When the New Jersey Devils selected defenseman Adam Larsson out of Sweden with the 4th overall pick in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft, they were hoping to get a reliable defenseman with top 2 potential. While he didn’t meet the expectations set for him by the organization and fans at first, he was able to turn things around in the last year of his rookie contract. The 2014-2015 NHL season proved to be Adam Larsson‘s breakout year, but you wouldn’t have guessed it from the way he began the season.
Prior to former Devils Head Coach Peter DeBoer being fired, Adam Larsson struggled and even spent parts of the year as a healthy scratch.