAA and an .867 save percentage.

The writer highlights that Wedgewood faces an overwhelming rate of high-danger scoring chances due to poor team defense during the second game of back-to-back sets. To resolve this issue, the article suggests starting Wedgewood in the first leg of back-to-back games rather than the second, while urging the entire team to tighten up defensively ahead of their matchup against the Nashville Predators.