"The New Jersey Devils have treaded water since superstar Jack Hughes was lost to a hand injury at a team dinner in Chicago. After Hughes freak injury the Devils are 4-6-0 that includes two separate losing streaks of three games. The current streak are the Devils first regulation losses on home ice. One person riding the proverbial struggle bus in Hughes absence has been his brother Luke."
"The Devils young defensemen signed a new long term contract after a delayed training camp start due to his holdout. You can give a young defensemen a leash and the benefit of the doubt that they are still learning and developing, but some of the younger Hughes performances have been more than concerning and detrimental to the team. For example, in Saturday's loss to the Philadelphia Flyers Hughes"
"Nemec's newfound clutch scoring has been a pleasant development for the Devils in Hughes absence. He was ranked as having one of the best single game performances of the year in the game immediately before Jack got injured. The Devils other three main scorers of Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt and Timo Meier have also put up impressive numbers to make up for Jack Hughes' absence."
The New Jersey Devils have gone 4-6-0 since Jack Hughes suffered a hand injury at a team dinner in Chicago, including two separate three-game losing streaks and their first regulation home losses. Luke Hughes has struggled defensively after a delayed training camp and a new long-term contract. Hockey Stats Cards rated Luke among the worst single-game performers in the loss to the Flyers, and both Luke and Simon Nemec were the lowest-ranked Devils against Columbus per Hockey Score Cards. Nemec has provided clutch scoring while Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt and Timo Meier have produced offensively. The Hughes–Nemec pairing was on the ice for three Columbus goals in a 5-3 loss, and Luke recorded a season-high five giveaways and consecutive -3 ratings while logging heavy minutes.
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