How Devils prospect A.J. Greer is winning his mental health battle after years of self-doubt

In February 2018, aj greer I was sitting outside an office in the colorado avalanche installations. He had just added six more games to his NHL resume, but front office officials were about to tell him the same thing they always said: “Your effort wasn’t enough,” they said. “You’re going back to the minor leagues.”

Long before Greer was one of the Devils’ best prospectsfelt trapped in a fluctuating NHL Y AHL routine. Demotions are common for NHL prospects, but for Greer, who is open about his struggles with mental healththe cycle was devastating.