Our NHL Saturday miniseries rolls on, with a look at the New Jersey Devils—a franchise that joined the NHL in 1974 as part of fourth-wave expansion, along with the Washington Capitals. Of course, the Devils started in Kansas City as the Scouts, before moving to Colorado as the Rockies after just two seasons. That Denver residency lasted just six seasons before the organization found its permanent home in New Jersey.

No. 10: Corey Schneider, G—53 PS (2013-2020)

A first-round pick for Vancouver, he came to the Devils via trade when he was 27 years old and entering his prime. He never made an All-Star team, but he did post a .915 save percentage in 311 regular-season games with New Jersey, in addition to putting up a 2.50 goals-against average. Unfortunately, this was a down time in franchise history, so he only got three postseason starts with the Devils, going 1-2 with a 1.78 GAA. Brutal.

No. 9: Bruce Driver, D—57 PS (1984-1995)

He had a rather unremarkable career with the team, befitting his sixth-round draft status, but it did end on a high note with the organization’s first-ever Stanley Cup in 1995. He posted a plus-13 rating at age 32 in 17 games during that championship run. If that’s the best it got for him, then the more power to him; we should all be so fortunate, right? His best season came in 1987-1988 when he posted 7.8 Point Shares.

No. 8: Ken Daneyko, D—58 PS (1983-2003)

As the No. 18 pick overall, his individual career has to be a disappointment: no All-Star seasons, a career best of 6.0 PS (1996-1997), and no votes ever for the Norris. However, he did manage to spend 2,516 minutes in the penalty box during the regular season with the Devils—and an additional 296 PIMs during the playoffs. Oh, and he won three Cups with New Jersey, too, clearly paving the ice in 1995, 2000, and 2003.

No. 7: Andy Greene, D—58 PS (2006-2020)

We’re sensing a theme as none of these guys so far was ever an All Star; they’ve all been grinders, really, particularly these blue liners. This defenseman did help the Devils reach the 2012 Cup Finals, however, despite never posting more than 8.0 PS in any single season. He also never earned a single Norris vote in his career, although he did contribute 21:34 ATOI in the regular season for New Jersey across 923 games. Meh.

No. 6: John MacLean, RW—60 PS (1983-1997)

The No. 6 overall pick, he also never made an All-Star team. Unbelievable, really. He did help the team to the 1995 Cup title, putting up 18 points in 20 games that postseason. His best year came in 1988-1989, however, with 9.0 PS. Otherwise, like all the peeps on this list so far, he was pretty unremarkable. The Devils traded him to San Jose eventually, but if it wasn’t for that 1995 NHL championship? Small mercies.

No. 5: Brian Rafalski, D—61 PS (1999-2007)

Even though he wasn’t an All Star, either, this guy at least garnered some Norris votes here and there. He also won two Cups with New Jersey in 2000 and 2003 while providing 22:48 ATOI in the regular season (541 games) and 23;20 in the postseason (102 games). He posted 10.4 PS in his final season with the team, but that seemed to price him out of the Devils’ future plans, so he left to go win another Cup later with Detroit.

No. 4: Scott Stevens, D—96 PS (1991-2004)

We don’t think we’ve seen as many defensemen on one of these lists as we have here with New Jersey, and this was his third career stop after being the No. 5 overall pick by Washington in 1982. And? He was a four-time All Star (1992, 1994, 1997, 2001) during his time with the Devils! Shocker!! He also won the Conn Smythe vote in 2000, as the team won its second Cup with him on the roster. We gave him our 1994 Norris.

No. 3: Scott Niedermayer, D—98 PS (1991-2004)

Another blue liner chosen in the first round (No. 3 overall), he made All Star twice (1998, 2004) with New Jersey, won three Cups with the Devils (1995, 2000, 2003), and won the Norris vote in 2004. Haard to complain about that return on investment, especially when it’s considered he was paired with the guy above him here on defense. That sure made life a lot easier for the goaltender, eh? Although he was pretty good, too.

No. 2: Patrik Eliáš, LW—125 PS (1995-2016)

There are no Scouts or Rockies on this list, although this player spent his entire career with the team, winning three Cups, making the 2001 All-Star squad, and topping the NHL in plus/minus rating that same year (2001). He was just the 51st overall pick in the draft, too, so he definitely did his fair share of ice work. In the 2000 Cup run, he topped the league in postseason assists (13) and playoff rating (plus-9). Well done!

No. 1: Martin Brodeur, G—206 PS (1992-2014)

Arguably the greatest NHL goaltender of all time, the list of achievements is long: the 1994 Calder vote, seven All-Star nods (1997-1998, 2003-2008), and four Vezina vote wins (2003-2004, 2007–2008). Did we mention the three Cups in 1995, 2000, and 2003? We gave him the Conn Smythe in 1995 and 2000, although he oddly never won it officially. He won 688 regular-season games and 113 playoff matchups.