If Lou's holding a spot, it better not be for Tedenby. He's already had close to 100 NHL games and did very little, other than a few flashes under Lemaire.
I don't think the Devils have a forward close to cracking the roster other than Butler, who pretty much has a spot anyway.
He reminds me of Andreas Salmonsson only bigger, and maybe not quite as bad. I'm not sure Salamander played 50 games in the NHL. I remember him scoring a goal on Hasek once that someone shot off of him just like the goal Tedenby scored last season.
I've made my opinion known on him. I don't like him at all. I'm through with the regret about not drafting Carlson though. He's doing okay in the AHL, but he just had a hot weekend. He's been on what I think is Albany's 3rd line most of the season. Albany is a team that was getting shutout or only scoring just a goal many times this season. Sometimes Tedenby was the best player on the ice there. Not confident at all with him in the NHL though.
If a player like him can't score at a 15 goal a year pace in an 82 game season I have no use for him. Unlike Josefson who's a faceoff guy, and someone like Zubrus who's big, and plays a totally different kind of game. I expect Tedenby will be given breaks since he was a first rounder, but I can't see any chance he's in the NHL over Butler.
If Sykora signs with Washington I put him at maybe 30 points.
At this point in his career Sykora needs Patrik Elias, without Patrik Elias and at Sykora's age he would not be a very effective player.
I think, to flourish, Sykora has to be here with Elias, if not I don't see him doing much for another team.
While this is true I believe, Elias was 10th in the league in points last year. 78 points last year which was tied for third most in a season in his career. That was playing with Sykora, and Zubrus for most of the year, and on a mediocre average PP. Though I'm sure he got a nice amount of points that he picked up from the PK too.
Elias was our most productive player 5 on 5 points wise. I think it helped that he didn't have to worry about playing against the other teams top defensive pairing.
Elias was our most productive player 5 on 5 points wise. I think it helped that he didn't have to worry about playing against the other teams top defensive pairing.
He was paired against the top lines, and sometimes top defensive pairings too though.
As long as we don't have to deal with Nilsson again lol.
Dipietro too. We always make that trash can look like the goalie he was projected to be before the days where he could get out of bed without pulling something. Nilsson will likely be in the minors unless trash can Rick is healthy. Our AHL Devils scored 3 goals against Nilsson last month.
Nabokov we've always done well against, even when he played in San Jose. I kinda wish we'd play another team though. We usually come out flat on opening night the last few years. Last opening night we actually played good, and won was against the Isles in Newark in 08.
That was one of the nicest Devils goals of the regular season, IMO. When Elias let that pass go in through his legs and I saw Larsson look up at Elias, I was already celebrating.
You dont draft weak midgets in the first round. But that horse is dead, I won't beat it anymore...
You can debate the Tedenby pick all you want, but making a blanket statement like that is incorrect. There are plenty of great, smaller players to be had.
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3. I won two Stanley Cups, although the first I did not qualify to have my name on it.
4. I played for two teams twice.
5. I was traded to New Jersey.
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Who Am I? #2 (Former Devils Player).
1. I played one game for New Jersey
2. I played for two NHL teams.
3. I currently play in England.
4. I have as many goals in a Devils sweater as Rob Skrlac.
5. In my first game, I had 14 sh-ts. (see if anyone gets this reference).
1. I played for six NHL teams.
2. I was traded to a team but never played for them.
3. I won two Stanley Cups, although the first I did not qualify to have my name on it.
4. I played for two teams twice.
5. I was traded to New Jersey.
6. My career high in points was in the season I was traded to New Jersey.
7. I didn't initially play for the team that drafted me until later on in my career
Who Am I? #2 (Former Devils Player).
1. I played one game for New Jersey
2. I played for two NHL teams.
3. I currently play in England.
4. I have as many goals in a Devils sweater as Rob Skrlac.
5. In my first game, I had 14 sh-ts. (see if anyone gets this reference).
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2. I was traded to a team but never played for them.
3. I won two Stanley Cups, although the first I did not qualify to have my name on it.
4. I played for two teams twice.
5. I was traded to New Jersey.
6. My career high in points was in the season I was traded to New Jersey.
7. I didn't initially play for the team that drafted me until later on in my career
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