9 2 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁but ▁became ▁the ▁def ensive ▁scheme ▁for ▁most ▁coach es ▁during ▁the ▁late ▁ 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s — known ▁as ▁the ▁" D ead ▁P uck ▁era " — as ▁a ▁direct ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁success ▁seen ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Dev ils ▁under ▁the ▁co aching ▁of ▁Jacques ▁L ema ire , ▁who ▁perfect ed ▁the ▁trap ▁defense ▁to ▁ 3 ▁Stanley ▁cu ps ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁for ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Dev ils . ▁L ema ire ▁util ized ▁the ▁trap ▁that ▁was ▁employed ▁by ▁the ▁Montreal ▁Canad iens ▁under ▁his ▁coach ▁Scot ty ▁Bow man . ▁ ▁The ▁most ▁recogn izable ▁implementation ▁of ▁the ▁trap ▁sees ▁the ▁defense ▁station ing ▁four ▁of ▁their ▁players ▁in ▁the ▁neutral ▁zone ▁and ▁one ▁fore check er ▁in ▁the ▁off ensive ▁zone . ▁As ▁the ▁off ensive ▁team ▁starts ▁to ▁move ▁up ▁the ▁ice , ▁the ▁fore check er ▁( gener ally ▁the ▁center ) ▁will ▁cut ▁off ▁passing ▁lan es ▁to ▁other ▁off ensive ▁players ▁by ▁stay ing ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁the ▁ice , ▁forcing ▁the ▁pu ck ▁car rier ▁to ▁either ▁side board . ▁The ▁def ensive ▁w ingers — typ ically ▁placed ▁on ▁or ▁near ▁the ▁red ▁line — will ▁be ▁position ed ▁by ▁the ▁bo ards ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁pu ck ▁car rier , ▁prevent