Does Tallinder make up for losing Martin?

but with 6 YEARS of Volchenkov, I’m happy. I’m sure he can learn from Stevens about that hip check :D

Early thoughts on what our pairings will be on D next year? Also, does the signing of 2 FA D mean that Mottau won’t be back?

i am not happy with what lou did today
volchenkov+tallinder (bum)

a-train is cool, but can he score, no…who on the D on our team can?

I like having a D man that can actually throw a hit and block a shot. I’m not too sure about Tallinder. I never really pain much attention to him in Buffalo. Hedberg is a solid back up for Marty. I didn’t realize until today that they were almost the same age.
From reading the posts above I have more faith in Kovy coming back to NJ. He has a fellow Russian on the blue line now and a good friend as a back up that he spoke highly of thru out the last year. Also he has the same agent as Volchenkov so maybe they are hashing out a deal.

I think this is as much an indictment against losing Martin as it is the Devils really needing to upgrade the Defense.
Honestly, Id rather have both Tallinder and Volchenkov than Martin on his own. That being said, we lose a puck-moving defenseman, and have not replaced him. But, it is just July 1st, many more days of summer coming to address the need. There are still plenty of UFA’s out there and although most of the big names are signed, Lou has a way of signing less-than-spectacular players and they work out for the Devils.
If we sign one more Defenseman (an Offensive/ puck-moving Defenseman), I will feel MUCH better about losing Paulie Martin.
Now, just hope Jason Arnott takes his original number back, so I can swap out the nameplate on my Martin jersey, argh.

“What Lou means is to be a Devil certain guys take less money to be part of a winning organization and that kind of thing,” Martin said. Wow right there he told us whats first for him money. Also kinda strange hearing that when many Devils have been payed well. I think most anyone would be happy with a few million. Take that all of you who said Kovalchuk is about the money. The contracts Kovalchuk has been offered he didn’t push for like Martin did. Not to mention the way Martin finishes the quote is rude after all the Devils organization has done for him and all the players who have been Devils.

Can we stop the Martin love fest now. There is no way you can compare losing Martin to Rafalski or Neidermayer.

Read Martin’s comments. He left us for the same money to go to Pittsburgh because he thinks they are closer to winning. Lets hope he doesn’t have the same luck as Nieds or Rafalski. There is a common thread here. Niedermayer, Rafaski,and now Martin left us for another team when Lou offered essentially the same deals. To that I say good riddance.

Lou is a principled person, and he is not going to pay MORE for the right to be a Devil. If anything I think he believes you should take less to stay.

I have posted in the past about Martin not being all that, and we are a mucher tougher defense to play against now. Look for Urbom to get a serious look and maybe jump in front of Corrente and Eckford.

I would not expect the A train or Talinder to put up Martins offense numbers, but they will both be better in our own end. Maybe Urbom or Corrente bring the offense. Maybe Taormina gets a look, or some other name that isnt even on the roster yet, but our defense in our own end is better now.

Whoever it is that picks up the offense, at least we will know that they want to be here. There is nothing worse than a traitor, and a player who leaves for an equal or lesser contract is a traitor.