The new bench boss of the New Jersey Devils seems to be in the driver's seat to win the award for the league's best coach, despite
Sheldon Keefe not having coached a single game with the Devils yet. This could be due to the fact that the Devils are expected to be a good team next season and have a major bounce back year after failing to make the playoffs in what was supposed to be a very good year for the team. Other front-runners to win the award are Andrew Brunette, Craig Berube, and Kris Knoblauch.