New Jersey Devils fans likely still have mixed reactions regarding the team’s 2011 first-round draft pick.
After missing the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the first time in over a decade, the Devils “won” the 2011 NHL Draft Lottery and earned the No. 4 overall selection. Oh, how times have changed in the Garden State for Jersey’s team.
The Devs selected defenseman Adam Larsson with that pick, and on Saturday, the NHL’s Instagram account reminded fans which player the Devils should’ve actually drafted instead of the Swedish native.
The league posted a graphic that redrafted players selected in 2011 and the NHL suggested that Johnny Gaudreau would’ve ended up with his home-state team, New Jersey.