New Jersey Devils: ranking the top-ten prospects in their system

Rookie tournaments and training camps around the National Hockey League are set to get underway in about three weeks, it's time to take a look at the top-ten prospects on each of the 32 teams.

Multiple different sources use different criteria for their rankings as to what players classify as a prospect. For my lists over the next couple of weeks, I will be using the following two requirements:

- A player is considered a prospect if: he has played less than 25 NHL games in one campaign.

- Less than 50 NHL games total in their career.

Next team up is the New Jersey Devils. Let's take a look at the ten best prospects in their system, starting with number ten and counting down to number one.

10. Tyler Brennan (G) - Drafted: 2022 (4/102).

2021-22 stats: Prince George (WHL) - 39 GP - 11 W - 25 L - 2 OTL, 3.58 GAA, .899 save percentage, 4 SO.

9. Nikita Okhotyuk (D) - Drafted: 2019 (2/61).

2021-22 stats: New Jersey (NHL) - 5 GP - 1 G - 1 A - 2 PTS/Utica (AHL) - 63 GP - 3 G - 9 A - 12 PTS.

8. Arseny Gritsyuk (RW) - Drafted: 2019 (5/129).

2021-22 stats: Avangard Omsk (KHL) - 39 GP - 16 G - 12 A - 28 PTS.

7. Seamus Casey (D) - Drafted: 2022 (2/46).

2021-22 stats: US U-18 (USDP) - 48 GP - 10 G - 23 A - 33 PTS.

6. Chase Stillman (RW) - Drafted: 2021 (1/29).

2021-22 stats: Sudbury (OHL) - 24 GP - 9 G - 11 A - 20 PTS/Peterborough (OHL) - 35 GP - 10 G - 19 A - 29 PTS.

5. Shakir Mukhamadullin (D) - Drafted: 2020 (1/20).

2021-22 stats: Salavat Yulaev Ufa (KHL) - 34 GP - 3 G - 4 A - 7 PTS.

4. Fabian Zetterlund (LW) - Drafted: 2017 (3/63).

2021-22 stats: New Jersey (NHL) - 14 GP - 3 G - 5 A - 8 PTS/Utica (AHL) - 58 GP - 24 G - 28 A - 52 PTS.

3. Alexander Holtz (RW) - Drafted: 2020 (1/7).

2021-22 stats: New Jersey (NHL) - 9 GP - 0 G - 2 A - 2 PTS/Utica (AHL) - 52 GP - 26 G - 25 A - 51 PTS.

2. Simon Nemec (D) - Drafted: 2022 (1/2).

2021-22 stats: HK Nitra (Slovak Extraliga) - 39 GP - 1 G - 25 A - 26 PTS.

1. Luke Hughes (D) - Drafted: 2021 (1/4).

2021-22 stats: University of Michigan (NCAA) - 41 GP - 17 G - 22 A - 39 PTS.

Stay tuned to Markerzone.com for the rest of the prospect rankings over the next couple of weeks. Check out Minnesota's and Montreal's prospect rankings from Monday in the links below!

Minnesota's prospect rankings
Montreal's prospect rankings

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