5 Players with Something to Prove During the New Jersey Devils’ Development Camp

July 14th, 2015 by Adam Braun Leave a reply »
After a long offseason, a handful of New Jersey Devils are taking the ice this week.

A total of 42 players are attending the Devils' prospect development camp, which opened on Monday and closes on Saturday. A full list of players attending can be found here.

Only players who are still on their entry-level contracts or have yet to sign an entry-level contract are eligible to attend, so young players such as Stefan Matteau, Adam Larsson and Eric Gelinas, who are all now out of their entry-level deals, are not attending.

But, Damon Severson, Reid Boucher and newly drafted Pavel Zacha are some of the more notable players who are looking to make an impression on new coach John Hynes and new general manager Ray Shero this week.

With the Devils seeming to be at the start of a rebuilding process (as I argued here last week), young players will likely get chances to prove themselves this season. This week's camp gives these prospects a chance to stand out among their peers before the more experienced players join at full training camp in the coming weeks.

For certain players, that opportunity means more than others. Players like Pa ...

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