These images, the growing reputation of Scott Stevens as an compassionless instrument of destruction, dominate the 2001 Stanley Cup playoffs. As a storyline, it has managed to eclipse even the L.A ...

After last season, it became pretty clear that the New Jersey Devils needed to get a little bigger and tougher. General manager Tom Fitzgerald followed that up by adding guys like Paul Cotter, Brenden ...

The Stanley Cup runs for the Devils are highlighted by their strong defensive play. No player embodies that more than Captain Scott Stevens. The hard-hitting defender won the Conn Smythe Trophy as ...

An arbitrator later awarded Scott Stevens to the Devils, keeping Joseph in St. Louis. While Joseph played great his entire ...

Jacques Lemaire, who coached the Devils to their first Stanley Cup title in 1995, was inducted into the team's Ring of Honor ...

Stevens served as the club's captain ... Drafted 27th overall in 1998, Scott Gomez was part of two Stanley Cup championships (2000, 2003), including winning the Cup in his rookie season.

Scott Stevens. (Photo by Jim McIsaac/Getty Images ... Stevens, a three-time Stanley Cup Champion, had a whopping 2,785 penalty minutes throughout his illustrious 22-year career.