CarpathianForest Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Im perfectly fine with Semin replacing Zach, I just don't think the Devils will go for him. Like I mentioned in the Salvador thread: Sal, Moose, Marty and Cam's contracts get us to the floor. I fear Lou will just run with that and make zero moves to bring in another talented forward. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devils731 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Mogilny was hated by his teammates before coming to the Devils, as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 If Lou still has an offer on the table for Zach I don't see why he wouldn't at least try to spend for a replacement. Operative word being try cause there ain't much out there and never really was. He will do something, we probably won't like what he winds up doing based on his overpayments already this offseason but he's not going into next season with Clarkson as a first-line RW and Tedenby as a second-line LW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 If Lou still has an offer on the table for Zach I don't see why he wouldn't at least try to spend for a replacement. Operative word being try cause there ain't much out there and never really was. He will do something, we probably won't like what he winds up doing based on his overpayments already this offseason but he's not going into next season with Clarkson as a first-line RW and Tedenby as a second-line LW. I agree that I think he will go for someone, I just dont think it will be Semin. Anyway, Jagr is no longer an option, he just signed with Dallas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njd3b1ink Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 @DarrenDreger: As per @Real_ESPNLeBrun. Jaromir Jagr has agreed to one-year, $4.5-million deal with the Dallas Stars. thats way more than i thought he would get. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Dallas?!? Woww jagr changing it up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 This whole waiting for Zach stuff is really putting us in a bad spot. Chicago, Detroit, Pitt, Philly: They all could lose out on Zach and still be in good shape. If we lose out on Zach and don't go after Semin then we have a big hole to fill. We may have to go after a trade and with what we ave as pieces I don't see a Bobby Ryan or Rick Nash coming our way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 This whole waiting for Zach stuff is really putting us in a bad spot. Chicago, Detroit, Pitt, Philly: They all could lose out on Zach and still be in good shape. If we lose out on Zach and don't go after Semin then we have a big hole to fill. We may have to go after a trade and with what we ave as pieces I don't see a Bobby Ryan or Rick Nash coming our way. Who did we actually miss out on so far? I don't really want any of these guys who have signed with other teams so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I think people are overvaluing Zach here. Of course I want him back, and the team would be better with him, but it's not a death blow. Henrique will hopefully continue to improve, tedenby may finally earn his ice time, having zajac for a whole year is huge, etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 If we lost out on Zach and Semin, Peter Mueller and Thomas Holmstrom are UFAs according to Capgeek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 I think people are overvaluing Zach here. Of course I want him back, and the team would be better with him, but it's not a death blow. Henrique will hopefully continue to improve, tedenby may finally earn his ice time, having zajac for a whole year is huge, etc Tedenby doesn't have the offensive upside or defensive prowess to play a full 82 on any line. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 If we lost out on Zach and Semin, Peter Mueller and Thomas Holmstrom are UFAs according to Capgeek. Tomas Holmstrom is 39 years old. You really want that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 If we lost out on Zach and Semin, Peter Mueller and Thomas Holmstrom are UFAs according to Capgeek. Why would we want either of them? Holmstrom is old and we don't need him and Mueller has been plagued with concussions the last few seasons and has barely played any games in the last 3 seasons because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Pierre LeBrun just said on TSN that Zach Parise will "probably not" make a decision tonight but didn't rule it out. #NJDevils #NHL :argh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grcenter47 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Pierre LeBrun just said on TSN that Zach Parise will "probably not" make a decision tonight but didn't rule it out. #NJDevils #NHL :argh: hard hitting reporting right there by lebrun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Tomas Holmstrom is 39 years old. You really want that? Take a look at Capgeek's free agency list and show me any other players that are worth signing. Holmstrom can still give us strong net traffic. Why would we want either of them? Holmstrom is old and we don't need him and Mueller has been plagued with concussions the last few seasons and has barely played any games in the last 3 seasons because of it. Past Semin and Parise there isn't a whole heck of a lot of RWs and LWs worth a damn left in the UFA market. I wouldn't put it past Lou to all of a sudden bring Langs, Rolston and Arnott back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njd3b1ink Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Pierre LeBrun just said on TSN that Zach Parise will "probably not" make a decision tonight but didn't rule it out. #NJDevils #NHL :argh: Dammit! And he probably wont annouce anything tomorrow, unless he wants to ruin alot of people 4th of july regardless of where he signs. I mean i guess he could announce it tomorrow, i just think hockey might be put on the back burner for a day. I could be wrong though cause I think when kovy was a UFA, the rumor that the isles offered him the 10/100m deal came out on the night of the 4th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Take a look at Capgeek's free agency list and show me any other players that are worth signing. Holmstrom can still give us strong net traffic. Past Semin and Parise there isn't a whole heck of a lot of RWs and LWs worth a damn left in the UFA market. I wouldn't put it past Lou to all of a sudden bring Langs, Rolston and Arnott back. Holmstrom basically said he would wait until July to see if the Wings offer him a contract. If they don't it sounds like he is going to retire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Take a look at Capgeek's free agency list and show me any other players that are worth signing. Holmstrom can still give us strong net traffic. Over Holmstrom? Wellwood, Stapleton, Sykora. Wouldnt expect any of the first two. If we don't sign Zach, I expect we'll kick the tires of Semin, be quickly priced out and then re-sign Sykora and go status quo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devs82fan Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 did anyone go to the rally today at the rock? how was it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) Here's the list of available LW and RW UFAs sans Parise and Semin: Doan Whitmore Selanne Kostopoulos Winnik Sturm Huselius Darche Sykora Giroux, A. Sullivan Ferriero Kostitsyn, A. Holmstrom Mueller Parse, S. Langs O'Sullivan, P. Hagman Ivanans Johnson, N. Pandolfo dvorak Park Rolston Bradley Blake Moreau DiSalvatore Williams, J. Knuble Bitz Lindstrom Segal Wolski Stuart, C. Fedotenko McArdle Brunette Wallace King, DJ McDonald, C. Porter, C. Mancari Stapleton Byers Hunter, T. Duco Ortmeyer Winchester, B. Fehr Sterling Porter, K. Barch Brunnstrom Desbriers Avery Jacques Bell, M. Jaffrey Oreskovich Leblond Stortini Gillies Rechlicz If we don't land Zach or Semin then Lou has to put together a trade. I don't want Sykora to be the parting gift if Zach leaves. Edited July 3, 2012 by CarpathianForest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bibby89 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) wow definitely is a major drop off, why could o'sullivan ever pan out? also wolski isnt what he used to be either and was invisible vs us in the playoffs....with that list im not against sykora coming back on the cheap Edited July 3, 2012 by Bibby89 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayday Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 jesus christ. 54 hours and counting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 i dont mind the wait if we land him... but if we don't................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 If he doesn't announce anything tonight, I guess we're looking at Thursday, as for some reason, people think it's a federal offense to announce something on a holiday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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