In Lou We Trust · Aug 31, 2018
A Deep Group of Scorers Looks Attainable for the Devils in 2018-19
Last season was a resurgent campaign for the New Jersey Devils. After years in the NHL doldrums, the team became a competitive and exciting team that battled their way into the playoffs for the first time since 2012. A number of factors contributed to the Devils’ success, but the clear-cut biggest driver of the team’s return to the playoffs came from one player in particular: Taylor Hall. Hall’s dominance relative to the output of his teammates was a truly rare feat and it helped drive voters to deservedly anoint him last years league MVP. But while Hall may yet have more herculean efforts up his sleeve, the team’s model for success in 2017-18 was probably not the most sustainable one.