The Devils fired Lindy Ruff in March of this past year after a disastrous season behind the bench that saw the club miss the playoffs after posting 52 wins the year prior. His replacement in Travis Green, who was named interim for the remainder of the season, was also let go but he is now the head coach for Ottawa.
With the Devils, Keefe will have his fair share of talented players in Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt, and Luke Hughes among several others. There's a little bit of pressure in New Jersey as they possess a team good enough to make a deep post-season run but haven't been able to show up consistently.