The Hockey News’s Jason Chen believes that Red Wings goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic is one of three “contract year” goaltenders which fantasy hockey poolies should pick as fine fantasy hockey investments:
Alex Nedeljkovic, G, Detroit Red Wings (145.2)
Nedeljkovic heads into the 2022-23 as one of the league’s most intriguing young goalies. For spurts, he looked like a legit starter, but at other times he looked destined to be a journeyman. The Wings’ rebuild is gaining steam but there’s still no hurry to rush things; that means Nedeljkovic will continue to get chances to prove his worth and he’s penciled in as their No. 1 goalie going into the season. His 52 starts ranked 15th, and unless the Wings land a big-name goalie via free agency, expect Nedeljkovic to get the lion’s share of the starts with no backup currently signed.
Continued; I don’t see Nedeljkovic as the #1 goaltender per se, but he’s the #1A in the 1A/1B combination with Ville Husso going into the 2022-2023 season.
