Three-time Stanley Cup champion and New Jersey Devils legend Ken Daneyko joins Raffaele Papaianni for Episode 13 of the Bleed Oil Blue Podcast. From his Edmonton hockey roots to the NHL’s biggest current storylines, Daneyko shares candid insight on the Edmonton Oilers, Connor McDavid, the New Jersey Devils, and what it really takes to win the Stanley Cup.

Ken breaks down the Devils’ offseason approach, the importance of depth around Jack Hughes, Nico Hischier, and Jesper Bratt, and the challenge of finding consistent NHL goaltending. He also weighs in on the Oilers’ championship window, McDavid’s drive to win in Edmonton, and the razor-thin margins separating the NHL’s top contenders.

The conversation goes inside the Devils championship era, including the 1995 Stanley Cup Final against the Detroit Red Wings, Jacques Lemaire’s famous motivational tactics, Scott Stevens’ leadership, Jason Arnott’s double-overtime winner in 2000, and why Scott Niedermayer was one of hockey’s most special players.

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Chapters

00:00​ – Welcome Ken Daneyko

01:28​ – Devils offseason roster depth

03:06​ – Goaltending stability in New Jersey

05:54​ – Impact of the Jack Hughes injury

08:12​ – McDavid’s loyalty to Edmonton

11:01​ – NHL parity and the Oilers’ window

14:47​ – 1995 Finals: underdogs vs. Detroit

17:05​ – Jacques Lemaire’s whiteboard tactic

20:33​ – Leadership styles in the Devils room

24:06​ – Jason Arnott’s double-OT winner

27:15​ – The greatness of Scott Niedermayer

30:52​ – Niedermayer’s competitive snap

32:08​ – Early Stanley Cup predictions

35:00​ – The fortitude required to win