Pucks And Pitchforks New Jersey Devils Season Preview
By Nick Villano
Predict the Devils’ record and where they end up in the standings
Villano: 40-32-10. 90 points and fifth in the Metropolitan Division. It’s a disappointing end to a fun season, but a three-game losing streak at the end leaves the Devils on the outside looking in.
Parise: 45-30-7 97 points. This is good for fourth in the Metro Division behind only the Rangers, Hurricanes, and Penguins. They are the second Wild Card team.
Rice: 40-30-12, 92 pts, fifth in Metro
Borges: I do think the Devils improve a lot from last year. But they will start out slow and Lindy Ruff is removed from the Head Coaching position in favor of Andrew Brunette. They will finish 36-32-14, with 86 points, and finish 6th in the division behind the Penguins, Capitals, Rangers, Hurricanes, and Islanders. This will be their best season since the 2017-18 playoff run.
DeLuca: This season isn’t about making the playoffs. It would be phenomenal don’t get me wrong. But it’s all about playing games that matter in February, March maybe even stretch to April. The Devils will finish with a record of 40-34-8 which is a grand total of 88 points. An amazing season by team standards and no doubt bring them to competitive games late in the year. Unfortunately, the Metropolitan Division is way too powerful. This will only be good enough for 5th place and no playoffs. Watch out in 23-24 though!
Annaluru: 96 Points – 42-28-12. Fourth seed and a Wild Card berth.
Garrison: The Devils’ record will be 43-25-14. This record would put them 4th place in the Metropolitan Division. I believe they could sneak into the playoffs with this record if the goaltending is good and everyone plays nicely.
Bailey: 44-30-8, 7th seed in the East.
Woo: 44-28-10 98 pts. Third place in the Metropolitan.
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Holiday: 40-32-10. The team will finally have a winning record and be in the hunt for the playoffs after finishing ahead of the Islanders, Flyers, and Blue Jackets. It will come down to the wire with one if not two of the Pens, Capitals, and Rangers for the final Wild Card spot, and only a few wins will separate them.