The Devils have been commonly dubbed as one of -- if not THE -- surprise team of the year. The typical accolade that accompanies such praise is the Jack Adams award for Best Coach. Does that mean that John Hynes is a Jack Adams front-runner?
Earlier this week, Dan Rosen of NHL.com had his weekly mailbag post in which he fielded a following question:
"Any doubt that John Hynes is the leader for the Jack Adams Award? Jordin Tootoo is on his top power-play line and they're probably the worst team on paper.