Look back to the 2019 draft. Kaapo Kakko was widely considered to be the more developed, NHL ready, polished product. Jack Hughes was undersized with room to grow. Did the Devils make the wrong choice by taking the kid with room for growth over the prospect everyone in the hockey world called "NHL ready"?
If Byfield shows up next season with the confidence and determination Hughes exhibited this year, he'll make me look like a total fool, and I'll be thrilled.
Look back to the 2019 draft. Kaapo Kakko was widely considered to be the more developed, NHL ready, polished product. Jack Hughes was undersized with room to grow. Did the Devils make the wrong choice by taking the kid with room for growth over the prospect everyone in the hockey world called "NHL ready"?
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