The New Jersey Devils were the 2019 offseason champions. After winning the lottery and landing Jack Hughes, trading for P.K. Subban and Nikita Gusev, and signing Wayne Simmonds, expectations were high.
Most sportsbooks set the Devils point total at 90.5 after all the moves. A reasonable expectation given questions in net and players with no NHL experience like Hughes, Gusev, and Boqvist jumping into the lineup.
Now they’re off to a rocky start, 0-3-2, with two losses at home where they gave up late leads to lose in the shootout.