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New Jersey Devils: 5 Reasons To Be Optimistic This Season

By Nick Villano

NEWARK, NJ - NOVEMBER 24: The New Jersey Devils salute the fans after defeating the Vancouver Canucks at Prudential Center on November 24, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Canucks 3-2. (Photo by Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images)
NEWARK, NJ - NOVEMBER 24: The New Jersey Devils salute the fans after defeating the Vancouver Canucks at Prudential Center on November 24, 2017 in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils defeated the Canucks 3-2. (Photo by Andy Marlin/NHLI via Getty Images) /
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4. Deep Offensive Talent

Devils fans are not used to relying on our offense to win games, but that’s exactly what happened last season. While the top line is head and shoulders above the rest, there is talent on every single line. Miles Wood was a fourth-line player, and ended the season with 19 goals. The third line with Blake Coleman and Stefan Noesen became extremely clutch by the end of the season.

Add in some young players like Michael McLeod, Nick Lappin or John Quenneville, and the Devils are close to having an offensive force at every position.

I mean, even Brian Boyle was scoring at will when he was feeling it. Every single forward on this team has the ability to score 15 goals next season. Sure, it likely won’t work out that way, but to know that all four lines can score when you need them to gives the Devils a huge advantage.

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