It was a huge summer for the Devils, as they were gifted the No. 1-overall pick in the draft and took American center Jack Hughes, then added flamboyant defenseman P.K. Subban in a blockbuster trade the next day.
They also signed rugged veteran Wayne Simmonds up-front and executed an impressive trade with the Golden Knights to obtain winger Nikita Gusev. That should bring quite a bit of interest to Newark as the club tries to make the playoffs for just the second time in the past eight seasons.
1) Is Hughes ready?