Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: the only Devils with double-digit point totals at nearly the midway point of the season are their top 6 forwards and 2 of their defensemen. Does that narrative sound eerily similar? Well it should, as it’s essentially the same problem that the team was encountering last season, with the small difference of having an extra forward producing this season.
Last year’s New Jersey Devils were led in scoring by Kyle Palmieri, Adam Henrique, Travis Zajac, Michael Cammalleri, and current Carolina Hurricanes winger Lee Stempniak. This season, Stempniak’s production has been replaced by P.