There were 161 players selected before the Devils picked Jesper Bratt during the 2016 NHL Draft, but he became a rarity last season for New Jersey.



Sixth-round picks don’t make the NHL as a teenager very often, and Bratt’s early success could make him a core player for the franchise for years to come. Collecting a player like that in the sixth round once in a decade is a huge win for a franchise.



Is it possible that the Devils found another gem in the same round a year later?



Aarne Talvitie was pick No. 160 in the 2017 draft. He’s not going to play in the NHL as a teenager — well, never say never after Bratt’s emergence a year ago — but he has quickly become one of the Devils’ better prospects and a player with plenty of intriguing potential.



Talvitie has been one of the top players at the Devils development camp this week, which concludes with a scrimmage Saturday at the club’s practice rink in...