NEWARK -- Reid Boucher will be 22 by the time Devils open training camp in September.



That is still very young for a player whose prolific goal-scoring in junior hockey and the promise he's shown in the AHL has GM Ray Shero and head coach John Hynes crossing their fingers that Boucher can produce in the NHL.



Boucher is one of those players who feels the style Hynes plans to implement will result in more scoring for the team, as well as being beneficial to his own game.



"I think so. What we played was more of a defensive style with tight games. We didn't score as many goals," Boucher told NJ Advance Media. "I think this will open up a lot more chances, create more chances. Hopefully it will help us score goals.



"I think it's just a fresh start for the organization. It's nice to get some new faces. Coach Hynes has been great. He wants a very up-tempo, very offensive game and I think that suits me very well. I prefer offense to defense."



Boucher and defenseman Damon Severson are both attending development camp this week. Hynes believes it will help them mature as leaders.



"They've had some good experiences as pros but they're still in their entry levels contracts," Hynes pointed out. "One of the things we want to try and do in this camp is to develop some leaders. They're young guys on the team. Whether they play in Albany or they play in New Jersey, they learn from some pretty good leaders that way,



"One of the things we're trying to develop here is some camaraderie and teamwork to allow guys like Severson and Boucher to bring more of a leadership role, whether it's off-ice testing or how they practice."

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Boucher welcomes it.



"I just try to lead by example," the winger said. "If people have questions for me, they should feel comfortable to come up and have a conversation with me. I don't feel I'm unapproachable by any means. But I'm not an outspoken person. I don't talk a lot unless someone talks to me. I'm kind of shy."



What will it take to get Boucher over the hump as an NHL player? He scored one goal in 11 games with the Devils last season and has three in 34 career NHL games.



"I just think I have to be consistent. I've struggled with that in the past, especially last season," Boucher noted. "I had a lot of ups and downs. That's a big focus of mine right now. Finding that level and then staying at that level. Don't go below that line."

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The Devils will have three sessions on the ice Tuesday at AmeriHealth Pavilion: Defensemen, forwards group 1 and forwards group 2.

On Monday they had two sessions that broke down this way:

Session 1:

Red team

Anthony Brodeur, Josh Couturier, Connor Chatham, Reid Boucher, Artur Gavrus, Ryan Kujawinsky, Ben Thomson, Steven Santini, Alexander Kerfoot, Casey Fitzgerald



White team

Mackenzie Blackwood, Ryan Rehill, Colton White, Blake Pietila, Blake Speers, Damon Severson, Patrick D'Amico, Tyler Kelleher, Max Novak, Pavel Zacha



Session 2



Red team

Colton Phinney, Ken Appleby, Raman Hrabarenka, John Quenneville, Joe Faust, Reece Scarlett, Alexander Goulet, Matt Gaudreau, J.D. Dudek, Darcy Murphy, Matt Lorito



White team

Brandon Baddock, Joseph Blandisi, Jacob Sweeney, Miles Wood, Joshua Jacobs, Brandon Shea, Brett Seney, Sergey Kalinin

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