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Problems still remain for Devils followi - seestyle - 02-09-2023 When a general manager feels the need to make a coaching change -- particularly an in-season coaching change -- ownership also should take a lengthy look at the job performance of said general manager and the entire front office and whether they have done everything po sible to give a coach the best chance to succeed.After all, are the ones supplying the players. If the collection of Dave Schultz Women Jersey players is not good enough, it is probably not going to matter the coach is or he does when it comes to making the playoffs and competing for a championship.This seems especially relevant following the ' after three-and-a-half years behind the team's bench.DeBoer may not have done a great job during his time with the Devils, but general manager Lou Lamoriello has done a worse job over an even longer period of time. And that is a development the Devils need to pay serious attention to.Perhaps the biggest mistake DeBoer made over the past two years was his handling of his goaltenders, from not giving more playing time over an aging and no longer productive Martin Brodeur a year ago, to going too far in the opposite direction this season in helping run Schneider into the ground by never giving him a night off.Had he simply played Schneider a little more often last season instead of making sure it was a 50-50 split, the Devils might have been good enough to sneak into the playoffs. Still, there were some things to like about this team heading into 2014-15. They were still a great defensive team, and with a little change in their shootout luck and some improved goaltending the playoffs seemed like they could be within reach in a wide open Eastern Conference.Once the season started, though, the bottom completely fell out on the Devils, and it was a bigger reflection on the job of the general manager than the job of the coach. The roster is getting older and slower, especially when it comes Kevin Hayes Kids Jersey to the forwards, and there seems to be little help coming through the farm system. Those are significant problems that go beyond the coach. Just look at the current makeup of the Devils' roster, particularly their forwards, which serve as a great example as to why this team is struggling so much this season.The Devils are by far the oldest team in the carrying an average age of 30.2 while no other team in the league has an average age older than 28.5. The gap in age between the Devils and the second-oldest team in the league (the Philadelphia Flyers at 28.5) is the same as the gap between the second oldest team and the Tampa Bay Lightning, the 25th oldest team in the league (or, if you prefer, the fifth team in the NHL). That is almost unbelievable.Only one of their top-seven leading goal-scorers ( ) as of Friday is under age 31. In a league that is getting increasingly younger and faster, this is a major problem. The Devils score the third-fewest goals in the league and only team, Buffalo, averages fewer shots, and an ancient group of Scott Laughton Women Jersey forwards is mostly to blame. This is all mostly due to a minor league system that has produced little in the way of offensive talent in more than a decade. Since 1998 the only two players drafted by the Devils that have scored more than 100 goals for the team are and , both first-round picks. Parise no longer plays for the team after signing a huge contract in free agency with the Minnesota Wild following the Devils' 2012 Stanley Cup Final run. Henrique is the only other one to score more than 60.At one time Samuel Morin Jersey a team known for its excellent drafting and player development system, the Devils have drafted just seven forwards since 1999 that have scored more than goals for the team at the NHL level. After Parise, Zajac and Henrique, that list is made up of (10 goals in 120 games), Nick Palmeiri (13 goals in 78 games), Niclas Bergfors (14 goals in 63 games) and Mike Rupp (11 goals in 71 games).And that's it. Only three of those players were selected after the first round. In salary cap league, it is nearly impo sible to compete without some sort of contribution from your farm system because you can't compete based only on free agent signings and trades. Especially when you're consistently turning to players in their mid-to-late 30s on the free agent market. It's a young man's game and this year alone the Devils have more than $30 million in cap space going to eight forwards over the age of 30. Five of those players are signed beyond this season. That's a tough way to win in the NHL. And what makes it even worse is that the Devils seem to have little coming through their farm system.According to the database at , the Devils' AHL team in Albany (the Albany Devils) is the third oldest team in that league, while their top-three goal-scorers are all over the age of 25. Only one of their top-seven goal-scorers in the AHL is under the age of 24.These are not prospects, and for a team that is badly in need of fresh blood this is a major problem, especially since there are limited resources on the NHL roster that could land significant prospects in a trade. Lamoriello has an amazing resume in the NHL, and for a lengthy period of time was one of the best general managers in the sport as the Devils were routinely a Stanley Cup Colin Mcdonald Kids Jersey contender throughout the mid 1990s and early 2000s.That time, however, has pa sed. They can keep changing all the coaches they want, but until they start drafting and developing some actual impact NHL talent, it is not going to matter one bit.