The New Jersey Devils have been built well through the middle the past several drafts. The Nico Hischier era was the beginning of something special in New Jersey, getting a special center with the first-overall pick in the NHL Draft. However, what starts tomorrow night feels completely different.
What is different about this season is that you have “Captain America” in Jack Hughes. Unlike Nico Hischier, Hughes provides a very fast, really agile, very gifted young center. Once number 86’s blades hit the ice for the first time, the opposing defense will be on “red alert.