When looking back at the moments that changed the New Jersey Devils trajectory forever, we don’t often think of Cory Schneider. In recent years, we think of the Ilya Kovalchuk retirement, the Zach Parise snubbing and the Ray Shero hiring. We look back at the Taylor Hall trade and winning the most recent NHL Draft Lottery as franchise defining moments that change how everything happened from then on.
However, look at the Cory Schneider trade, and now think if that trade never happened. This New Jersey Devils team looks a lot different, no?