The Binghamton Devils are off to a hot start. The NHL Devils could be looking to pluck players from the team eventually.
Both New Jersey and Binghamton Devils are having successful starts to their season in the standings. COVID-19 pause aside, if fans knew the New Jersey Devils would be 4-3-2 after nine games, most would sign up for that start. If we learned that Mackenzie Blackwood missed six of those games, then everyone would be on board with this. Then, add in a Binghamton team that’s started the season 2-0-1, and everyone is excited about the season’s start.
The Devils have already missed two weeks of action that they’ll have to make up. So basically, the Devils have to play 47 games over three months. There will be plenty of back to backs and four-game weeks. Since the Devils already dealt with a coronavirus outbreak, it’s unlikely it will happen again.
However, with the schedule so condensed, the worry has to be keeping everyone healthy. The Devils have depth. They signed Sami Vatanen right before the season started. Add him to Connor Carrick, Matt Tennyson, and Will Butcher, and the defense doesn’t really have a lot of space to add players on that unit. Still, the Binghamton defense is pretty talented, and they have the most likely players to come to the NHL.
There’s still talent at the forward position, too. The Devils’ young guns are rocking and rolling to start the season. At some point, the Devils will want to take a closer look at them in the NHL. They already took a closer look at Mikhail Maltsev and Nick Merkley. Who could be added to that list?