Young guns prepare to show off talent during NHL all-star festivities
New Jersey Devils players watch from the bench often and marvel at some of the things Jack Hughes can do on the ice.
While being an all-star is old hat for the NHL’s old guard of Sidney Crosby, Alex Ovechkin and even unquestioned best player in the world Connor McDavid, the festivities this weekend in South Florida are a showcase for the league’s next generation of stars, led by Hughes and Robertson now that Thompson is out with injury and replaced by Dahlin.
The Devils are on pace to play playoff hockey for the first time since 2018 and just the second in 11 years thanks in large part to Hughes, who trails only McDavid, Boston’s David Pastrnak, Colorado’s Mikko Rantanen and Thompson in the goal-scoring race. Mike Rupp, who won the Cup with New Jersey in 2003, expected Hughes to produce at a 100-point pace but did not anticipate his scoring to become so meaningful this season.
Messier credited Thompson for getting stronger in the offseason, augmenting the hands that made the now-25-year-old a 38-goal scorer in 2021-22 and putting him on track for more than 50 this season. Norris Trophy-winning defenseman P.K. Subban, who experienced Thompson’s growth firsthand from playing against him several times the past five years before retiring and joining Messier as an ESPN analyst, sees him as a taller version of Hughes with the same level of skill.
Like Thompson, Robertson got a lucrative extension before opening night. The 23-year-old from California, who is Filipino-American and hopes to be a role model for players of Asian descent, has a big personality that matches his play and could soon be one of the faces of the league.
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