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Forum: Armchair-GMMar. 9, 2020 at 7:09 p.m.
Thread: How NJ Might Approach the Expansion Draft in 2021
<div class="quote"><div class="quote_t">Quoting: <b>njdgrw</b></div><div>i thought the expansion draft was next year. wouldn't carrick be a free agent by then? i also don't think they would hang on to schneider in order to expose him and pay robin lehner.</div></div>

Ah yes, you're right about Carrick, that's my mistake. I do doubt NJ is going into this off-season without looking to acquire a goalie—if they roll out in October with Schneider and Blackwood once again, and the goaltending isn't good enough, then heads will roll in this organization for making the same mistake twice. If there wasn't an expansion draft in 2021, I think the Devils would probably buy-out Schneider. However, since they need to leave a goalie exposed, it may be prudent to prolong the buy-out until after Seattle makes their selections. Lehner is probably the best shot at helping this team become competitive in 2020-2021 so I think the Devils do everything they can to sign him to the team with some term.