The Devil remind me of the oilers with their 1st overalls from 2010-2012. Just the wrong time to be getting the 1st overall pick as while Hischier and Hughes are nice young players, IMO they are over rated and won't carry that team to contender status.
The Rangers are strong on the wings, but after Zibanejad they don't have any real high end C prospects. But Z has developed into a stud #1 so they should be able to fill out behind alright.
The right side of their D is fricking sick. Trouba, Deangelo and Fox, and then they have Nils Lundkvist coming too which will allow them to trade Deangelo for a pretty penny if they so choose.
They've also already seemingly have their goaltending figured out for the long term with Shesterkin and Georgiev already pushing Henrik to the sidelines, and they're both 24 IIRC?
With their resources, their ability to draw high end talent, their prospect pool and all the good young players already on the roster, the Rags are going to be a force again soon. Plus they are about to get Lafreniere. I'd wager they are a playoff team as early as next season.
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