Michael Vukojevic of the New Jersey Devils during the 2019 NHL Draft at Rogers Arena on June 22, 2019 in Vancouver, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images)
The New Jersey Devils are a team that’s focused on its youth and turning that into a team that can contend some time in the future. The exact timeline of contention is anyone’s guess. This Devils team is basically an entire NHL roster of players under the age of 25. The ascension of players like Jack Hughes, Ty Smith, Michael McLeod, Pavel Zacha, and Nico Hischier is somewhat expected because they are all former 1st-round picks.