Team: 2021-22 New Jersey Devils

Initial Creation Date: Nov. 1, 2021

Published: Nov. 1, 2021

Salary Cap Mode: Basic

LW: Exceeding expectations

Johnsson - Considering the fact that I would have been willing to trade him for a bag of chips during the off season and now he has 4 goals and 6 points in 7 games, he is preforming pretty well I would say.
Zacha - With how Zacha ended last season, I expected this. But because of most people not expecing Zacha to be this good I put him here. He is our best forward with Hughes out, and has one of the most lethal wrist shots in the league.
Mercer - The guy was drafted 18th in 2020, and now the next year is one of the devils top forwards and is putting himself in contention for the calder.
Bernier - Has been solid every game he has played, is 3-0 with a .923 save %. Once Blackwood is back this is a really good 1a 1b tandem.

C: Meeting Expectations

Hamilton & Graves - Really good D pair, as expected. Both filling their roles perfectly.
Severson - Makes a lot of really good playes and makes a lot of mistakes, typical Severson.
McLeod - He is getting chances, still playing well but the points just are not there. Hes not meant to score a lot anyway, he is great on defense.
Vesey - Has been pretty solid with limited minutes.
Gauthier - An AHL guy playing in the NHL because of the Hughes injury, what more can you expect out of him.

RW: Under preforming

Hischier - Yes he is great defensivley but needs to produce more on offence.
Bratt - Had 0 points in first 5 games. He has begun to pick it up the last 2 games with 3 points but not enough to move him out of this category yet.
Tatar & Sharangovich - Both guys that are supposed to put the puck in the net and are yet to do so in 7 games this year.
Subban - At this point it is pretty expected for this guy to under preform. He has been pretty good the past 2 games but aside from that he just has not been that good.
Smith - 0 points. Points arent everything but he is supposed to produce offence and has not done that.
Siegenthaler - Has done nothing ever since being traded to NJ last year. Has not recorded a point in a devils uniform (15 games).
Wedgewood - Not terrible but not good. WE NEED BLACKWOOD BACK.
Kuokkanen - Simply has not produced.

Scratch: Has not played enough for me to rank

I would like to see more Geertsen, he adds much needed grit with wood out with injury.

IR: Has not played enough due to injury

Hughes was playing so well, was really looking like he was going to break out, but only played 4 periods before getting a dislocated shoulder. Thanks Lauzon.

With many players under preforming, I will definently take this 4-2-1 record. If some guys can pick it up this team can really have a shot at slipping into a wild card spot.