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10/28/2009 - Devils organizational depth analysis, Fall 2009
A position by position look at the New Jersey prospect pool.
Previous Articles
10/04/2009 - Lowell Devils 2009-10 preview
The Lowell Devils will be looking to make their first playoff appearance as an affiliate of the Devils, and will do so under the guidance of a new coaching staff.
08/05/2009 - Devils Top 20 prospects, Fall 2009
Headlined by a trifecta of talented Swedish prospects, the Devils system is slowly but surely getting more talent and depth, and it shows in this edition of the Devils Top 20 prospect rankings.
07/05/2009 - Devils 2009 draft review
The Devils had to make a deal to move up in the first round to select the player they wanted, and when all was said and done, they landed Swedish center Jacob Josefson.
06/20/2009 - Devils 2009 draft preview
The Devils have eight selections in total for the upcoming 2009 NHL Draft from Montreal, including the 23rd overall selection in the first round.
05/23/2009 - Devils 2004 draft evaluation
The Devils struck it rich with Travis Zajac in the first round of the 2004 draft, and netted a couple of solid prospects in the later rounds to make for a fairly successful draft class.
05/12/2009 - Devils AHL prospects 2008-09 review
Though the Lowell Devils ended up coming short on their goal to make the playoffs, there were many positive developments for the team over the course of the season, including some standout performances from some of the top prospects in the system.
03/30/2009 - Devils junior prospects 2008-09 review
The Devils had nine prospects playing junior hockey this season, including six from their 2008 draft class.
Organizational Depth Chart
- Team Strengths:
1 Size throughout the system
2 Solid depth across the board at all forward positions
3 Depth and diversity of talent on the blueline.
- Team Weaknesses:
1 Goaltending, and overall goaltending depth; only one goaltender in the system
2 Still too many "project" or "boom or bust" type of players
3 Lack of star quality prospects across the board; lots of checkers, but not many goal scorers.
Player Highlighted Legend
(defines league playing in)
- Playing in N.A. Pro (NHL, AHL, ECHL, etc.)
- Playing in CHL (OHL, QMJHL, WHL)
- Playing in NCAA
- Playing in Europe
- Playing in Junior 'A' (USHL, BCHL, AJHL, etc.)
- Not Categorized Yet
The player is projected on making it to the NHL on a grading scale of 1-10.
Player Rating System Rules - Hockey's Future Prospect Criteria
Left Wingers
Centers
Right Wingers
Defensemen
Defensemen
Goaltenders
- Affiliates: Trenton Devils (ECHL) Lowell Devils (AHL)
- Local Newspapers: New York Post New Jersey Online Bergen Record Lowell Sun The Trentonian
- Team Links: Official Site
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