SECAUCUS, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 06: With the 18th pick of the 2020 NHL Draft Dawson Mercer from Chicoutimi of the QMJHL is selected by the New Jersey Devils at the NHL Network Studio on October 06, 2020 in Secaucus, New Jersey. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
It has been a rough ride for the New Jersey Devils during the first half of the season. However, there have been a plenty of bright spots in what will go down as a gloomy year. These bright spots mainly come their prospect system and rookies which have been a pleasant surprise as of late.