Unveiled: The Shocking NHL Centers Rankings That Could Reshape the Playoff Race
3. New Jersey Devils
Current quality: 96th percentile
Looking for: Top-nine center, depth center
We debated between the Golden Knights and Devils as the best non-Oilers team at center and settled on Vegas. As great as Jack Hughes and Nico Hischier are as a 1-2 punch — arguably only the Oilers are better — Vegas’ depth earns the edge. With Cody Glass currently in the 3C slot and the need for a 4C still present, the Devils fall just shy of Vegas.
Ideally, New Jersey looks for an upgrade at 3C to shift Glass to the wing, but that’s a nitpick. What the Devils have with Hughes and Hischier is seriously special, a strong foundation toward contention. It makes the need for a stronger top-nine center behind them more of a luxury than a pressing concern.
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