New Jersey Devils: 5 Players To Target In Second Round Of NHL Draft

3. Jani Nyman – Liiga

What are two things the Devils desperately need on the wing? It’s obviously size and finishing. Those are two things Jani Nyman can provide in a big way. He might have the best shot in the draft. At 6’3, he has all the tools that will have general managers drooling. Again, why wouldn’t Nyman go in the first round? His numbers haven’t exactly followed his skillset.

At U18 World Juniors, he had four points in six games. One has to look at his game and not just his stat line to get impressed. Many might even say the Devils would be reaching to take Nyman here, but he’s very much worth the pick. He has a lot of development to go, but his talents are hard to match.

Nyman has a knack for finding the right positioning. He isn’t very fast, but he has a way of staying in position. That lack of speed might be why he isn’t exactly tearing it up in his current leagues, but that tends to translate better in the NHL when it comes to an elite shot.

Nyman played all over Finland it seems last season. He tried to get in as much hockey as possible, including putting up 10 games in the Finnish Elite League. He only had one point, which isn’t out of the ordinary for a teenager. The Devils would be smart to take a chance on Jani Nyman.