DETROIT — When Red Wings executive Jimmy Devellano watches the Lightning from his lower-bowl seats at Amalie Arena, it’s like taking a trip through time.



There’s the Canadian-born captain determined to end a decade-long quest for the Stanley Cup.



The Norris Trophy-winning defenseman from Sweden who can control a game.



The dynamic Russian forward making magic every night.



Yes, this Lightning team looks an awful lot like the mid-1990s Red Wings juggernaut that Devellano helped build as the former general manager. So it’s no surprise to him that Tampa Bay is chasing the 1995-96 Detroit team that won 62 games (and a record 131 points).



“When you have a bevy of talented players behind two top-notch coaches and two organizations that are efficiently run, you get a team for the ages – and that’s what Tampa has,” Devellano said. “We had Steve Yzerman, we had (Sergei) Fedorov. We had Nicklas...