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New Jersey Devils’ High-Stakes Bet on Health, Youth, and a New Power Play

The air in Newark is thick with a familiar, yet potent, mixture of anticipation and anxiety. As the New Jersey Devils opened training camp on Sept. 18, the narrative for their 2025-26 campaign began to crystallize. This isn’t a rebuild. This isn’t a hopeful longshot. This is a team built to win now, staring down a season that will serve as a referendum on its core, its depth, and its ability to overcome the hurdles that have previously relegated it to the league’s second tier. After a first-round playoff exit last spring, the mandate is clear: make the postseason in