New Jersey Devils: 5 Legit Lottery Prospects To Think About

5. Luke Hughes

Luke Hughes would help the New Jersey Devils in every way imaginable.

Of course, you were probably thinking the last pick was going to be Luke Hughes when we talked about brothers in the organization. Graeme Clarke is a solid young prospect but Jack Hughes has the potential to be a superstar centerman in this league. His younger brother, Luke Hughes, is a draft-eligible prospect for 2021 and could be New Jersey’s pick as well.

Luke, like his brother Quinn Hughes, is a defenseman. Jack is the only one of the three that ended up being a forward. Quinn is slowly turning into one of the best in the league so the hope is that Luke can do the same. Like Quinn, Luke is going to play for the University of Michigan in 2021-22 to develop further. It worked out for the former.

The New Jersey Devils finished with significantly higher draft lottery odds than the Vancouver Canucks so the hope is that they don’t land Luke. New Jersey drafting him would certainly keep their star centerman happy while also adding a really good young player. He won’t be a draft year player as he is committed to Michigan but he could be right there in 2022-23.

Draft rankings have Luke all over the place. You would have to think New Jersey at least thinks about drafting him if he is there when they are on the clock. He would be the third player either leaving or entering Michigan behind Power and Beniers to be drafted in the top ten if he is.

The lottery tonight will determine where in the order New Jersey picks. They are the fourth seed in the lottery but tied for third in percent chance with the expansion team, the Seattle Kraken, to land the first overall pick. The second overall pick will also be determined by lottery. There is a really good chance the pick lands in the top five and the lowest they can sit when it is over is sixth. Hopefully, regardless of what happens, New Jersey is able to have a successful draft.