NEWARK -- Nico Hischier was a Devil for less than 24 hours before general manager Ray Shero called him with a request. He needed a scouting report.

Shero and the Devils were winding down at the NHL Draft on Saturday, about to make their first of three seventh round picks to finish their two days of selections.

The GM was eyeing a Canadian defenseman, Jocktan Chainey, with the 191st pick. Chainey just happened to play junior hockey with the Halifax Mooseheads and Hischier. So Shero got Hischier on the horn.

"I actually had to find out a little more about him, so I called Nico. He was at the Red Bull game," Shero said during a press conference on Monday. "So the first scouting report from Nico -- I'll take out two of the three things he said -- 'He's going to be good.'"

Shero smiled and laughed as he recalled Nico's reply, suggesting there may have been some more colorful words sprinkled in during the original answer.

The Devils ended up picking Chainey, a 17-year-old, 6-0, 198-pound, left-shooting defenseman. He finished with 24 points in 55 games last season for Halifax.

After Monday's press conference, Hischier elaborated on his own scouting report, describing his junior teammate that followed him to the Devils.

"He's a really good player. I always felt comfortable when he was on the ice," Hischier said of Chainey. "He has great vision, he makes smart plays and does a great job."

During Monday's press conference, Shero wasn't done asking for scouting reports. The Devils also took Swiss goalie Gilles Senn with their fifth-round pick. For kicks, Shero asked Hischier about his fellow Switzerland native.

The GM turned to him and asked, "Is he any good?"

"Yeah, he's pretty good," Hischier replied, unable to hold back a laugh.

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