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The New Jersey Devils should retain their 12th overall pick in the NHL Draft rather than trading it for immediate help. With a weak prospect pool, keeping the pick is essential for long-term sustainability and development.
The Devils should keep their 12th overall pick to strengthen their weak prospect pool and ensure long-term player development.
Trading the first-round pick could further deplete the Devils' already low prospect pool, hindering their future competitiveness.
Currently, only Lenni Hameenaho and Seamus Casey have a significant chance of becoming NHL players, with Casey being the only one projected as a potential star.
The trades of Timo Meier and Jacob Markstrom, which involved first-round picks, have significantly weakened the Devils' prospect pool.
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The New Jersey Devils have a barren prospect pool. Byron Bader of Hockey Prospecting recently published his 32-team pool rankings, with the Devils dropping from 18th in July 2025 to 31st in May 2026. Hockey Prospectingās NHLe system uses prospect production in various leagues and projects a percentage chance that those players turn into full-time NHLers (over 200 games played) or star producers (58 points per 82 games for forwards and 37 points per 82 for defensemen). Out of the *entire* Devils system, only Lenni Hameenaho and Seamus Casey have a āNHLer Probabilityā over 50%. Only Casey has a āStar Probabilityā over 10%.
You may notice below that I had to cross out a prospect. That would be Herman Traff, who would have been the teamās fourth-best skater prospect under Baderās prediction model if he were not traded by Tom Fitzgerald for a trade deadline rental.
If you think the Devils need to move this pick, ask yourself, do you want to go seven years the Devils without picking an NHL-bound forward in the first round? Dawson Mercer, picked 18th in 2020, was the last. In all of Tom Fitzgeraldās tenure as a General Manager of the New Jersey Devils, he has only drafted one true NHL forward. Alex Holtz looks like a bust. Chase Stillman is a bust. We can be hopeful about Lenni Hameenaho, but heās not a certain factor yet. So, if you were looking for the last seven successful forward picks by the Devils, this would be that list:
What do you think about trading the 12th overall pick? Who would you be willing to trade it for? Leave your thoughts in the comments below, and thanks for reading.