Yes, we know that this is taking a while!
As many of you know, we here at Notinhalloffame.com are slowly generating the 50 of each major North American sports team. That being said, we have existing Top 50 lists out and we always consistently look to update them when we can and based on necessity. As such, we are very happy to present our post 2022/23 revision of our top 50 New Jersey Devils.
As for all of our top 50 players in hockey we look at the following:
1. Advanced Statistics.
2. Traditional statistics and how they finished in the National Hockey League.
3. Playoff accomplishments.
4. Their overall impact on the team and other intangibles not reflected in a stat sheet.
Last year, New Jersey turned the corner and made the playoffs for the first time in years. This resulted in two new entrants, and other minor fluctuation on the top 50.
As always, we present our top five, which saw no changes:
4. Patrik Elias
5. Ken Daneyko
You can find the entire list here.
Center, Nico Hischier, jetted up to #31 from #50.
Left Wing, Jesper Bratt, makes his first appearance at #38.
American Center, Jack Hughes, is the second debut, entering at #39.
Defenseman, Damon Severson, went up two spots to #34.
We welcome your input and comments and as always, we thank you for your support.
Damon Severson played his first nine seasons with the New Jersey Devils, where his size and booming shot proved to be an asset for the New Jersey Devils.