5. What is your points prediction for the Devils at the end of the season and where do they finish in the Metro?
Villano: Ugh, can't believe I'm doing this, but I predict the Devils finish with 111 points and are first in the Metropolitan Division. There's just so much going on with the Rangers and Hurricanes that it seems like they will be slightly worse than last season.
Parise: The New Jersey Devils will win the Metropolitan Division with 109 points.
DeLuca: Let's be serious we know this team is good and should return to the playoffs, especially if they stay healthy. I predict the Devils are looking at a more than solid 102 point season which, shockingly enough, will only be good enough for 2nd in the Metro.
Borges: The Devils will finish somewhere in between their 2022-23 finish and their 2023-24 disaster. Expectations are high again, but it’s not going to be sunshine and rainbows all year. 95 points, 4th place Metro finish, and a Wild Card playoff spot.
Chauvancy: I've flipped back and forth on this, but I have the Devils finishing second in the Metro with 107 points.
Matthews: They'll finish either first or second in the Metro with 100 points. I'm predicting that they will get off to a slow start.
Patrick: I would love to wait and see how the team gels in Prague before predicting, but considering Pesce's and Luke Hughes' injuries, I think they could be slow out the gate. I'm going with 98 points and a 2nd place finish in the Metro behind the Rangers, one point ahead of a scuffling Hurricanes who make a late run after trading for a goalie at the deadline.
Stanislau: 104 points due to what two seasons ago was a historic season in NJ. The past season was a reality check in injury problems and goalie issues, however Sheldon Keefe is a 100+ point guy coming out of Toronto to New Jersey.
Holliday: Second in the Metro behind the Rangers as much as it pains me to say and they will finish with around 104 points.
Barrett: This Devils team has the outlook to be a top team in the League. 113 points, 1st in Metropolitan.
Schiller: With the talent and capability of the players, there’s no reason to think this team won’t finish in the top three spots in the metro. Whatever that takes, barring a disaster, I don’t see how a repeat of the success two seasons ago could not happen this time around.
Garrison: I predict the Devils will be 2nd in the Metro Division behind the New York Rangers with a 51-23-8 record.
Rubin: 108 points, second in the Metro.
Annaluru: 93 points, 4th in the Metro
Villapiano: I expect the Devils to finish second in the Metro division with 96 points.