NEW JERSEY DEVILS

With one of the world’s elite snipers in Ilya Kovalchuk and burgeoning star Zach Parise leading the way up front and Martin Brodeur coming off yet another impressive season, not even a rookie coach could keep the Devils from reaching the playoffs for their 14th straight season and 20th time in 21 years, right? Oops. It quickly became a perfect swamp storm with the team, especially Kovalchuk, not reacting well to coach John MacLean’s systems, Parise hitting the IR after Game 12 and Brodeur playing more like Karl Friesen (look it up). The Devils plummeted to the bottom of the standings quickly, but perhaps more disappointing for fans is their play of late, which will keep them from a top-three draft pick.

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