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Tom Urtz Jr. posted 124 days ago
Hey, feel free to rub it in that I was wrong because you are entitled. However, Zajac got a huge payday and there was no way he could turn it down. However, you can't fault me for going off the speculation that was starting to circulate about the potential 2013 free agents, and this was before a new CBA which curbed contracts.
However, congrats on keeping Zajac in NJ, I like him as a player and hopefully he will do good things for them.
Tom Urtz Jr. posted 261 days ago
Zajac is a talented player and he is also Parise's best friend. I doubt he comes back to NJ after this season. Lou will not let another key player walk away for nothing and that is why it has been speculated that Zajac could be traded at some point this season.
Tom Urtz Jr. posted 261 days ago
THN:
New Jersey Devils No.11
Why: The last time a Stanley Cup finalist missed the playoffs the following the season was 2006-07 when Carolina and Edmonton both went bust. The Devils are primed for a similar fall. Zach Parise has fled this sinking financial ship and although Martin Brodeur remains on board, the defense in front of him remains perilously thin. And don’t forget this team was one goal away from being eliminated in Round 1.
Tom Urtz Jr. posted 261 days ago
So explain who the Devils added that will allow them to compete for the cup this year. Did it also occur to you that the team is in bankruptcy and that lenders are currently waiting until the CBA is settled until they take action? It isn't like the Devils vastly improved and i am the only one counting them out.
There was no bias, just facts that have been documented by many others.
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Hey Tom, remember you posted this on my board? "Zajac is a talented player and he is also Parise's best friend. I doubt he comes back to NJ after this season. Lou will not let another key player walk away for nothing and that is why it has been speculated that Zajac could be traded at some point this season." Good one dude!
124 days ago
Saying that Zajac will not re-sign with New Jersey is completely ridiculous. From all accounts, it appears as if he loves playing in the Garden State. In addition, with the uncertainty of the next CBA layout, who's to say the Wild would have capspace to go into free-agency and sign a guy like Zajac who would demand a little above 4.5 million, when the Wild already have Mikko Koivu locked up as their number one center and Mikhail Granlund, who is set to be a top six center. You seem so intent on the fact that since Parise and Zajac are good friends, that the Wild would sign Zajac. There's more to it than that my friend.
And by the way, here's what Parise said after signing with the Wild - ""It was very hard. I told Lou (Lamoriello), too, that I loved playing in New Jersey. It's a first class organization. I can't say enough about Lou and the staff," Parise said. "They treat their players great. It was very very hard to leave." Courtesy of nj.com (http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2012/07/zach_parise_choice_was_between.html).
It was very difficult for Parise to leave.
And also, the Devils rarely, and I mean RARELY trade impending UFA's at the deadline, so you can pretty much cross that option off the list.
Zajac will re-sign in New Jersey because he realizes how nicely the organization is ran, the success it has year in, year out, and the young players they have - Henrique, Larsson, Jon Merril, Mattias Tedenby, Jacob Josefson, Eric Gelinas, Scott Wedgewood, Keith Kinkaid, Stephan Mattaeu
261 days ago
Many of the people who predict that the New Jersey Devils will have a bad season is based off the fact that Zach Parise didn't re-sign. Here's the thing though:
In 2010-2011 , the Devils were without Parise for much of the season. Of course they jumped off to that horrific start, but that was at the fault of Lamoriello among others, for putting an assistant coach in McLean behind the bench. As shown by the Devils' record, McLean was clearly unready for a head coaching challenge. By the way, this is no knock on McLean who has done so much for the Devils' organization. The man is just not head coach material, hence he's back top being an assistant in Carolina. Anyway, after Lemaire jumped on board, this team went on a run and almost made up a huge point deficit to make the playoffs. Most of this was without Zach Parise. Had Lemaire took control of the team from the start, his record from midseason on suggests that New Jersey Devils team could have made the playoffs.
Last season, the Devils finished 6th without their number one center, and one of the most underrated two-way centers in the league, Travis Zajac. People forget that he played just a mere 15 games last season. The guy played a huge role in the Devils run to the cup as exhibited by his excellent two-play and his 14 points in 24 games.
In a way, the Devils basically traded Parise for Zajac. Is Parise better? Yeah, I'm not going to deny that. However losing Parise and adding Zajac doesn't call for this team missing the playoffs.
261 days ago
I have been following your pieces for a while, and I have come to the conclusion that you know little to nothing about the game.
You believe that the Devils have no chance at winning the Stanley Cup. Not surprising considering that you are a biased New York Ranger fan.
As a journalist, you're supposed to dismiss any bias you may have toward any team. Clearly, you didn't get the memo.
So, the Devils lose Zach Parise. It hurts, but he wasn't the main reason as to why the Devils went so far. And you also say that this core will be broken up after this season due to players departing through free-agency How so? Players enjoy playing for New Jersey. You realize Parise was choosing between NJD and Minnesota , right? He ultimately chose Minny because he wanted to return home and play alongside his good friend in front of his family. Without a 7.8 million cap hit looming around, the Devils can afford to keep their other top-tier players such as Zajac and Elias. The Devils financial situation is close to being solved, so money will not be an issue in negotiating.
Some of your articles are downright absurd. Perhaps you should stop including bias in your articles. It's quite disgusting.
261 days ago
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