New Jersey Devils forward Nikita Gusev is making things really hard for the team’s coaching staff as they wind down the preseason. He has scored in pretty much every role he has been given so far. He found instant chemistry with both Nico Hischeir and Jack Hughes at different points in the preseason, proving that he can probably just be good no matter which of the two is his center.
He is a left-wing, much like his new teammate and former league MVP Taylor Hall. One of them is going to play with Hischeir and one of them is going to play with Hughes.