New Jersey Devils defense is officially underrated going into 2025-26 season

New Jersey Devils v Carolina Hurricanes - Game Two | Jared C. Tilton/GettyImagesA slow offseason will eventually get every single type of reaction across the board. The New Jersey Devils did not do enough to upgrade their top-six forward group, and they have a major hole at center that needs to be filled. They still have Ondrej Palat and Nico Daws on the roster despite the consensus thinking it’s best if they are traded.

Yet, there’s an argument right now that the Devils have a bad defense. Wait… really? That’s what we’re fighting about now?

It all stemmed from a ranking by Travis Yost of TSN. He put every NHL defense in tiers, and the Devils were ranked as one of the worst. Only the Anaheim…