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5 Surprise New Jersey Devils Who Made All-Star Game

By Nick Villano

Metropolitan Division All-Stars teammates Kris Letang #58 of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Josh Bailey #12 of the New York Islanders, and Brian Boyle #11 of the New Jersey Devils wait to be introduced during the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game at Amalie Arena on January 28, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images)
Metropolitan Division All-Stars teammates Kris Letang #58 of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Josh Bailey #12 of the New York Islanders, and Brian Boyle #11 of the New Jersey Devils wait to be introduced during the 2018 Honda NHL All-Star Game at Amalie Arena on January 28, 2018 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Mike Carlson/Getty Images) /
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Head coach Robbie Ftorek of the New Jersey Devils: (Al Bello/Allsport) /

Robbie Ftorek – 1999 and 2000 NHL All-Star Games

Not many people can say they made an All-Star Game and was fired in the same season. Robbie Ftorek had a lot of history with the Devils. He was leading the team, but was canned right before the playoffs. The Devils made it to the Stanley Cup Final and beat the Dallas Stars. He was still put on the Stanley Cup because Lou Lamoriello still made him a team scout after letting him go as head coach.

Everyone knows the story of Ftorek watching the Devils make the Stanley Cup Final without him, but did you know he made the All-Star Game not once but twice?

Ftorek was the assistant head coach of the Eastern Conference twice. The Devils were quite good in 1998-99 and 1999-00. Obviously, they were really good in 2000, and the Eastern Conference wanted to recognized the Devils head coach.

Just seven weeks after Ftorek represented the Devils at the All-Star Game, he was no longer a coach. He made a lot of mistakes that caused the locker room to turn their backs on him. He went to the Boston Bruins, where he was once again first with nine games left in the season of his third year. He replaced Peter Sidorkiewicz a few years later, marking the second time that Sidorkiewicz made this list.

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