I know, I know, it’s a sore subject. But this is a this is a fact that has to be recognized.
For those who don’t know, I’m 26 years old, which means I was born in 1992 and I don’t recall much of Devils history prior to the turn of the millennium. The last two cups I feel I recall fairly vividly, but a lot of work needs to be done to fill in the gaps before then. Until last week my opinion of Devils history looked something like this:
1974 - 1982: Scouts and Rockies suck
1982 - 1987: Devils suck
1988: Devils make first postseason appearance thanks to OT GWG from John MacLean in the last game of the season — this is one of the only things I know about the pre-Elias Devils.