The Devils got their start in the NHL after two previous franchises failed to be successful and had to be relocated. New Jersey got its Devils team after the Kansas City Scouts (1974-1976) and Colorado Rockies (1976-1982) folded and settled in East Rutherford. The team name comes from the Jersey Devil, a mythical creature that supposedly lives in the Pine Barrens in South Jersey. The Devils settled on a color scheme of red, green and white; this gave way to the team's fans referring to them as "Christmas jerseys". The design is rather simple: the Jersey Devil logo placed inside an O, an interchange between red, white and green stripes and red lettering.
My final thoughts: For a team that hasn't changed much other than swapping the green for black, they put together a basic uniform. I actually prefer the green, red and white pattern though because so many teams put black into their repertoire so it's better to have something unexpected. Kudos to them for bringing back these jerseys for the St. Patrick's Day matchup against the Pittsburgh Penguins in 2010.
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