SC Devs Fan Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Lamoriello might chase Pens' Hossa http://www.northjersey.com/sports/devils/P...us_wingman.html Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello says he's going to take the same approach to unrestricted free agency he's always employed. Judging by his signings from the past three summers, which included such unsuccessful leftovers as Karel Rachunek, Vladimir Malakhov, Dan McGillis and Alexander Mogilny, that's not very encouraging. There are some indications, however, that Lamoriello will try to make a big splash after the free agent market opens at noon on Tuesday in an attempt to propel his team back into the Eastern Conference's elite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DougieBrown Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hossa, Roszival and Smith would make a nice haul. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CMONPETEYD Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 wow, dont know whether its good or bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdub Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) Without our re-signings (pando, brylin, salvador, clarkson, pelley) we have between 18-19 mil. SPEND IT!!!!.... Campbell 8mil Rolston 4.5mil If he doesnt sign with tampa. With wiggle room Edited June 30, 2008 by Jdub Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 If Hossa ends up a Devil..... fvck I can't even imagine it. It just seems so unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SC Devs Fan Posted June 30, 2008 Author Share Posted June 30, 2008 fvck I can't even imagine it. It just seems so unlikely. Like when Mogilny arrived... it was so out of character Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chimaira_Devil_#9 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Lamoriello tried to acquire him from Atlanta before the Feb. 26 trade deadline, but lost out to a late bid from Pittsburgh. And that is the most telling quote of the whole article, and gives me hope that Lou will try and get something done at either end of the ice. If lou was willing to offer players and pick to get Hossa , then he would deffinatley have tried to lock him up lond term , so you get the impression he is willing to shell out the $$$ to get who he wants. Also it looks like Salvadore will be returning, so i think we will get either one very good D man, or one "fills a hole" D man. Its looking promising though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adavid Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Pinch me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 If we are going to spend the $ on anyone it should be Campbell. I would rather trade for a younger center than sign Hossa who is going to want a long term deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghdi Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Like when Mogilny arrived... it was so out of character Yea, but that was a trade and pre cap as well, at least his first arrival. I dont want to even think of the 3 M's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimmy Leeds Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 $8,000,000 per? How many years this guy want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsadvoc8 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) If the Devil's do not make major steps to improve the team I am all for blowing it up. Yes everything, a fire sale. Get a couple top picks in a row (cough, Pens, cough) and look towards a bright future in 2012 and beyond. Even Marty in my eyes should be available. This franchise is stuck in the mediocre zone and it may be easier to take 10 steps back to start over then the 3-4 steps forward with this current roster. Flame away! Edited June 30, 2008 by devilsadvoc8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 If the Devil's do not make major steps to improve the team I am all for blowing it up. Yes everything, a fire sale. Get a couple top picks in a row (cough, Pens, cough) and look towards a bright future in 2012 and beyond. Even Marty in my eyes should be available. This franchise is stuck in the mediocre zone and it may be easier to take 10 steps back to start over then the 3-4 steps forward with this current roster.Flame away! Funny, I heard this in 1998 and 2002 and we did pretty well with the same recipe for success. When I read such tripe, I often wonder if which team we are writing about, its not like we are the Edmonton OIlers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Don Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Funny, I heard this in 1998 and 2002 and we did pretty well with the same recipe for success. Wasn't our recipe for success to lean on HOFers Stevens and Niedermayer to control things from the blueline? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansDevils Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Please Lou please get Hossa this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yahdevs56 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 $8,000,000 per?How many years this guy want? The Penguins were planning on signing him for like 7 mil. But he said he would test free agency. And if we have that much room, why not go for it? The Penguins can do without him, they have Crosby and Malkin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsadvoc8 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Funny, I heard this in 1998 and 2002 and we did pretty well with the same recipe for success.When I read such tripe, I often wonder if which team we are writing about, its not like we are the Edmonton OIlers. Tripe? Really? This team has not been a threat to win the cup for a while now and are only moving further than closer. The reason the Devils were a cup winner not just a contender were: a) Lou's arbitration win of Stevens b) the world class talent of Neidermeyer (a #3 pick BTW) and Marty Lou was masterful in winning Stevens but talent of that level is not available anymore like that. Marty was the 20th pick and one of the all time draft steals for that pick. The world class talent represented by those three has not been replenished by any stretch of the imagination. Marty is no longer the best in the world every night. He can be on a given night but not for a whole season. He cannot steal a cup by himself. Parise might be but my current expectations for him are below the talent level of those three. That recipe you so casually mention that enabled the Devils to win those 3 cups is no longer available due to: a) rule changes b) lack of any defensive talent on the blue line c) an older Marty d) clutch veteran goal scoring is palatibly absent on this team. This team simply does not have the talent it used to. So, Manta, if you choose to continue to dine on 6 year old rancid filet mignon, that is your decision, I'd rather have fresh tripe for a year or two in order to have fresh filet for another 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
britoon Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 If Hossa ends up a Devil..... fvck I can't even imagine it. It just seems so unlikely. Yeah...I feel ya. Wow...that would be interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevsfn95 Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 If Hossa ends up a Devil..... fvck I can't even imagine it. It just seems so unlikely. the Devils need to sign someone that fans with no jersey or unpersonalized jerseys say "Hey, I'm gonna go put HIS name on the back of my jersey." i think thatd be a Franchise First Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MantaRay Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 That recipe you so casually mention that enabled the Devils to win those 3 cups is no longer available due to:a) rule changes b) lack of any defensive talent on the blue line c) an older Marty d) clutch veteran goal scoring is palatibly absent on this team. -Rule Changes are not a factor as witnessed by Detroit holding "high scoring" Pittsburgh to no good opportunities because of solid D. -Our D is fine. -You mean this years Vezina winner. Only playing Weekes more during the regular season would make Marty THE factor in the playoffs, instead of the tired goalie we see in May. -We don't need goal scoring, we have players that can score, we need two centers/playmakers to feed them the puck. Otherwise, we are in good shape moving forward. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrthemike Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Hossa would be nice. But it won't happen. This will end up like every other year...useless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Just a question: Is Hossa THAT good? I saw what he did in the playoffs, but if Lou gives him the big bucks, he will all of a sudden be the Man on this team. If we land him, hopefully Lou can also get another big or semi-big name to take some of the pressure off of him. Even if it's a D-man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 (edited) Tripe? Really?This team has not been a threat to win the cup for a while now and are only moving further than closer. The reason the Devils were a cup winner not just a contender were: a) Lou's arbitration win of Stevens b) the world class talent of Neidermeyer (a #3 pick BTW) and Marty Lou was masterful in winning Stevens but talent of that level is not available anymore like that. Marty was the 20th pick and one of the all time draft steals for that pick. The world class talent represented by those three has not been replenished by any stretch of the imagination. Marty is no longer the best in the world every night. He can be on a given night but not for a whole season. He cannot steal a cup by himself. Parise might be but my current expectations for him are below the talent level of those three. That recipe you so casually mention that enabled the Devils to win those 3 cups is no longer available due to: a) rule changes b) lack of any defensive talent on the blue line c) an older Marty d) clutch veteran goal scoring is palatibly absent on this team. This team simply does not have the talent it used to. So, Manta, if you choose to continue to dine on 6 year old rancid filet mignon, that is your decision, I'd rather have fresh tripe for a year or two in order to have fresh filet for another 5. here's the great news: defensemen like stevens and niedermayer aren't around anymore. who are the top defenders in the league? pronger, niedermayer, lidstrom. what do they have in common? they're all on the wrong side of 30. this draft might've produced guys on that level but it took pronger 5 years to become a world-class defender, and it took niedermayer 10. defense ain't easy. here's some other good news: paul martin had a coming out party in the playoffs even if it doesn't look that way from his stats. johnny oduya was tremendous in the 2nd half. almost all the forwards save parise pandolfo and madden had down years - i expect that to change. the devils aren't rebuilding. they're one very large piece or two mid-sized pieces from being legitimate stanley cup contenders. they have a number of untradeable contracts. slash and burn is senseless management - it happens only when your general manager (or more likely, several) have made shortsighted moves and can't draft worth a damn. lou swung and missed for a few years (99-02) and it's hurting us now, but these last few drafts look better. as for the last poster: yes, hossa is that good. i think i put the odds at 15 to 1 - i'll move them up to about 25 to 2 that new jersey lands him. you just don't know what vanderbeek is whispering in lou's ear, and whispers from past seasons include failed trades for teemu selanne, jaromir jagr, and wayne gretzky, among others. Edited June 30, 2008 by Triumph Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdub Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 Elias/ / Hossa... who plays Center? or will it be Parise/Elias/Hossa... Too much power on one line and not enough for the rest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted June 30, 2008 Share Posted June 30, 2008 if we got hossa i'd want lines like this: zubrus-elias-hossa parise-zajac-langenbrunner x-madden-gionta vrana-pelley-clarkson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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