After a successful 2017-18 season where the New Jersey Devils made the playoffs, the Devils missed the playoffs in 2018-19 by a rather wide large margin. The Devils did not just not make it, they secured a bottom-five finish as they were effectively done by the start of the 2019 calendar year. The reasons for this are many: bad goaltending, insufficient talent, insufficient offensive talent, injuries to key and depth players, a defense that defended high-danger scoring chances well and not much else, poor 5-on-5 performances, and even some poor luck. The hope for plenty of fans is that one of the top prospects in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft will make things more correct in 2019-20.
2019 NHL Draft Lottery Open Post for the NJ Devils: Odds, TV Info & More
