One of the saddest and most disappointing moments in New Jersey Devils history came in June of 2012. After Adam Henrique provided the thrill of a lifetime in the series before against the New York Rangers, the Los Angeles Kings defeated them in six games to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. It was a sad time and things haven’t been the same since. Leading up to that series, the Devils were one of the few consistently good teams in the league.
Since then, things have really started to fall out. Zach Parise left New Jersey a month later to go home to the Minnesota Wild.