Beetlebum Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 The Maven can tell you this -- I certainly will. But not for the reasons that you think. I've always been a people-person and Brad -- from Day One in New Jersey -- was one of my favorite personalities. For one thing, he ALWAYS was available for an interview and, for another, he usually had a smile on his face and was good for laughs. Once we were talking about his native Canada and its shortcomings. "Well," he said in his typically laconic tones, "we don't have an Army and our air force has one helicopter ... but it's broken!" Lukie also was a surprisingly good backliner, although this was not evident immediately after his arrival from Long Island. At first, he looked like an overrated stiff. But as Brad became acclimatized to Devils' hockey, his game markedly improved. Devils fans will gleefully recall his late-third-period, shorthanded goal against the Flyers in Philly that was a turning point in the season for Brad and his team. He played a robust game and, on the whole, was better than we had expected. But that was then and this is now. The fact remains that Lukie is on the down-side of his career. He may deliver for the Lightning and, if he does, more power to him. Nevertheless, Lukowich can be replaced by a younger d-man and in this season of reconstruction, Brad's move is the best for all concerned. Still, I'll miss his positive presence. http://blogs.msg.com/gameon/2007/07/should-the-de-1.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestevens Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Ill miss Luko, he was sometimes our best defensive player. But still change ahs to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thefiestygoat Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Devils fans will gleefully recall his late-third-period, shorthanded goal against the Flyers in Philly that was a turning point in the season for Brad and his team. He played a robust game and, on the whole, was better than we had expected.http://blogs.msg.com/gameon/2007/07/should-the-de-1.html Doesn't Maven mean the overtime goal? http://www.sportsline.com/nhl/gamecenter/r...20070201_NJ@PHI Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TravisZajac Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 i'll miss him..But its time to move on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yort44 Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 The Maven can tell you this -- I certainly will. But not for the reasons that you think.I've always been a people-person and Brad -- from Day One in New Jersey -- was one of my favorite personalities. For one thing, he ALWAYS was available for an interview and, for another, he usually had a smile on his face and was good for laughs. Once we were talking about his native Canada and its shortcomings. "Well," he said in his typically laconic tones, "we don't have an Army and our air force has one helicopter ... but it's broken!" Lukie also was a surprisingly good backliner, although this was not evident immediately after his arrival from Long Island. At first, he looked like an overrated stiff. But as Brad became acclimatized to Devils' hockey, his game markedly improved. Devils fans will gleefully recall his late-third-period, shorthanded goal against the Flyers in Philly that was a turning point in the season for Brad and his team. He played a robust game and, on the whole, was better than we had expected. But that was then and this is now. The fact remains that Lukie is on the down-side of his career. He may deliver for the Lightning and, if he does, more power to him. Nevertheless, Lukowich can be replaced by a younger d-man and in this season of reconstruction, Brad's move is the best for all concerned. Still, I'll miss his positive presence. http://blogs.msg.com/gameon/2007/07/should-the-de-1.html He's the kind of guy that you'll have a hard time finding any team mates, current or past to say a bad thing about him. He just loves to play hockey (remember when Gomez first came up?) and it shows. Best of luck to Brad! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansDevils Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 i'll miss him..But its time to move on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadevils Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 Always worked hard in the corners something that makes any player easy to love for me. But whats done is done, won't miss him too much after just 1 year with the team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevestevens Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 When he comes to The Rock we all should give him a big cheer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devs4LIFE Posted July 6, 2007 Share Posted July 6, 2007 He was a good player, I'm sure if his contract had time on it and matvichuck's contract was up things would be different. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted July 8, 2007 Share Posted July 8, 2007 brad was a good player but 3 years is too many. he plays a solid game, but things could get very ugly at the end of that contract. will be disappointed to see him elsewhere. esp since we signed that stiff karel rachunek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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