Multiple New Jersey Devils prospects lose the opportunity to play at World Juniors

The New Jersey Devils have been going after Russian prospects in recent years, but that has historically come with risk. Russian players often take longer to come to North America than Swedish, Finnish, or Swiss players. They have a legitimate professional league in the KHL, and there’s pressure to stay and represent their country.

However, since the start of the war with Ukraine, Belarusian and Russian prospects and players have not been allowed to represent their country on the biggest stage. When a decision came this week from the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) overturning the IIHF's ban on Russian teams, many thought the first time we would have seen this come into play, but that’s…