In the late ’90s and early 2000s it was an exciting time if you were a fan of the New Jersey Devils. The franchise captured Stanley Cup titles in 1995, 2000, and 2003, under the tutelage of head coaches Jacques Lemaire, Larry Robinson and Pat Burns. 

The Devils utilized a well-known defensive system commonly known as “the trap” to smother opposing teams offence. This involved Devils skaters clogging the neutral zone preventing the opposition from entering their zone with any sort of speed. 

The Devils relied heavily on three future Hockey Hall of Fame inductees in punishing defender Scott Stevens, smooth skating blueliner Scott Niedermayer and one of the games all time greats in goal in Martin Brodeur. They also employed rugged players, such as the late Claude Lemieux and bruising defender Ken Daneyko. Other familiar names for long time Devils fans included Bobby Holik, Sergei Brylin, Randy McKay, Patrik Elias and........

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