As we head into August, most analysts believe that NHL rosters are as close to set as possible. So, we should see some predictions and rankings come out. Some NHL journalists got together for the first Super 16 of the offseason. Now that most teams have a lineup, we can predict who would be best.
Where the New Jersey Devils land is actually really intriguing. Almost every analyst had the Devils within two places on the ranking.
There were 13 analysts who cover teams around the NHL, including former Devils beat writer Tom Gulitti who now covers the Washington Capitals, and current Devils reporter Mike Morreale.