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[thefiestygoat]

I have mixed emotions about Parise leaving yet I'm also strangely at ease. No doubt this loss hurts not only on a hockey level but an emotional level. As much as I want to get angry at him and boo him when he returns, I can't help but think of all the great moments and excitement he has given us since they drafted him in 2003. I want to be angry at him for taking a ton of money to go play with his friend in his hometown where his dad was a great player. I want to be upset that he is walking away as captain of our favorite team, a team that fell 2 wins short of greatness. As much as I want to be upset I have to remember he earned the right to get this contract. He busted his ass for us every single moment he was a member of the organization. He gave us so much over the years to be proud of and to cheer for.

As much as I wanted the Devils to retain him, they may be dodging a bullet given the length and cap hit for the contract. I doubt he ages well. Why this sucks today, there are reasons to be hopeful about the future of this Devils team. They've lost a lot of guys to free agency in the past and have always rebounded, I have faith they will continue to do so.

Honestly, I don't know how I will react when he returns to The Rock. I want to boo the guy, but I also want to applaud him for his service to us. In the end I think I owe it out of respect to him to applaud him and thank him for his time here. Obviously, this was a tough decision for him to make and I'm sure he has been riding the emotional rollercoaster like a lot of us over this. I'm sorry if this is a bit of rambling on my part. I just want to see if others are as conflicted as me.

Thank you Zach Parise! Good luck in Minnesota!

[Vic Rattlehead18]

my emotional reaction is fvck kovalchuk. And I'm a wild fan anyway so I win either way.

[devilsfan26]

I really hope he doesn't get booed, it's not like he went to a division rival, and he left to play for his home state. It sucks for us but I can't fault him for that.

[Satans Hockey]

fvck Parise. I think he was full of sh!t all week. I hope he fails miserably out there.

And if we see him at the rock this year I'm booing. I say if cause we may not even get a chance to play against him if there is a lockout.

Better yet, we should start a "Kovys Better" chant

[Deke]

zach parise is a good player, not a great player. you don't give good players 98 million goddamned dollars.

[Wolfy]

I'm not going to lie, I am pretty disappointed that we lost Zach. But on the other hand, I think I'd have been much more disappointed if we signed him for 13 bloody years.

[SterioDesign]

Oh all the things i'd say about Lou's way of doing things............... but wtv at the end of the day we may be dodging a bullet here

[nessus]

Thanks for this, Fiesty. As much as it hurts for him to leave, as a smart GM, Lou cannot re-sign him. He'd be great for the team for the next few years, especially to mentor players like Henrique, but I guess when you face the facts, it was best for the organization to let him walk if the cost would be so high.

And now I guess it's time to bring on Captain Kovy!

[devlman]

Bobby Ryan please

[losdiablos103]

Dead to me...


But in all seriousness, I aint even that upset.

[Neb00rs]

my emotional reaction is fvck kovalchuk. And I'm a wild fan anyway so I win either way.

go fu.....nope...not gonna do it.

[devilsrule33]

Zach Parise was a consummate professional while he was a Devil. He was the hardest working player I have ever seen and never took a day or game off. I wish all the best in Minny.

[justdo3043]

not happy about losing him...ive been thinking it would happen and i was thinking it might be pitt so im really happy its a west cost team not named Detroit

makes me worry about next season....he's a 30 goal man and i don't think clarkson is getting to 30 again....sykora prob won't be back and if he is both him, patty, and zubs are a year older

[Jerzey Devil]

I'm curious to know what Lou's final offer was.

[devils26]

I guess I'm not a good enough person to wish him good things in Minny. All the worst Zach! I hope we see Gomez-like futility and you never make the playoffs.

Edit: This post is not meant as an insult to any posters btw.

Edited by devils26, 04 July 2012 - 12:36 PM.

[hit the post]

I'm curious to know what Lou's final offer was.

A good luck hand shake.....Lou knew he had no shot with the money being offered.

[BlueSkirt]

Better yet, we should start a "Kovys Better" chant

Unquestionably " this " is going to happen. And it should.

[Neb00rs]

fvck Parise. I think he was full of sh!t all week. I hope he fails miserably out there.

And if we see him at the rock this year I'm booing. I say if cause we may not even get a chance to play against him if there is a lockout.

Better yet, we should start a "Kovys Better" chant

this.

[Devils Dose]

This was why I almost got teary while watching the team return from the finals, because I knew that a team that came close to greatness would not get another chance. Don't read this wrong. WE (fans) will get another chance at some point. So long as there is a team in New Jersey, we'll have a shot at the finals, and be it next year or 15 years from now, we'll watch our team make another run. But this group of players only got one shot, and just missed it.

[third man in]

Love him but not all that surprised he's gone...I had been telling myself he was signing elsewhere all week so that way, if he did choose NJ it'd be a pleasant surprise. I'm honestly just glad he didn't sign with Pittsburgh as I would have lost a lot of respect for him. He was a great Devil and left us with a ton of memories...it's just sad to know there will be no more.

I'll be over it very soon...it's a hard loss but this team has taken bigger losses before, with players who have actually sealed the deal and led us to cup victories. I'm slightly put off, after he seemed like he did want to stay here but at the end of the day I understand his decision and I can't fault him for going to Minnesota. I do think that once the dust settles and we're a few months into the season, the realization of the decision might hit him because I don't see Minnesota as a legit contender for another few years.