With the 2021 NHL season finally beginning on Wednesday, it’s a good time to look ahead to what the season may bring. But, as this season begins, it’s also a great time to look back at one specific career.
This season could see Travis Zajac pass or join some of the greatest names in New Jersey Devils history in a number of statistical categories.
New Jersey made Zajac the 20th overall selection in the 2004 NHL Draft. That draft class, of course, is most notably remembers for the first two names called: Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin.