While in recent memory the New Jersey Devils have had some promising draft picks to take to the ice and find success, Jersey’s team also had some former draft selections that could be labeled as memorable busts.
Post-2003, after New Jersey won its third Stanley Cup in less than a decade, the Devils had some dark times and in large part because of how poorly the team drafted.
ESNY takes a look back at the Devils’ top three draft busts since 2000.
David Hale – Defense
Due to New Jersey’s perennial success from 1994 up until 2010, the Devils’ early-to-mid round selections weren’t that much more valuable because the team either parted ways with those picks or had the latter end for each respective round.