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As we just about wrap up our offseason grades, we move on to some players that didn't play as much. Santini, Hayes, Johansson, Mueller, Grabner, Maroon, Lappin, Pietila, Quenneville, Rooney are all on the table.

As we continue on through our player grades, today we'll discuss the play of Stefan Noesen and Drew Stafford. While Noesen was able to assert himself as a contributing player in 2017-18, the signing of Drew Stafford paid early dividends, but failed to produce results as the season went on.

Two Devils prospects will be playing for the Memorial Cup, as Colby Sissons of the Swift Current Broncos of the WHL and Marian Studenic of the Hamilton Bulldogs in the OHL both have qualified and won their respective leagues.

We'll touch quickly on some roster news and notes before heading back onto grades. Miles Wood and Pavel Zacha were big-time contributors this season, but both of them showed the need for improvement, as well. We will debate on these two young players.

Our first interview of the offseason brings back Minnesota Duluth Head Coach and reigning National Champion, Scott Sandelin. Sandelin will chat with us about Joey Anderson as well as the incredible run the Bulldogs went on in the NCAA tournament that culminated with two wins in St. Paul.

Then, we'll give out grades for two forwards as we discuss the seasons of Blake Coleman and Brian Gibbons.

As we roll on through May, it's on to two more polarizing players for grades. Jesper Bratt started out strong but finished the second half of the season without much production. As for Sami Vatanen, he was instantly the Devils best defender since coming over from Anaheim.

We'll also touch on Team USA at the World Championships, as Keith Kinkaid notched his 2nd straight shutout in a 3-0 Team USA win over Germany.

Towards the end of the show, we react live to the latest information about the successful surgeries for Taylor Hall, Cory Schneider and Patrick Maroon.

As the IIHF Worlds push on, Will Butcher has already left his mark, as has Keith Kinkaid. We'll take a look at the ongoing tournament in Denmark. Then it's on to player grades once again, as we discuss the easiest one (Hall) and perhaps the most difficult player to grade in Damon Severson.

Your calls and comments too.

There was so much to like about the rookie season of Nico Hischier. He took on the first line center role and ran with it, en route to a playoff berth. We will hand out a grade for the young center and for defenseman John Moore, as well.

We also chatted about 2017 5th round pick Gilles Senn making the Swiss roster for the World Championships and the differences between Tom Wilson's hit on Zach Aston-Reese and Nikita Kucherov on Sami Vatanen.

Next up for player grades are Will Butcher and Travis Zajac. Butcher, who burst onto the scene after being signed in the offseason had a strong rookie season that is continuing in the IIHF World Championships in Denmark. Zajac found some cohesiveness later on in the year and turned in another solid performance.

Also, NJ Asst. GM Tom Fitzgerald is interviewing for the MIN GM opening.

As we roll on into the second day of player previews, we'll discuss two of the more polarizing players on the team in defenseman Ben Lovejoy and center Brian Boyle. We'll run down what both did this season and then hand out grades. We'll take a look at the poll and read your comments/questions, as well.

Also a look at the situation in Toronto, as Lou Lamoriello steps down as the GM of the Maple Leafs.

As we return with Devils Daily, there's much to talk about. We'll dive into some of the breakup day quotes, as well as the injuries to Hischier and Zacha, Hall being nominated for two awards and players being named to Team USA for the World Championships.

Then, it's on to our first round of player grades as we take a look at the seasons of both Andy Greene and Kyle Palmieri.