Who do you think are the 15 most important people in the New Jersey Devils franchise? Keep in mind here, these are the people who had the biggest impact on the Devils franchise, not the biggest professional careers.

So, for example, a player like Doug Gilmour, who was a league superstar, or Viacheslav Fetisov, who was an international superstar, will not have a place on this list.

So, let's jump right into the top 15 people that have impacted the Devils franchise since 1982...

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