The New Jersey Devils won the draft lottery and the right to select first overall in the 2019 NHL Draft. Some people believed they would select Kaapo Kakko, but most of us knew they would select Jack Hughes with the pick. All the comparisons from scouts point to names like Patrick Kane and Johnny Gaudreau and sometimes even Connor McDavid comes up when talking about Hughes. This was a no brainer.
Then on July 1st, the Devils added Wayne Simmonds to the roster via free agency.