Jack Hughes - New Jersey Devils: (Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports)
The New Jersey Devils have had some really bad stretches over the past 10 years. This isn’t the same team from the 90s and 2000s that was a perennial playoff contender and Stanley Cup threat. They are bad. There’s no ifs, ands, or buts about it. The Devils are just bad this year. It likely has a lot to do with the COVID-19 outbreak that put the season on ice, but that doesn’t take away from the fact the team is not very good.
However, this current stretch feels different.