LucifersDog Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I wish Zach well. He looked at the Devils with two ageing goalies for two years with no take over goalie in the NHL. Elias and Zajac probably leaving next season. A team in financial bankruptcy. He gets offered $98 M for 13 years. I am sure the Devils weren't close with the money. In a NY heartbeat you take that offer. Best wishes Zach Parise. Next: Kovy gets the "C" and the Devils move on, Vanderbeek prays he can keep the team. We will be OK, we have Marty in goal for 70 games/season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lazer Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 We have overcome greater loses then this. We have lost hall of famers in Scott Stevens and Scott Neidermayer. We have lost our true heart and soul in Kenny D. We have lost out on players that were greater pieces in the puzzle of the Devils history. Gomez, Holik, Brylin, Madden. All these players have done more for the Devils then Parise ever did for us. In a great comparison this is no worse then losing Paul Martin to a ridiculous contract to the Penguins and we are seeing how well that has turned out. The Devils will rise above this and continue on to the success we have always had. this was basically what i was thinking... ...that and hes a born loser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marv4Life Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Alright, go after Semin or make a trade Lou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Well Zach i dont' feel bad anymore that we (Canadians) broke ur heart in 2010. Same goes for you Suter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Whoopdie damn doo, he went to Minnesota cause he could get Suter to come with him after JP and buddies guilted him into going Enjoy watching the Finals on TV Zach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MDPucks Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I wouldn't have even been mad if we'd lost in the first round to do this...but to ditch your team after captaining a run to the Finals is pretty darn unprecedented. Who else did that, Kariya? And he left on a one-year deal. Gretzky basically engineered his way to LA with "The Trade" after captaining the Oilers to the cup. Sure the Oilers traded him but that was because Gretzky refused to sign an extension and was going UFA at the end of the next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Quotes from Lou suggest it wasn't a money thing, just wanted to play at home with a friend he grew up with. Typical, just fvcking typical. Niedermayer 2.0, fvcking typical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWW Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I think he just went to Minnesota so he could be reunited with the greatness that is Nick Palmieri and Kurt Foster. Once we traded those guys it was all over for our chances and we had no shot of resigning him. I think that's all pretty obvious, at least to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 anyone have any idea what the devils offered zach? if we were short on years and or money id understand more but otherwise he can rot. We will likely never hear the terms offered. The only thing I've read is that it was "competitive/comparable" to the one he eventually took. Lou: "I did reach out to (Ryan) Suter. He did not have any interest in coming to this conference." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils26 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Lou: "I did reach out to (Ryan) Suter. He did not have any interest in coming to this conference." Where did you hear this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Lmfao, just what I thought Parise would say. We're not that dumb jackass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grcenter47 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 apparently lou said in the conference call that zach told him it wasnt about the money and that it was about playing home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlebum Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Chere and Lebrun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Where did you hear this? Twitter. Pierre LeBrun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beetlebum Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Chere and Lebrun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMazz Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Alright, go after Semin or make a trade Lou. I wish I knew what the realistic chances of Semin coming here would be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 apparently lou said in the conference call that zach told him it wasnt about the money and that it was about playing home If that's the case then why didn't Parise and Sutter take less money to play in Minnesota so their gm could have more money to spend on improving their team. I mean it's all about winning right? $$$$$$$$$$$$$ has nothing to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils26 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 (edited) Twitter. Pierre LeBrun Alright thanks. My twitter seems to be slightly slower than other peoples' feed. Edit: Typo Edited July 4, 2012 by devils26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevils1214 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I wish I knew what the realistic chances of Semin coming here would be Does anyone know if he and Kovy are friends at all? Kovy+ = profit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Everyone's tweeting that Lou said Zach told him if he didn't go home to Minny, he would've stayed in Jersey. Niedermayer all over again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 I wish I knew what the realistic chances of Semin coming here would be Depends how badly we want him. There's going to be lots of competition for him. The Flyers seem to be turning towards Nash and Ryan, dunno about the Pens, Detroit has already been making a move towards him. You gotta think that every team that lost out on Parise may make a move towards Semin. This is why he's waited. The only way we get Semin is if we pay the most. Does anyone want to offer a $7M deal to Alex Semin? I lean no. The worst thing Lou can do right now is kneejerk. When we lost Nieds, Lou panicked and signed 3 awful players. Lou is comparing this loss to Nieds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satans Hockey Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Everyone's tweeting that Lou said Zach told him if he didn't go home to Minny, he would've stayed in Jersey. Niedermayer all over again. Not quite the same. We didn't lose a future hall of famer this time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilish34 Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 C YA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Not quite the same. We didn't lose a future hall of famer this time. We didnt lose a defensive anchor on 3 Cup winning teams either. Niedermayer was devastating to me. This is not good, but not the same level. Nieds also took less money to go to Anaheim. I doubt Zach took less money this time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 its not goodbye safe to say we all know that Lou is going to sign a 40years old Zach in 14 years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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