Earlier this week, Corey Pronman at The Athletic released the completion of his rankings of organizational depth of players under age-23. The future of the New Jersey Devils appear to be in good hands.
Pronman ranked the Devils’ crop of under-23 players sixth overall in the NHL. The teams ranked ahead of New Jersey: Buffalo, Ottawa, Carolina, the Rangers and Los Angeles.
The Devils slid from No. 2 in 2020 to sixth overall this year. Four players graduated from the under-23 qualifications: Michael McLeod, Jesper Bratt, Janne Kuokkanen and Yegor Sharangovich.
New Jersey’s 2021 NHL Draft started at No.