Another flip of the calendar, another year of the New Jersey Devils underperforming.
The Devils were a bottom-five team in the NHL at the end of the 2021 season and are one of the worst teams in the league 30 games into the 2021-22 season.
This is a rebuilding team with a bright future, there’s no doubt about it, but the fact of the matter is that they’re in a worse position than they should be.
A team with such a core of impressive, promising youngsters and proven veterans shouldn’t be one of the worst in the game.