Every time I look back at the 2003 Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils, I am amazed that the team was able to accomplish what it did. They finished fourth overall in the NHL with 108 regular-season points, but it would require a total team effort for them to survive that playoff run. The third Cup team had no shortage of unsung heroes in the lineup and I promised I’d get to more of them and as a man of my word, I present to you the Jeff Friesen edition.
Friesen came to the Devils during the offseason in a blockbuster trade with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.