How New Jersey Devils Milestones is played

Every card in this deck carries a hidden value on the same scale — release years and dates — and the run is one long sorting problem. The first card is dealt face up. Each card after it goes into the gap where you think it belongs, and the value only shows once it lands. Get it wrong three times and the run ends with whatever you had placed.

This deck can also be shuffled together with any other deck measured in release years and dates — tick several on the deck tree to build one longer timeline out of them.

What's in the deck

27 of the 27 cards you could be dealt. The values stay hidden until you place them.

Born as the Kansas City Scouts An expansion team began play in Missouri
Became the Colorado Rockies The franchise relocated to Denver
The Rockies' lone playoff berth Denver's team reached the postseason for its only time
Moved to New Jersey as the Devils The wandering franchise found a home at the Meadowlands
Branded a 'Mickey Mouse' operation Wayne Gretzky mocked the young team after a rout
Drafted Kirk Muller Selected the center second overall
Hired Lou Lamoriello Brought in the executive who would run the club for decades
First deep playoff run Reached game seven of the conference final against Boston
Drafted Martin Brodeur Took the future franchise goalie 20th overall
Drafted Niedermayer; acquired Stevens Landed a star blueliner in the draft and another as free-agent compensation
Lost a classic game seven to the Rangers Stephane Matteau's double-overtime goal ended their season
Won their first Stanley Cup Swept Detroit behind the neutral-zone trap
Won a second Stanley Cup Beat Dallas as Scott Stevens took the Conn Smythe
Lost the Final in game seven Fell to Colorado in a championship-deciding game
Won a third Stanley Cup Beat Anaheim in a seven-game Final
Retired Ken Daneyko's number 3 Honored the franchise's iron-man defenseman
Opened the Prudential Center Moved from the Meadowlands to Newark
Retired Scott Stevens's number 4 Raised the hard-hitting captain's banner
Brodeur set the wins record Passed Patrick Roy for the most in NHL history
Signed Ilya Kovalchuk Committed to the sniper on a headline-grabbing long-term deal
Retired Scott Niedermayer's number 27 Honored the smooth-skating Hall of Fame defenseman
Returned to the Stanley Cup Final Lost the championship series to the Kings
Retired Martin Brodeur's number 30 Raised the legendary goalie's banner
Drafted Nico Hischier first overall Took the Swiss center with the top pick
Taylor Hall won the Hart A Devil was named league MVP for the first time
Drafted Jack Hughes first overall Grabbed the electric center with the top pick
Beat the Rangers in a playoff round A 112-point season ended their rivals' run in round one