HAMILTON, ON - JANUARY 16: Dawson Mercer #19 of Team Red skates during the 2020 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game against Team White at FirstOntario Centre on January 16, 2020 in Hamilton, Canada. (Photo by Vaughn Ridley/Getty Images)
The New Jersey Devils have mostly been a bad hockey team for the better part of a decade. As a result, the biggest thing that the fans have been interested in has been prospects. We all want to see these kids turn into stars so that the team can start winning. With lottery tickets like Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier combined with good first-round selections like Ty Smith, there is a nice little core building.