There seems to be lots of negative posts about the Devils roster simply based on signings other teams have made. Lots of teams signing "star" players. The Devils already have these type of players; Linglet, Martin, Fournier, Dixon. If the Devils were going to be in the market for a St Pierre, Rau, Reddox etc it would be at the expense of one of the current "stars". A team can realistically only carry so many of these players before it causes problems. They all want top line minutes, special teams etc.
The team have one of, if not, the best Brit packs. Throw in Benti, Louis, Riley and other signings and the squad looks as good as anybody else. If Haddad and Pope have bounce back years, that would be huge too.
I think the team will be right in the mix. The players retained were the big signings.