sundstrom

Lou should point out  how Lucic went from a fan favourite and an absolute God in boston to the scapegoat being benched and booed by the same fans within a year, why? cause he's getting way too much money for what he's doing and people expect 30 goals every season now cause thats what he signed for.

 

People don't sh!t on players with very fair deal as much when they go cold. I'd really take that into consideration if im Clarkson. Looking around the league to see all those guys who signed for more than can chew

 

i'm sure lucic is sticking hundred dollar bills in his ears to keep from hearing fans boo him.

 

when people say, "put yourself in his shoes" they're not saying, take your twenty something internet surfing fan of your favorite team self and turn yourself into a world class athlete.

 

they're saying - look at it from the guy who worked his whole life to get to this point and has an extremely limited window to maximize his earning potential for the rest of his life.

 

i have absolutely no problem with clarkson trying to get every dollar he can. i never have this issue with any athlete.

Trade trade trade!

 

his value is nothing more than a throw in to a larger deal.

 

if i'm lou, i get him in NJ tomorrow (assuming that him playing the last 3 games don't do anything towards his UFA date). if he doesn't play, i still want him around professionals, practicing and for Lou to speak with him.

 

this is a no brainer to me

The Devils were 16-6 in OT/shootout games last year.  They are 3-9 this year.   Parise was a big part of that with his shootout ability, there's no doubt, but people think last year's team was this amazing club - they snuck into 6th by virtue of dominating the shootout and OT.  Had they gone 6-16, like the Devils would be on pace to do in an 82 game season, they would've been tied for 8th place with the Senators and Capitals, and certainly would've been in much more of a dogfight for the playoffs.

 

this is an amazing point that doesn't get enough play. think about it - if the devils are 6 and 6 in OT/Shootout, that's 3 more points which shockingly changes the whole complexion of a lot of arguments.

 

what are the reasons the devils are where they are right now?

 

1) Bad Goaltending

2) Bad OT/Shoot Out Record

3) Low S%

4) Injuries

5) Poor Use of Lines (i.e. Gionta)

 

That's it guys - in that order.

does anyone really think that age should have anything to do with renting jagr for the stretch run and playoffs. i would have no interest in resigning him. i'm sure that would go into the trade (conditional pick). make it urbom/conditional 3rd if he resigns with the devils.

 

i like the idea of playoff game 1:

 

henrique-loktionov-kovalchuk

elias-zajac-jagr

ponikarovski-zubrus-clarkson

d'agostini-carter-bernier

 

and it's insurance if kovy doesn't come back.

I real question, why the hell is Deboer starting Tallinder over Fayne again.

 

because tallinder is also a good defenseman and the guy that SHOULD sit won't in part because he's the captain of the team.

2% isn't worth letting them keep the money. Ill be requesting for a refund.

2% is much better than any bank's interest rate on savings. unless you're going to daytrade that $2k with the hopes of making more or just choose to spend it on something else in a sort of "buyers remorse" on your tickets, you'd might as well leave it.

If true, I see it as 2 years near the cap floor as he tries to be able to pay it.

sorry, i don't see this as that big an issue on team salary. sure, they won't have the ability to bury $10mm in the minors but we're probably looking at a Cap Range of $45mm floor - $60MM cap when we come out of the lockout. The Devils will be somewhere in the middle. I'm not expecting some sort of doomsday where clarkson, zajac and elias all bolt after this year because the devils have to be kovy and league minimum guys.

i know the league wanted him out but its really very hard to do that if an owner can cobble something together.

he was a nice player. i wish him well. with the emergence of harrold and his subsequent re-signing, taormina became expendable.

i would go as high as 5/32 for him and be quite happy. this is a good player. if his name was joey canadachuk from moose jaw, he'd be looking at offers of 8/50.

whatever it takes Lou!

You're in Vegas?  What else are you hearing out there?

I can believe it if that's what Holland actually said.  I think they are prioritizing a run at Suter and then maybe looking at a guy like Semin for some scoring up front if the money and term is reasonable.  They do have the idea of playing with Datsyuk that they can dangle in front of Semin.  If not, then I wouldn't be totally shocked if they looked at the trade market.  They have some prospects if they wanted to move them.

I don't think Holland would feel comfortable spending what Parise may ultimately get despite the possibility he could go to the division rival like the Wild.  Defense is a clear and more pressing need for the Wings.

I am in Vegas, yes. The full story is that I was sitting in a bar @ Wynn and the table next to me is Holland, Dave Poile ( who is actually 10 feet away from me at rhe pool as i tupe this) their wives and another guy I recognized but could not name.

So I go to Holland "as a devils fan, please leave Parise alone". He smiles and goes "don't worry. We're not doing that."

Poile laughs and goes "what about my guy?" to Holland.

I go "yeah, leave Parise for me and Suter for him".

Holland laughs and looks at Poile an goes " don't worry about Parise."

They were all laughing an it would not surprise me at all if both these guys knew what their plans were on 7/1 but still a funny story.

Also. Malkin is the biggest cooler I have ever seen. He killed two blackjack tables and derailed a hot craps table.

Also. Malkin is the biggest cooler I have ever seen. He killed two blackjack tables and derailed a hot craps table.

Hey DJ Eco - how about just posting a link to Capgeek.com next time.

Devils in 9

means nothing.

the rangers will offer parise a lot of money. so will detroit. so will minny. and so will the devils. if the devils are close to the other offers, he stays. end of story.

jp parise is not making that decision.

Is Zidlicky the best trade deadline (or there abouts) pickup in devs history? We've had some big ones, but zidlicky has been absolutely huge.

hmmm. alex mogilny sheds a single tear.