New Jersey Devils will present challenges to new owners

Despite their considerable success, the Devils' profile in the NHL and the New York area remains low.

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The Devils may not be as moribund as the Sixers were, but if Harris, Blitzer and their associates do buy them and the Prudential Center, they are not merely doing it with the intention of booking more attractions on the nights the Devils do not play there. They are going to want the team to fill the Prudential Center as well and they are going to change what they think are the obstacles to that happening. It's the only way this franchise can get back on its feet.