New Jersey Devils: 5 Bold Predictions For 2018
By Nick Villano
The New Jersey Devils had a very interesting year in 2017. What should fans expect from 2018?
What a roller coaster was 2017 for the New Jersey Devils. They came into the year fighting for a playoff spot, only to end up with the number one overall pick the in the NHL Draft. There were so many ups and downs from getting Nico Hischier to the definitive end of the Ilya Kovalchuk era (thank goodness) to Cory Schneider’s turnaround to Brian Boyle’s wild ride. The Devils may have the most storylines of any team in the league, and this is from a team that missed the playoffs.
After that kind of year, what should we expect from 2018? Being that this team is so young and so ahead of schedule, it’s hard to predict what’s going to happen. However, we are sure going to try. Here are five bold predictions about what is going to happen in 2018.