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[ahtikullervo]

30 Martin BRODEUR 5.200.000
Frank DOYLE 450.000

28 Brian RAFALSKI 4.200.000
Vladimir MALAKHOV 3.600.000
5 John Colin WHITE 3.000.000
24 Richard MATVICHUK 1.368.000
21 Brad LUKOWICH 1.000.000
Andrew GREENE 850.000

26 Patrik ELIAS 7.500.000
23 Scott GOMEZ 5.000.000
11 John MADDEN 3.892.566
15 Jamie LANGEBRUNNER 2.800.000
18 Sergei BRYLIN 1.520.000
16 Jason WIEMER 950.000
20 Jay PANDOLFO 836.000
29 Grant MARSHALL 760.000
9 Zach PARISE 703.000
Barry TALLACKSON 510.000
Jason RYZNAR 485.000
Michael RUPP 450.000
Cam JANSSEN 450.000

RFA:

14 Brian GIONTA
7 Paul MARTIN
2 David HALE

[DropThePuck]

"For anyone to say that Scott Gomez won't be here this season, I don't know where they're getting that information. I've never said it," Lamoriello said.
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Lamoriello said he expects Mogilny to compete for a job in training camp and he has apparently talked Malakhov into coming back and reporting to training camp.

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[ahtikullervo]

Lou makes agood facein a bad play... He is in cap hell - the only one really. And 2nd year in arow... pay for the 3 rings in last decade?

[duckingermany]

I can't believe it!!
Again the Devils haven't done anything.......

[DropThePuck]

The Devils were able to re-sign Elias to a new deal over the summer, which was huge for the franchise. Having a healthy and signed Elias will go a long way in helping New Jersey keep pace with the Rangers and Flyers from the get-go. Coming to terms with Jamie Langenbrunner was also beneficial to the club, as the winger was the Devils' third-leading scorer last year with 53 points in 80 games.
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Lamoriello now must also find a way to obtain the services of two more vital forwards in Gionta and Gomez, otherwise the Devils will be in very big trouble on offense in the highly competitive Eastern Conference.

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[Dark Knight]

Brodeur says it like it is in his new book

...[In] his new autobiography "Brodeur: Beyond The Crease" provides a refreshing, candid look at his career and hockey in general.

More importantly, the New Jersey Devils goalie says he felt doing the book while he was still playing was key.

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[DropThePuck]

Here's a strange one: Brian Gionta will pay to attend training camp.

Still unsigned but quite sure a contract eventually will be finalized, Gionta has purchased insurance as a financial safeguard during training camp with the New Jersey Devils.

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[DropThePuck]

New Jersey Devils' hockey coaches Claude Julien, left, and Jacques Caron, right, joke with goalie Martin Brodeur during the first day of training camp in West Orange, N.J. on Friday, Sept. 15, 2006.
(AP Photo/Tim Larsen)


New Jersey Devils' Jamie Langenbrunner (15) tries to score on goalie Jordan Parise during hockey practice during the first day of training camp in West Orange, N.J. on Friday, Sept. 15, 2006. Johnny Oduya is at left.
(AP Photo/Tim Larsen)

[Captain-Crunch]

Hmm...They have a lot of players making more than one million...That could turn to be a bust later on...But we'll see how they fair.

[Moses Shatsby]

I'm amazed they haven't made one trade so far, nothing to scrape away at those horrible salaries that will ultimately kill the team.

Something's gotta' give.

[DropThePuck]

For a chunk of change, a piece of the rock will be the next home of the New Jersey Devils.

Prudential Financial Inc. and the NHL team on Monday announced the company will pay $105.3 million over 20 years to call the Devils' new arena the Prudential Center.

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Rather appropriate that the Devils will be living under a piece of the rock ...

[DropThePuck]

A banner is unveiled on the new home of the New Jersey Devils, the Prudential Center, January 8, 2007 in Newark, New Jersey.
(Photo by Andy Marlin/Getty Images for the NHL)


Jeffrey Vanderbeek, left, owner of the New Jersey Devils hockey team, holds a team jersey with Arthur F. Ryan, chairman and chief executive of Prudential Financial, Inc. during a ceremony in Newark, N.J., Monday, Jan. 8, 2007, to announce a naming-rights agreement with Prudential Financial. Prudential will pay $105.3 million in 20-year deal that will label the new hockey arena under construction in downtown Newark the Prudential Center.
(AP Photo/Mike Derer)

[Dark Knight]

Larry Robinson named NJD's assistant coach -- TSN

[DropThePuck]

The Prudential Financial Center is in the final phases of construction on August 17, 2007 in Newark, New Jersey. The arena is set to open on October 2007 and will serve as the future home of the New Jersey Devils.
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[Duckbill]

I just scoured a couple of Devils forums and I am absolutely freaking surprised at how much some of those fans hate Niedermayer for leaving, but then say that the Ducks would be a joke if they tried to retire his number. I mean, do you hate the guy or do you want to have his number hanging in your building for all time? Which is it?

The Scott Gomez stuff I can understand.

[ladiesandgentlemen]

New Jersey Devils' Scott Clemmensen disappointed but not bitter

Scott Clemmensen thought he was prepared, but when Devils' GM Lou Lamoriello told him Tuesday afternoon that he would be going back to Lowell (AHL) because Martin Brodeur was ready to play again, it came as a surprise...

... He said as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, he hadn't heard from either Brodeur or Weekes, but did get calls from other teammates.

Clemmensen, who'll be an unrestricted free agent, said he wouldn't rule out re-signing with the Devils this summer.

"It still is a possibility," he said. "I don't harbor any ill will with New Jersey. Am I surprised? Yeah. Maybe a little upset. If (re-signing) is an option to me, I will definitely look into it. I'm not going to rule that out. That's kind of a long way off right now."

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Wow.

Clemmensen really got screwed.

I hope Brodeur just gets lit up, and that Clemmensen has an "injury" so that Lamoriello is forced to depend on Weekes. It'll serve him right.

[ladiesandgentlemen]

*not sure where to put this since we don't have a dedicated Brodeur thread*

And from the "I got some good news and I got some bad news" Dept:

Court deals Devils' Brodeur alimony blow

TRENTON, New Jersey — Days after breaking the NHL record for wins by a goalie, the Devils' Martin Brodeur has been dealt an alimony setback by a New Jersey appeals court.

The court ruled that Brodeur must pay his ex-wife $500,000 a year until 2020.

A lower court originally awarded Brodeur's ex-wife, Melanie DuBois, limited alimony.

Brodeur appealed, asking that he only be required to pay alimony until he retires, which he estimated to be in 2012. DuBois asked for alimony payments until 2024, when their youngest is anticipated to graduate from college.

The court ordered Brodeur to pay alimony until 2020, the year the youngest child graduates high school.

Beth Defalco, Assoc. Press on USAToday

Yikes...

He becomes the all-time winnigest NHL goalie, and on the list as one of the all-time losingest ex's, all in the same week.

Oh well, it's not like he doesn't have plenty more money...

[Cassie8236]

*not sure where to put this since we don't have a dedicated Brodeur thread*

And from the "I got some good news and I got some bad news" Dept:

Yikes...

He becomes the all-time winnigest NHL goalie, and on the list as one of the all-time losingest ex's, all in the same week.

Oh well, it's not like he doesn't have plenty more money...

Holy s*....money or not...I'm going to keep my rant on this to myself....but...holy s*!

[ladiesandgentlemen]

Holy s*....money or not...I'm going to keep my rant on this to myself....but...holy s*!

I'd really like to hear your thoughts on this, Cassie.

I tend to be somewhat red-necked, but not so sure that the dollar amount isn't a proper determination. All the zeros behind the number make it seem crazy, but put in perspective it's not outrageous. To me, what we pay people to play games is the truly outrageous (and just look at our politicians... ).

What I question is the number of years he is ordered to pay that amount. Through the end of his current contract, sure. But for 8 more years after that? Maybe the court leaves it up to him to seek relief from the award after his income goes down?

But I relate to your initial reaction. That's a damn big number.

[sugarmama]

I'd really like to hear your thoughts on this, Cassie.

I tend to be somewhat red-necked, but not so sure that the dollar amount isn't a proper determination. All the zeros behind the number make it seem crazy, but put in perspective it's not outrageous. To me, what we pay people to play games is the truly outrageous (and just look at our politicians... ).

What I question is the number of years he is ordered to pay that amount. Through the end of his current contract, sure. But for 8 more years after that? Maybe the court leaves it up to him to seek relief from the award after his income goes down?

But I relate to your initial reaction. That's a damn big number.

I can understand it for child support, but for alimony? Well, I have my opinions about alimony and I'll admit that biases me. This sure does make a strong case for A. Get a freakin' prenup and B. It's cheaper to keep her.

[ladiesandgentlemen]

I can understand it for child support, but for alimony? Well, I have my opinions about alimony and I'll admit that biases me. This sure does make a strong case for A. Get a freakin' prenup and B. It's cheaper to keep her.

I think Marty signed up for the "I Deserve to Be Ripped a New One" plan by boinking his (ex)wife's sister when she lived with them as their babysitter (Reference).

Talk about getting caught with a body part in the cookie jar... Yowsa!

[DropThePuck]

Brent Sutter refused to talk about his future as the Devils' coach, instead calling New Jersey's last-minute loss to the Carolina Hurricanes in Game 7 of the playoffs the most devastating he's experienced as a player or coach.
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Besides Madden, the Devils' other unrestricted free agents are right wings Brian Gionta and Brendan Shanahan, centre Bobby Holik, left wing Mike Rupp, defencemen Johnny Oduya and Niclas Havelid and goaltenders Scott Clemmensen and Kevin Weekes.
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Shanahan, the 40-year-old who joined the team in midseason, said he would wait before deciding to play another season.

"In the last couple of weeks I had my lip split open, my chin split open, I got stitches in my eyelid and I got hit so hard in Game 6 it actually knocked one of my false teeth out, and I loved every minute of it," he said. "I just expected it to go a lot longer."

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[DropThePuck]

After 18 seasons in the National Hockey League, Bobby Holik's career has come to an end.

''I'm done. I'm retiring,'' he told the New York Post on Friday. ''I miss being with my family every day. I knew when the season ended, but I wanted to leave and get home first, and not make a big deal of it.

''A player is what I was. Now I'm a husband and a father.''

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[DropThePuck]

Brent Sutter has stepped down as head coach of the New Jersey Devils, citing personal and family reasons.

"It might not be the right decision for some people and that's fine," Sutter said during a Tuesday conference call from Red Deer, Alta. "I don't look at it like I am quitting on anything. I threw two years of my life and made a big commitment 3,000 miles away from where my life was and tried to do everything I possibly could to accomplish a goal.

"So by me doing that my life has suffered in other areas, and those areas to me are bigger than the game."

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[QuacksMeUp]

"All coaches are the same. We're trying to get the best action game possible for the fans." - Jacques Lemaire, head coach (again) of New Jersey.

So the fans in Minnesota liked sleeping through those games up there, eh?!

Here's a link to the announcement on Yahoo -- LINK

[QuacksMeUp]

Well, maybe those wise guys who sat together in front of me at the Rock yelling obscene things to Hiller were actually some of these not so wise guys ---

Three mayors, two state assemblymen, several city councilmen and five rabbis are among those accused of taking bribes or laundering money.

"It's amazing that they know they could get caught, they know that people are watching them and yet," Murray said, trailing off. "Well, speaking as a New Jerseyan, I don't know if I'm more embarrassed by the corruption or stupidity."

And I thought I saw a suspicious character with an Igloo hovering around the Zamboni exit eying the ice pile!

"I am what you call a matchmaker," Rosenbaum told undercover agents, noting that he had been marketing illegal kidneys for 10 years, the complaint said.

[ladiesandgentlemen]

Well, maybe those wise guys who sat together in front of me at the Rock yelling obscene things to Hiller were actually some of these not so wise guys ---

Three mayors, two state assemblymen, several city councilmen and five rabbis are among those accused of taking bribes or laundering money.
And I thought I saw a suspicious character with an Igloo hovering around the Zamboni exit eying the ice pile!

Considering everything that the Rangers have pissed away over the years, you'd think they'd be selling those kidneys over at MSG like hotcakes!

[ladiesandgentlemen]

Brendan Shanahan agrees to terms

Brendan Shanahan will be back with the Devils in 2009-10.

The 40-year-old unrestricted free agent left wing has agreed to terms and will be ready to go for the start of training camp on Sept. 12, an NHL source said. The sides spent Tuesday finalizing the paperwork and the official announcement could come later today.

Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said last week that he wanted Shanahan, who had received interest from other teams, to be sure about returning to the Devils and the role he would be playing, but expected something to happen by the end of this week.

Shanahan will be returning for a 22nd NHL season. He is the league's active leader with 656 regular season goals...

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[QuacksMeUp]

Brendan Shanahan agrees to terms

You can't possibly have too many Shanahan's on your team. Great news!

[Dark Knight]

According to KuklasKorner on Twitter Rob Niedermayer has been signed by NJD...