Washington Capitals: Three On Three Metropolitan Division Power Rankings

#8: New Jersey Devils

Mandatory Credit: Tom Szczerbowski-USA TODAY Sports

I’ll be honest. I was able to create a pretty good trio for every Metropolitan Division team except for one. That one? The Devils. Granted, I could create two nice ones. But compared to the rest of the Metropolitan Division, the Devils might have the two weakest ones. That’s largely because the Devils don’t have skilled forwards like the Washington Capitals, Penguins, Flyers, Blue Jackets or Islanders.

CONSERVATIVE LINEUP (Two forwards, one defenseman)

1. Adam Henrique – Mike Cammalleri – Adam Larsson
2. Jacob Josefson – Kyle Palmieri – Damon Severson

Not bad, but compared to the rest of the Metropolitan Division, not that good either. The Devils don’t have the elite talent that teams like the Washington Capitals have, and it really shows here. That said, I think that the Josefson trio could do some damage. Three young guns skating together. In the future, that could be a nice trio. But now? It’s only got potential.

ALL-IN LINEUP (Three forwards)

1. Josefson – Henrique – Cammaleri
2. Palmieri- Patrik Elias – Severson

OVERALL OUTLOOK

The Devils stink in shootouts and they’ll be approximately as bad during three on three overtime.

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