Devils avoid arbitration and resign Mark Fraser to 1-Year Deal at $550,000

Editor's Note: Front paged because, well, this means there's only one free agent left for the Devils to re-sign. ~~Gulitti is still figuring out if it's one-way or two-way.~~ Update: Gulitti found out it's a one-way deal for $550,000.

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by Kevin Sellathamby on Jul 26, 2011 5:22 PM EDT reply actions

Haha

Yeah, wasn’t the player I was hoping to see after the words “avoid arbitration with…”.

by DevsFan520 on Jul 26, 2011 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I think just about everyone on this site will have the same feeling… I know I jumped a little when I saw the words “avoid arbitration”

by SonicJoe on Jul 26, 2011 5:47 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions

yea I went as far as reading avoid arbitration and then jumped quickly to the name and saw the r, a, s, e in fraser real quick… I had a great moment for a second there

by 5th Shift on Jul 26, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah seriously, that has to be the worst headline I have ever seen on this site :) How could you do that to us? Every. Single. Fan will read the first words and think, "Holy cow! The re-signed Pari….awwwwwwwwww no!

by Dr. Witticism on Jul 26, 2011 8:01 PM EDT up reply actions

I’m guessing it’s a one way deal, which means… what exactly? That he plays in Albany and ONLY Albany all year? That a trade is imminent? That our suspicions about Salvador not playing in NJ this year are closer to being confirmed?

by elesias on Jul 26, 2011 5:44 PM EDT reply actions

One-way would mean Fraser’s getting $550,000 regardless of where he plays. I’m not up on my waiver rules to see whether that’s a concern.

Anyway – because Fraser filed for arbitration, he’d get a one-year deal out of the hearing anyway. So his gambit of having it draw the Devils to make a deal sooner worked – again.

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by John Fischer on Jul 26, 2011 5:46 PM EDT up reply actions

they’re not going to sign him one-way if they intend to put him in albany, because that would put him in albany all year, probably.

salvador cannot play in NJ.

fraser makes for a perfect 7th D because he has no potential and he’s an okay player. he could be dealt, but i think he’s useful as a 40 game, back pairing D.

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by Triumph44 on Jul 26, 2011 11:46 PM EDT up reply actions

Now Lou can put all his focus on Parise.

by C.J. Richey on Jul 26, 2011 5:48 PM EDT reply actions

re-signing parise on his birthday would be a classy move… I believe its thursday?

by 5th Shift on Jul 26, 2011 6:23 PM EDT reply actions

That would be a nice little bday present. a 12 yr contract with a cap hit of 6.5 mil

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by joshd12 on Jul 26, 2011 8:24 PM EDT up reply actions

I don’t see how it could possibly be a two-way deal. If he was willing to accept a two-way deal for league minimum salary, what would he possibly be trying to get from arbitration? A league minimum two-way deal is literally the worst possible contract you can get.

If he was willing to sign a two-way league minimum deal, then what other thing could possibly have held up negotiations? As far as I can tell, the only other possible element besides those two is a NMC or NTC, and I sincerely doubt that Mark Fraser was demanding that. Then again…would anybody be surprised if Lou gave an unnecessary player a NMC or NTC? Sadly enough, he has a history of making shockingly poor decisions when it comes to NTCs and NMCs.

by Dr. Witticism on Jul 26, 2011 7:58 PM EDT reply actions

Maybe we should find out what it is first before jumping to conclusions.

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by John Fischer on Jul 26, 2011 8:00 PM EDT up reply actions

But what else could it be based on what I said? I’m not asking that rhetorically. I’m genuinely wondering if there’s something I’m leaving out or forgetting.

by Dr. Witticism on Jul 26, 2011 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions