What Nikolaj Ehlers brings to a team like the New Jersey Devils is a former 9th-overall pick with speed, skill, talent, and a great shot. He may not be like Taylor Hall, but he can skate and create offense on a secondary level to that.. Ray Shero should be very excited to trade for Ehlers and get him on a top-six line.
That top 6 line could consist of Taylor Hall-Nico Hischier-Nikolaj Ehlers plus Jesper Bratt–Jack Hughes–Kyle Palmieri. That can be a very strong core for many seasons because Ehlers has a six year, $36 million dollar contract via Capfriendly.