It had been many moons ago since the New Jersey Devils lost a right handed shot in Ilya Kovalchuk to the KHL via “retirement.” After going many seasons without a lethal right-handed handed sniper, many Devils left wings have been very easy to stop and contain. With GM Ray Shero utilizing Cap Space, a 2nd, and a 3rd round pick in two different drafts, he got Nikita Gusev. This is the type of asset management Ray Shero hopes will spark the Devils roster with more fire power.
The type of fire power Nikita Gusev truly brings is a very sneaky fast, uber dynamic left wing who is very smart and can use opposing players as blinders on a goalie to fire shots at will.