Devils Send 4 Players to Albany, Rob Davison on Waivers

Per @NHLDevils, the Devils have assigned Mike McKenna, Matthew Corrente, Jacob Josefson, Mattias Tedenby to Albany of the AHl. Rob Davison is on waivers.

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Davison on waivers and Tedenby/McKenna being assigned to Albany I expected. Corrente and Josefson were surprising to me. Could it be that theirentry level deals proved problematic when compared with a $500K deal that a Mark Fraser or Matt Taormina has? Well Alexander Urbom is still here......

Of course the roster isnt final yet and Corrente or Josefson could come right back to New Jersey, but I thought Josefson was set at the third line center. I do not think that Adam Mair is the answer at third line center. Can I start the Brendan Morrison speculation now? Or should we wait for a day?

Assuming Bryce Salvador and Anssi Salmela both start the year on LTIR, the defensemen currently in camp are:

Anton Volchenkov, Henrik Tallinder, Colin White, Andy Greene, Mark Fraser, Alexander Urbom, Matt Taormina

That third pairing is sure going to be interesting........

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Two Questions

A) Does that mean Matt Taormina made the roster and b) are Josefson and Tedenby ruled out for opening night?

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by devilssan2 on Oct 4, 2010 3:47 PM EDT reply actions

I think for now that is the situation, but it could all change pending a trade/waiver move. Congratulations to Urbom and Taormina for making it past the last round of cuts

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by slackdog_rm on Oct 4, 2010 3:49 PM EDT up reply actions

I guess this means I can order my Mair jersey now…

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by elesias on Oct 4, 2010 3:49 PM EDT reply actions

As long as he is playing fourth line minutes……

by Tom Stivali on Oct 4, 2010 3:53 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m dissapointed that josefson couldn’t make the team..he definitly needs to work on face offs. Tedenby needs the year and he will probably be in rookie of year consideration next season. I’m suprised corrente still isn’t able to make this team..I think he might come up once salvador returns and is traded/demoted. Taromina seems like a good offensive defenceman and Urbom has been really impressive thus far. Congrats to those two.

by zach parise9 on Oct 4, 2010 3:53 PM EDT reply actions

i think that once a trade/waiver move is made to get under the cap, somebody will be brought back up. if they get rid of somebody like zubrus, they will need somebody to fill the roster spot, regardless of what line he plays on.

by poopydoodie11 on Oct 4, 2010 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

D pairings

Volchenkov – White/Greene

White/Green – Frasier

Tallinder – Urbom

I really don’t know much about Taorimina.

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by joshd12 on Oct 4, 2010 4:06 PM EDT reply actions

I’d say it would be like this:
Volchenkov-Green/Urbom
Tallinder-Green/Urbom
White/Tarromina

by zach parise9 on Oct 4, 2010 4:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I think Urbom plays he is going to play with Tallinder.

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by joshd12 on Oct 4, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions

He has been practicing with Volchenkov. Tallider and green have been paired together too if im not mistake.

by zach parise9 on Oct 4, 2010 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions

Urbom is not going to be on the first line, sorry to say.

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by elesias on Oct 4, 2010 4:12 PM EDT up reply actions

Opening day?

Parise – Zajac – Kovalchuk
Elias – Arnott – Langenbrunner
Rolston – Zubrus – Clarkson
Leblon – Mair – Pelly

Volchenkov – Greene
White – Frasier
Tallinder – Urbom

Brodeur
Hedberg

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by joshd12 on Oct 4, 2010 4:08 PM EDT reply actions

that’s not cap friendly

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by joshd12 on Oct 4, 2010 4:08 PM EDT up reply actions

No it is not…one player likely Zubrus will be moved.

by zach parise9 on Oct 4, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions

this is defintely surprisiung… maybe the trade brings us a rd line center (that we clearly don’t have)

by KovyisLove on Oct 4, 2010 4:16 PM EDT reply actions

with this roster, dainius zubrus would be the 3rd line center.

by Triumph44 on Oct 4, 2010 4:19 PM EDT reply actions

hes most likely traded

by KovyisLove on Oct 4, 2010 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I certainly have a lot to say about these developments. A post will be coming shortly. Thanks Tom.

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by John Fischer on Oct 4, 2010 4:49 PM EDT reply actions

Start the speculation Tom

I did mention it back in April

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by Cherno77 on Oct 4, 2010 5:26 PM EDT reply actions

and end it. brendan morrison already signed with the flames.

by Triumph44 on Oct 4, 2010 5:40 PM EDT up reply actions

Wow, Josefson is a shocker. The others are not.

To me, this has to mean a trade is close to completion. The only guy capable of playing third line center outside of Josefson is Zubrus, and if Zubrus is waived, not traded, then we won’t get anyone in return to fill that hole. I’m not aware of free agent centers available who could be more than a fourth liner.

by dr(d)evil on Oct 4, 2010 6:04 PM EDT reply actions