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I knew u would like that article, NJay !

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I did. :D

Too bad it was from thefourthperiod.com so that's about as credible as Stan Fishler. :lol:

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well it was written by thjis guy:

Fri, August 5, 2005

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Fan fave Domi re-signs

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'We do value his service': Leafs GM

By TERRY KOSHAN, TORONTO SUN

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Friesen, White and Langenbrunner for Bertuzzi and picks.

First i read somewhere that someone here wants Domi, now its Bertuzzi??? Are you serious? First of all the deal doesnt help the devs at all and second Bertuzzi is a %$#@.

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Nah, I didn't and don't want Domi, I just threw out a random name.

But why wouldn't you want Bertuzzi? OK, dumb question.

But if what happened 2 years ago never happened, im sure you'd love this trade.

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I'm shocked that Almo went back to Russia. That's a total change of mind for him. I'm not saying it's a bad thing, it's good for his kids to see where their Dad grew up and for him to go home. But even a few years ago he was saying that his trip back during the 1994 lockout was his last visit. That he'd bring his family (parents) here for visits because his life was here now. Wonder what changed his mind. Maybe one of his parents was ill. Maybe he just finally got homesick.

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How about Yannic Perreault?

He's a great role player and stick him with some good scorers, he'll be good.

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i would LOVE to have him. best faceoff guy in the league the past 3-4 years. if he was cheap, he could be a great 4th line guy and faceoff specialist.

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Perreault is a bundle of inconsistency, but he has a great game when he can find it. He played on a line with Zednik and Koivu for a while with great chemistry before he got benched a few games heading into the playoffs.

A couple of years back, he was leading the Habs in scoring. He's a great skater with a decent wrist shot, except that he always goes stickside low.

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Wow. This thread appears to be full of delusions.

1: Peter Bondra seems like he is finished. A guy like Bondra is wasting space if he's not scoring 30 goals, and that is a big question mark. He'd be another non-physical player on a predominantly non-physical team.

2: The scorers left out on the free agent market are damaged goods. I don't think I would want any of them. Yanic Perreault? We have plenty of centers and Perreault's had three good seasons in a 10 year career.

3: More than scorers, the Devils need a physical presence. Trent Klatt is UFA, he should be signed ASAP; unfortunately Trent's a big union guy and will probably get some team to overpay for him like the Kings did. Still, a physical player that can score 15 goals would replace Turner Stevenson. You haven't forgotten him, have you?

4: The Devils have almost no players they can trade. Madden and Brylin are on the Lou loyalty list, and their salaries are too high. None of the defensemen can be traded unless Lou's lost his mind. Friesen and Kozlov are worthless. Unless the Devils moved Suglobov with one of those players to snag a 2.5-3 million salaried player not playing up to expectations, they're unlikely to make a major deal before the beginning of the season.

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Wow.  This thread appears to be full of delusions.

1:  Peter Bondra seems like he is finished.  A guy like Bondra is wasting space if he's not scoring 30 goals, and that is a big question mark.  He'd be another non-physical player on a predominantly non-physical team.

2:  The scorers left out on the free agent market are damaged goods.  I don't think I would want any of them.  Yanic Perreault?  We have plenty of centers and Perreault's had three good seasons in a 10 year career.

3:  More than scorers, the Devils need a physical presence.  Trent Klatt is UFA, he should be signed ASAP; unfortunately Trent's a big union guy and will probably get some team to overpay for him like the Kings did.  Still, a physical player that can score 15 goals would replace Turner Stevenson.  You haven't forgotten him, have you?

4:  The Devils have almost no players they can trade.  Madden and Brylin are on the Lou loyalty list, and their salaries are too high.  None of the defensemen can be traded unless Lou's lost his mind.  Friesen and Kozlov are worthless.  Unless the Devils moved Suglobov with one of those players to snag a 2.5-3 million salaried player not playing up to expectations, they're unlikely to make a major deal before the beginning of the season.

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Come on, you know thats what Lou wants you to expect.

I expect a move or two left.

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I have a question. Wouldn't Lou's next move to resign all those RFA's he qualified? There is a difference between qualfying and signing right? Arbitration comes next? What I'm getting at is with no cap wiggle room what if someone (ie Gomer) gets awarded more in arbitration? I'm a little fuzzy on this post new CBA.

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I have a question. Wouldn't Lou's next move to resign all those RFA's he qualified?  There is a difference between qualfying and signing right? Arbitration comes next?  What I'm getting at is with no cap wiggle room what if someone (ie Gomer) gets awarded more in arbitration? I'm a little fuzzy on this post new CBA.

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Aren't we all...

I guess the player can either sign their qualifier or go to arbitration where they'll get awarded what they want or what the team wants (the qualifying offer?).

And I really don't think the Devils are doing much, their forward corps is pretty thin - if set - as is, and they need to keep the depth on their D to try to replace the top-end strength they lost in Nieds. I guess if Lou says they're doing something they'll do something but I can't imagine what. You could say White would be moved but I doubt the Devils would move someone who is at the moment their top stay-at-home defenseman. You could say Gomez would be moved because the Devils don't want two smallish centers on the two top lines but that'd be kinda jumping the gun until you see what Parise is on the NHL level.

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So, in effect, we may be well below the cap and not even know it yet.  Some big money players had some bad years, so maybe that's Lou's thinking-process.

-Dan

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Well Lou himself has said the Devils still have enough cap room to make Stevens an offer, and he knows the CBA as well as anyone so guess we'll see.

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how about friesen for taylor pyatt?

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How about Brown instead?

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How about waiting for training camp? There just might be a Rat ready to step up. Normally, I'd say McAmmond, but I don't really know if he's a winger or not.

People have been voicing Suglobov. It would be nice if he could step up, but I have my doubts.

Maybe Voros, but the way he faded last year leaves large doubts.

I think the real dark horse here is Nittel. If he can kill on the PP in the NHL the way he has the AHL, then he just might earn himself a spot.

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Personally I'd like to see the Devils go after Mariusz Czerkawski, hes criminally underrated and provides a spark offensively.

Friesen is good but he's going to cost the most out of all our RFA's. Sign and trade him for a lower priced centerman, and use the surplus to sign Czerkawski.

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