Greatest New Jersey Devils Lineup Of All Time

First Line

Left Wing: 2017-18 Taylor Hall
Center: 2005-06 Scott Gomez
Right Wing: 1990-91 John MacLean

Left wing is the hardest position to rank in the history of the Devils, but how can you not choose the team’s one and only MVP? Taylor Hall in 2018 was the greatest player not named Brodeur in this team’s history. He scored 39 points and had 93 points. It wasn’t the most points ever in a season, but even Patrik Elias’ best year doesn’t compare to this. Hall carried the Devils on his back to the playoffs, and he was given the highest award in the sport for it.

Now, the center position is not as good as either wing position. During the Lou Lamoriello years, he’d focus on centers who prioritized a two-way game. Hard-nosed players like Bobby Holik were featured over a true playmaker. Gomez was a player who just developed perfectly, and hit a peak in the mid-2000s. In 2005-06, he hit a level he would never come close to again. He scored 33 goals, more than a dozen more than he’d score in any other year of his career. 24 of his goals game via 5v5. He shot a ridiculous 13.5%. He never shot more than 10% besides that. He was great as a distributor and would do amazing things with Hall and the next guy.

This one may surprise you. John MacLean was the first great Devils forward that stuck around. This isn’t nostalgia, he was legitimately great in 1991. He scored 45 goals in 78 games, getting in the top ten for Hart Trophy voting. With how well both Hall and Gomez distribute, this line could score 150 goals on their own. Yes, MacLean had his best season during an era of offensive explosion, but greatness is greatness.

This line would be insane. Scoring would be a priority, but they all can hold their own defensively. This would be John Hynes’ dream.