New Jersey Devils: Nico Hischier Already Confirms He Was Right Number One Pick

The New Jersey Devils had a seemingly hard decision with the first overall pick in this year’s draft. Nico Hischier’s play this season shows GM Ray Shero made the right pick.

It’s very, very early in Nico Hischier’s career as a New Jersey Devil. He’s played just 23 games in what will hopefully be more than 500 in the red and black. Still, can you help being very excited for how Hischier’s career has started?

When he was drafted, the prediction for Hischier was a spot on the third line out of training camp, and some tempered expectations. After phenominal rookie seasons by the last two number-one overall picks (Auston Matthews and Connor McDavid), none of that production was expected from…