5 Players Who We Wished Had Longer Careers With New Jersey Devils

Brian Boyle

When Brian Boyle was a member of the New York Rangers, he was a guy you hated playing against. He was big, physical, nasty and the type of player that would always have a teammates back. He even was the type of player that could chip in offensively as well.

Soon after the Devils signed him to a two-year contract back in the summer of 2017, we all found out why Rangers fans loved him so much. In such a short amount of time with the team, he was a heart and soul type player. He accomplished so much both personally and professionally in his short tenure with the team.

Boyle had three defining moments in his career with the Devils. One came on November 9, 2017, his first goal since being diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia against the Edmonton Oilers. The second was his goal on Hockey Fights Cancer Night at the Prudential Center against the Vancouver Canucks. The raw emotion after scoring that goal is something that we will all remember so vividly. He didn’t even need to score goals on those nights to show his fight or resiliency.

His third defining moment was his hat trick against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Boyle was key in helping the Devils to their first playoff appearance since 2012. You would never know that he spent just a year and a half in New Jersey. When you of think Brian Boyle, you think of a guy who is an inspiration to many. In such a short period of time he left such a big impact on the franchise, something we will all never forget.