Damon Severson played his first nine seasons with the New Jersey Devils, where  his size and booming shot proved to be an asset for the New Jersey Devils.

What was harder?  Randy McKay’s slapshot or his hits?

Cory Schneider was a co-winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy with the Vancouver Canucks in 2010/11, but the most Games he played in as a Canuck in a season was 30.  Schneider was traded for a First Round Pick in the 2013 off-season, and he was finally able to be the first string Goalie on an NHL team.

Joe Cirella came from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and captained the Oshawa Generals to an OHL Title.  Cirella would then be taken number five in 1981 by the Colorado Rockies, and he played 65 Games as a rookie.

Three years after the New Jersey Devils drafted Adam Henrique, he was a contender for the Calder Trophy, finishing third and leading the NHL in Short-Handed Goals (4).  Henrique had 51 Points that year but regressed to only 16 in 42 Games, but he rebounded with back-to-back 43 Point seasons.

Sergei Brylin was not a superstar hockey player by any means, but his versatility and defensive skills made him valuable to a New Jersey Devils team that valued role players.

Pat Verbeek was the First Pick of the Third Round in 1982, and the Right Wing was a permanent member of the roster in his second year as a professional.

A Stanley Cup Champion, and two-time 50 Goal scorer with the Montreal Canadiens, Stephan Richer was traded from the Habs to New Jersey in 1991.

Swedish Defenseman, Tommy Albelin, debuted in the NHL with the Quebec Nordiques in 1987, but Quebec gave up on him, trading him to New Jersey for only a Fourth Round Pick. It turned out to be a quiet thievery by the Devils.

Kyle Palmieri was a First Round Pick by Anaheim in 2009, and he was a Duck until the summer of 2015 when he was traded to the New Jersey Devils.  It was in Jersey where the American's career took off.

In his fifth year in the NHL, Jason Arnott was traded from his first NHL club, the Edmonton Oilers to New Jersey, where he finished off the 1997-98 Season providing scoring depth to the Devils.

Paul Martin was a former Mr. Minnesota in hockey, and he would hone his skills at the University of Minnesota, where he took the Golden Gophers to an NCAA Championship in 2002 and 2003.

The Atlanta Thrashers were not in existence for long, but if there were a consensus best player during that time, it would have to be Ilya Kovalchuk.  The Russian Wing was a Thrasher from 2001 to 2010, until he was traded to the New Jersey Devils, where he had an underappreciated run.

Claude Lemieux made his first real mark in the NHL with an outstanding performance in the 1987 Stanley Cup playoffs, helping the Habs win the Stanley Cup.  A few years later, the supreme agitator was traded to the New Jersey Devils, and a similar occurrence would happen.

From Rochester, New York, Brian Gionta played collegiately at Boston College, where he took the Eagles to two Frozen Fours.  Drafted in the Third Round in 1998, Gionta arrived in New Jersey during the 2001-02 Season, and a year later, he played a minor role in the Devils 2003 Stanley Cup win.

A First Round Pick in 1995, Petr Sykora made the Devils roster right away, and the Czechoslovakian Right Wing scored 42 Points and was a First Team All-Rookie.

Undrafted from the University of Michigan, Canadian Center, John Madden was considered one of Hockey's hardest working players.  Madden signed with New Jersey, and the former Wolverine was not content with just making the NHL; he became one of the best defensive forwards in hockey.

Colin White was taken in the Second Round of the 1996 Draft, but he would not make the main roster until 1999, where he played 21 Games that year and was on the playoff roster that won the Stanley Cup.  White was excellent in the playoffs, leading all skaters with a +9 in Plus/Minus.

With every top 50 list we do for a major sports team, we always have one who is a complete struggle to rank.  For the New Jersey Devils, that player is Taylor Hall.

The brother of Neal and Paul Broten, Aaron Broten was a First Round Pick in 1980 by the Colorado Rockies.