5 New Jersey Devils Who Could Win Awards This Season

LAS VEGAS, NV - JUNE 20: Taylor Hall of the New Jersey Devils accepts the Hart Trophy given to the most valuable player to his team onstage at the 2018 NHL Awards presented by Hulu at The Joint inside the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on June 20, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Eliot J. Schechter/NHLI via Getty Images) /

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3. John Hynes For Jack Adams Award

John Hynes was completely overlooked for the Jack Adams Award last season. He ended up ranking sixth, which was behind Peter Laviolette, who’s Nashville Predators were supposed to be a power house. The Devils were supposed to be a 75 point team, yet they ended up making the playoffs.

If Hynes can do it again, with a roster with just as many question marks, he will definitely be in consideration for the Jack Adams Award. There is no expansion team to make the playoffs and blow away the award. In fact, unless the Arizona Coyotes find a way to make a jump, there’s not really a great candidate for the award right now.

Hynes can slip in there in an off year, and get the votes the year after he deserved more love. Obviously, like most of these awards, he would need to make the playoffs in order to be under consideration. Anything less than that would be considered a failure of a season.

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