Updated News, July 8, 2009

by TibbsBeastoftheEast on Jul 8, 2009 8:37 AM EDT

*Claude Lemieux retires again - (Fire & Ice)
*Former New Jersey Devils winger Claude Lemieux retires at 44 - (The Star Ledger)
New Jersey Devils' rookie camp to begin on Monday - (The Star Ledger)

From Lowell and Abroad, Who Wants to be a New Jersey Devil? - (In Lou We Trust)
Hockey Rumor Buzz Volume 5: Devils In Hot Pursuit Of Afinogenov and Kotalik - (Bleacher Report)

AROUND THE NHL
Best of the remaining free agents - (NHL.com)

MISCELLANEOUS
*Verizon Takes Cablevision HD Dispute to FCC - (Wall Street Journal)
Cablevision, it said, has refused to sell the HD rights to local coverage of the New York Knicks, New York Rangers, New York Islanders, New Jersey Devils ...
*Northerner Sullivan happy in the South - (The North Bay Nugget)
Former Sioux Goren helps take on autism - (Grand Forks Herald), Travis Zajac
Elizabeth Margles - (Globe and Mail), Kevin Weekes (citation)
Gionta happy to join Canadians - (News 10NBC)
Organizers teeing up annual ALS dinner/golf - (Trail Rossland News); Ex-Devils' coach Tom McVie
Oilers give Chabot 'a chance' - (Faceoff.com) Frédéric Chabot, drafted by the New Jersey Devils in 1986

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Maxim and Ales

I wouldn’t mind them being on our team. These guys can score at least 20 goals a year. They can score more if they have the right line mates. Lines would be as if we signed Koivu.

Elias- Koivu- Rolston
Parise- Zajac- Langenbrunner
Afinogenov- Zubrus- Clarkson
Leblond- Pelley- Kotalik / Pandolfo

by LetsGoDevils on Jul 8, 2009 10:38 AM EDT reply actions

the biggest underachiever I’ve ever seen. The guy has all world speed and talent, and yet he continues to not play up to that level year after year. It doesn’t help that the guy can’t stay healthy through a whole season. He’s only topped 70 games 4 out of his nine NHL seasons. The guy has point a game talent, but tends to disappear. Think Kovalev meets Gaborik, with less talent.

by Mandmeisterx on Jul 8, 2009 11:42 AM EDT up reply actions

That's about how I feel about him

He’s never impressed me like I felt he should, and frankly, I don’t want him on the team.

by elesias on Jul 8, 2009 11:48 AM EDT up reply actions

maxium would make a great defensive forward with all that speed.ive thought it for a while he might be helpful for the devils.like elias without the goal scoring.

by Imperator_Celtic on Jul 8, 2009 11:40 AM EDT reply actions

But I don't think

he has any control in his skating. Looks wild when he’s skating fast, to me. I really can’t see him as a defensive guy. He’s a big gambler. That’s why he has so many breakaways.

by Mandmeisterx on Jul 8, 2009 12:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Koivu's gone

signed with the Ducks

by TNYFBG on Jul 8, 2009 3:57 PM EDT reply actions

hhhhh.... There goes our center.....

by LetsGoDevils on Jul 8, 2009 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

Well, he wasn't ours

But I’m not pleased with it. I guess either the reports of the Devils making him a multi-year offer were false, or they weren’t and Saku just wanted to be elsewhere. That’s the problem with UFAs, you can offer way more than anyone else and the player may choose to sign with someone else.

Short of a leak, we won’t know the whole story and it won’t matter because Saku Koivu is a Duck. Best of luck to him as he plays out his career in the Western Conference.

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by John Fischer on Jul 8, 2009 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions