The New Jersey Devils preach a youth movement for changing the face of their franchise. After five seasons without a playoff berth and multiple veterans making way too much money, the Devils rode that youth movement, and Taylor Hall, to the playoffs this season. Not only that, but there were supposedly prospects to come.
However, recent rankings of the Devils farm system shows a different story. The Sporting News just ranked the Devils 19th in the NHL. Just last year, The Hockey Writers ranked the Devils 6th in the league. So, what changed in a year?