It's odd that people are not seeing New Jersey as a fit. They are one of the easiest calls, for me, with a lot of options. They want a high calibre winger to play with Hirshier, who is himself a great two way player. A Johnny and Nico tandem for half a decade or more sounds pretty good.
Jersey wouldn't want to sacrifice young players that would fit on their NHL roster this upcoming season, but they also have had so many high picks in the last while that they are fully capable of moving some capital.
First round picks #18 and #20 (
Jesper Boqvist (high floor/low ceiling centreman with wheels, eventually a solid 2C)
Miles Wood (another burner, has to get better defensively, but improving)
Riley Walsh (RH RD taking his last year at Harvard. Adam Fox situation for NJ? No downside to adding him, but a solid player)
So four assets, no sure things, all high potential. Plus Wood.
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