The Devils’ social team absolutely crushed it this weekend. One of the big stories heading into the draft was whether or not Jersey would add a second Hughes to their defensive corps of the future. The fans wanted it, and the organization obliged.
And the Twitter fun began.
Before we get into the deep-dive on this year’s draft class, let’s run down the picks for the New Jersey Devils:
1 (4) – Luke Hughes, D
1 (29) – Chase Stillman, F
4 (68) – Samu Salminen, C
4 (100) – Jakub Malek, G
5 (129) – Topias Vilen, D
6 (164) – Viktor Hurtig, D
7 (203) – Zakhar Bardakov, C
Analysis
The Devils kicked things off in a big way by drafting LHD Luke Hughes, the younger brother of their star youngster Jack, fourth overall.