MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 New Jersey Devils have traded Jamie Langenbrunner back to the Dallas Stars. Bob McKenzie believes the Devils will get a 3rd round pick. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 Makes the Stars that much stronger. Good pick up Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nate94gt 134 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 i remember watching him play for the kalmazoo wings waaaaay back in the day. he signed a jersey i had. 1 ilmickeyli reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
achildr1 255 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 Dang. Stars get stronger and on the cheap to boot. They could be a 2nd round opponent... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 576 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) So who gets the 'C' in New Jersey right now? Elias? Kovalchuk? Edited January 7, 2011 by Travis Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zohan Franzen 18 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 So who gets the 'C' in New Jersey right now? Elias? Kovalchuk? I´d go with Parise 2 Hockeymom1960 and Z Winged Dangler reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 576 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 I´d go with Parise That's my first thought, too, but with him on IR - do they roll 3 A's or hand out a temporary C? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Heroes of Hockeytown 694 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 Those four extra goals will put the Stars over the top. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 Makes the Stars that much stronger. Good pick up In my mind "that much" = "a little bit". It's 2011. He's a 35 year old who's making 2.8mil this season. 14pts and -15 in 31 games this year (missed 8 with a neck injury). He had a great year last year but you can't assume veteran players will continue to trend upwards. There's definitely a reason why the Devils only got a conditional 3rd for him. Everyone says "but he's a strong playoff performer!". Yeah, and so was Feds. Let's steal him away from the KHL! Last year Langenbrunner had 1 helper and 0 goals in 5 playoff games. The year before it was 2 goals and 1 helper in 4 games. He's lead his team to three terrible first round slaughterings in a row. His last impressive playoff year was the year the Oilers broke Yzerman's face. I dunno... I just can't put a ton of stock in the leadership in that lockerroom right now. They've been nothing but playoff disappointments since the lockout. I´d go with Parise The Luongo tactic-- you have to sign this summer 'cause we made you captain! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 Great pickup for the Stars, the guy just flat shows up in clutch games and needed to get out of the hole in NJ, I'm sure he'll really turn it around in Dallas... I'm a little surprised the Devils gave him away for so little though... they should have at least made that a conditional 3rd rd pick, that could have turned into a 2nd, or a 2nd and 3rd, or 2nd and 4th, etc... depending on how he does, with it being a minimum of a 3rd... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Travis 576 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 Great pickup for the Stars, the guy just flat shows up in clutch games and needed to get out of the hole in NJ, I'm sure he'll really turn it around in Dallas... I'm a little surprised the Devils gave him away for so little though... they should have at least made that a conditional 3rd rd pick, that could have turned into a 2nd, or a 2nd and 3rd, or 2nd and 4th, etc... depending on how he does, with it being a minimum of a 3rd... It is a 3rd conditional, I believe. If he re-signs with the Stars it becomes a 2nd. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nev 1,085 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 Always liked Langenbrunner. My hope is that Abdelkader will mature into a player like him. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevkrause 1,247 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 It is a 3rd conditional, I believe. If he re-signs with the Stars it becomes a 2nd. ok, that would make it a lot better of a deal both ways... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rrasco 1,312 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 (edited) He's a 35 year old who's making 2.8mil this season. 14pts and -15 in 31 games this year (missed 8 with a neck injury). He had a great year last year but you can't assume veteran players will continue to trend upwards. There's definitely a reason why the Devils only got a conditional 3rd for him. You can't really hang him out to dry for this year, look at the way the entire Devils squad is playing. When your team is doing that bad, it's destined to show on every players stat sheet. Hell, we established in the other NJ thread that Brodeur has been pulled more times this year than he has wins. Yeah. They could have got a lot more for him would he not be a UFA after this year. The Devils got what they could get for him while they could. That's all there is to it. Edited January 7, 2011 by rrasco 1 teebo reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MacK_Attack 108 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 Great pickup for the Stars, the guy just flat shows up in clutch games and needed to get out of the hole in NJ, I'm sure he'll really turn it around in Dallas... I'm a little surprised the Devils gave him away for so little though... they should have at least made that a conditional 3rd rd pick, that could have turned into a 2nd, or a 2nd and 3rd, or 2nd and 4th, etc... depending on how he does, with it being a minimum of a 3rd... He had an NTC, so the Devils were probably limited in the teams they could talk to. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rivalred 630 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 In my mind "that much" = "a little bit". It's 2011. He's a 35 year old who's making 2.8mil this season. 14pts and -15 in 31 games this year (missed 8 with a neck injury). He had a great year last year but you can't assume veteran players will continue to trend upwards. There's definitely a reason why the Devils only got a conditional 3rd for him. Everyone says "but he's a strong playoff performer!". Yeah, and so was Feds. Let's steal him away from the KHL! Last year Langenbrunner had 1 helper and 0 goals in 5 playoff games. The year before it was 2 goals and 1 helper in 4 games. He's lead his team to three terrible first round slaughterings in a row. His last impressive playoff year was the year the Oilers broke Yzerman's face. I dunno... I just can't put a ton of stock in the leadership in that lockerroom right now. They've been nothing but playoff disappointments since the lockout. The Luongo tactic-- you have to sign this summer 'cause we made you captain! He still has a lot left, entire situation in NJ is not good Great pickup for the Stars, the guy just flat shows up in clutch games and needed to get out of the hole in NJ, I'm sure he'll really turn it around in Dallas... I'm a little surprised the Devils gave him away for so little though... they should have at least made that a conditional 3rd rd pick, that could have turned into a 2nd, or a 2nd and 3rd, or 2nd and 4th, etc... depending on how he does, with it being a minimum of a 3rd... +1 You can't really hang him out to dry for this year, look at the way the entire Devils squad is playing. When your team is doing that bad, it's destined to show on every players stat sheet. Hell, we established in the other NJ thread that Brodeur has been pulled more times this year than he has wins. Yeah. They could have got a lot more for him would he not be a UFA after this year. The Devils got what they could get for him while they could. That's all there is to it. +1 He had an NTC, so the Devils were probably limited in the teams they could talk to. Yup Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dragonballgtz 273 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 TSN should error check their reports just a wee bit more carefully. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hockeytown0001 7,652 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 So who gets the 'C' in New Jersey right now? Elias? Kovalchuk? Brodeur Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake_Marcus 890 Report post Posted January 7, 2011 You can't really hang him out to dry for this year, look at the way the entire Devils squad is playing. When your team is doing that bad, it's destined to show on every players stat sheet. Hell, we established in the other NJ thread that Brodeur has been pulled more times this year than he has wins. Yeah. They could have got a lot more for him would he not be a UFA after this year. The Devils got what they could get for him while they could. That's all there is to it. That team definitely has a statistical cancer growing in it. I can't believe Kovy is on pace for like 22 goals. He still has a lot left, entire situation in NJ is not good I hope so for his sake. He's definitely one of those hard working bleed of the team guys you want to see suceed. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
brett 1,029 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 In my mind "that much" = "a little bit". It's 2011. He's a 35 year old who's making 2.8mil this season. 14pts and -15 in 31 games this year (missed 8 with a neck injury). He had a great year last year but you can't assume veteran players will continue to trend upwards. There's definitely a reason why the Devils only got a conditional 3rd for him. Everyone says "but he's a strong playoff performer!". Yeah, and so was Feds. Let's steal him away from the KHL! Last year Langenbrunner had 1 helper and 0 goals in 5 playoff games. The year before it was 2 goals and 1 helper in 4 games. He's lead his team to three terrible first round slaughterings in a row. His last impressive playoff year was the year the Oilers broke Yzerman's face. I dunno... I just can't put a ton of stock in the leadership in that lockerroom right now. They've been nothing but playoff disappointments since the lockout. The Luongo tactic-- you have to sign this summer 'cause we made you captain! i agree 100% he might help them defensively though. I almost rather have hudler Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted January 8, 2011 So who gets the 'C' in New Jersey right now? Elias? Kovalchuk? I would guess that it's one of two things; either Elias gets his 'C' back, or Arnott is made captain. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites