The New Jersey Devils have not played in a Stanley Cup Final since 2012, and since then have been to the playoffs just three times. Still, this is a team that is growing and becoming a contender. They fell in the first round of the playoffs to the Carolina Hurricanes in 2025, but the future is bright, with plenty of young players ready to breakout in 2025-26.

The Devils franchise has done a wonderful job of developing talent. It is not just blue-chip talent either. While Jack Hughes broke out in the 2022-23 campaign, it was not surprising, as he was selected first overall in the 2019 NHL Draft. Jesper Bratt has recently broken out for the club as well, as he just posted his fourth straight season of 70 or more points. He was a sixth-round pick, though.

As the team has continually fou

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