Nick Merkley (Photo by Marissa Baecker/Getty Images)
The coronavirus pandemic put a pause on the NHL season, which means that the New Jersey Devils are losing crucial points in young players’ developments. Nick Merkley would have gotten a look if the season kept going.
The New Jersey Devils were expecting the end of the season to be about one thing; evaluating the young players to see who could be on the team next season. We expected to see players like Michael McLeod, Nathan Bastian, Joey Anderson, Dakota Mermis, and Janne Kuokkanen get serious time in the NHL.