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Devils avoid arbitration and re-sign Travis Zajac to multi-year contra
Started by Maddog, Jul 22 2009 09:55 AM
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 10:02 AM
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 10:06 AM
AWESOME NEWS!!! BEST NEWS THIS OFFSEASON!!
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 10:09 AM
Thank you Lou, and to boot we definitely got him cheaper than if he went to arbitration so maybe that frees up another million for a 2nd line center
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 10:15 AM
Lou knows he is our #1 center and has become a very important piece to our offense and defense. Travis has become a excellent two way player and compliments Parise well... Sure some will say that Zajac is nothing without parise but i will argue that point till death. Zajac compliments parise just as much as Parise compliments Travis...... I am THRILLED about this signing!!!
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 10:25 AM
Very smart move Lou.
Do you happen to know what Zajac's terms are or just speculating?Thank you Lou, and to boot we definitely got him cheaper than if he went to arbitration so maybe that frees up another million for a 2nd line center
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 10:29 AM
no its speculation. But its gotta be cheaper than arbitrationVery smart move Lou.
Do you happen to know what Zajac's terms are or just speculating?
Thank you Lou, and to boot we definitely got him cheaper than if he went to arbitration so maybe that frees up another million for a 2nd line center
Edited by Elias FTW, 22 July 2009 - 10:30 AM.
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 10:31 AM
"He's developed into a core player and getting him long-term I think is good for both him and his growth and for the organization," Lamoriello told me this morning.
When I asked Lamoriello if "long-term" means longer than two years," he replied simply, "it's long-term."
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 10:33 AM
If it was a short deal maybe, TG suggests its long term, and if Lou is buying some FA years he will have to pay for it, which means an average cap hit close to what he would have gotten in arbitration. but we shall know soon enough for sure.no its speculation. But its gotta be cheaper than arbitration
Very smart move Lou.Do you happen to know what Zajac's terms are or just speculating?
Thank you Lou, and to boot we definitely got him cheaper than if he went to arbitration so maybe that frees up another million for a 2nd line center
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 10:59 AM
Fantastic news!! 
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 11:03 AM
good thing there won't be any bad blood like with gomez. good job lou
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 11:05 AM
Great news! Now just need those numbers...
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 11:21 AM
Rich Chere has an interview w/ Travis. Looks like a four year deal.
Also some news on Shanny -----> http://www.nj.com/de...w_jer.html#more
Lamoriello said he will now have discussions with coach Jacques Lemaire about whether it would help the Devils to bring Brendan Shanahan back. Shanahan is an unrestricted free agent.
Also some news on Shanny -----> http://www.nj.com/de...w_jer.html#more
Lamoriello said he will now have discussions with coach Jacques Lemaire about whether it would help the Devils to bring Brendan Shanahan back. Shanahan is an unrestricted free agent.
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 11:22 AM
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 11:39 AM
A bright spot in a dark off-season.
yeah an off-season where we signed johnny oduya and travis zajac long-term. so dark.
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 11:40 AM
A bright spot in a dark off-season.
yeah an off-season where we signed johnny oduya and travis zajac long-term. so dark.
Ya...but we should have outbid Montreal for Gionta's services...maybe 6/36? And we definitely should have given Rupp 4/8.
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 11:42 AM
A bright spot in a dark off-season.
What's been so dark about it?
Did you want Gionta back at the money Montreal gave him?
Did you want Madden back? And Rupp?
Wasn't re-signing Oduya a bright spot?
Is it so terrible that some new blood is coming into the lineup? This team has won two playoff rounds since winning the '03 Cup. I'm all for some change.
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Even when Marty comes back maybe Larry should put Clemmensen to be on the goal during the shootouts.
Can the coach do that ? Switch the goalies 5 seconds to go in overtime? - Most priceless quote ever posted on a message board.
Martin Brodeur: THE MOST ALL-TIME WINS!, 12 straight seasons of 30+ wins, 3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies, and zero respect from too many so-called Devils "fans" who are either too young or too bandwagon to remember the much darker days of Sean Burke, Craig Billington, Bob Sauve, Alain Chevrier, and the talented but overwhelmed Chico Resch, among many others.
It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.
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Posted 22 July 2009 - 12:00 PM
A bright spot in a dark off-season.
yeah an off-season where we signed johnny oduya and travis zajac long-term. so dark.
For some reason Lou re-signing his own guys doesn't count. Only the guys he loses (which all teams in the cap era do).
Elias, Langenbrunner, White, Pandolfo (this one's not looking good so far, but it's hard to bat 1.000), Salvador, Oduya...not to mention some nice RFA signigns like Parise, Zajac, Martin...
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Even when Marty comes back maybe Larry should put Clemmensen to be on the goal during the shootouts.
Can the coach do that ? Switch the goalies 5 seconds to go in overtime? - Most priceless quote ever posted on a message board.
Martin Brodeur: THE MOST ALL-TIME WINS!, 12 straight seasons of 30+ wins, 3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies, and zero respect from too many so-called Devils "fans" who are either too young or too bandwagon to remember the much darker days of Sean Burke, Craig Billington, Bob Sauve, Alain Chevrier, and the talented but overwhelmed Chico Resch, among many others.
It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.
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Even when Marty comes back maybe Larry should put Clemmensen to be on the goal during the shootouts.
Can the coach do that ? Switch the goalies 5 seconds to go in overtime? - Most priceless quote ever posted on a message board.
Martin Brodeur: THE MOST ALL-TIME WINS!, 12 straight seasons of 30+ wins, 3 Stanley Cups, 4 Vezina Trophies, and zero respect from too many so-called Devils "fans" who are either too young or too bandwagon to remember the much darker days of Sean Burke, Craig Billington, Bob Sauve, Alain Chevrier, and the talented but overwhelmed Chico Resch, among many others.
It's easy to support a great player when he's playing at his very best. It takes a true fan to support that same player during those rare moments and stretches when he's not. Babe Ruth went 0-4 some games, and sometimes Wayne Gretzky was held pointless. There may be such a thing as greatness, but no such thing as absolute perfection every single night.
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