NEWARK, NEW JERSEY - APRIL 27: Jack Hughes #86 of the New Jersey Devils skates in the first period against the Philadelphia Flyers at Prudential Center on April 27, 2021 in Newark, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
The 2018 offseason gave New Jersey Devils fans hope that had been absent for years. After making the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time since the 2012 Stanley Cup Final, the rebuild had seemed to roll faster than expected. After a disappointing 2018-19 season, the Devils looked to make moves in the 2019 offseason to set them on top of the competition. After trading for former Norris Trophy winner P.K. Subban and KHL MVP Nikita Gusev, the Devils culminated a good…
