[JFresh] The Devils’ prospect pool from 2008

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1. I would’ve sworn Pelley was around long enough to get 200+ as well

2. I absolutely loved Vladimir Zharkov

3. Will always appreciate and love Lou for the glory days but my god these were dark days of talent evaluation.

4. This is why we hoped Damien Brunner and signings similar would be the next superstar lol

5. Out of everyone here Mark Fayne had the best career…

   Woof

6. RIP Vasyunov, never knew what he could’ve been in the NHL. Bergfors got us Kovalchuk so there’s that

7. Lou & Conte’s we’re smarter than you policy caused the downfall of this team.They went from Zajac in 2004 to Larsson 2011 and had 1 hit with Henrique

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9. This is what Islander fans were going through until this past offseason.

   And for those wondering, yes, David Conte is still employed by the Islanders as a “Special Assignment Scout”.

10. Frazee was talked about as the guy to back up Brodeur and eventually take over the starting job when he was done 😂

11. We lost the TJ Miller vs JT Miller battle

12. A little grim

13. Surely the team was mere seasons away from yet another decade of pure dominance with this kind of prospect pool.

14. I thought Tulupov was going to be Volchenkov

15. I don’t think people acknowledge enough how absolutely putrid our drafting was for a very large portion of the 2000s and 2010s.