Thread: Parise signed

Originally Posted by SmytheKing

Jesus Christ please stop with the "he's coming to LA" talk. All this is for is so they can hammer out a long-term deal. He's signing a one year deal because, as gescom pointed out with a fancy no-look back pat, it doesn't screw him in the next CBA. He'll get a a deal in before this one goes by by and, in theory, he can get a better/longer/more expensive contract before he's forced to roll back 10% in two years.

Parise has options now and what if the Devils suck again next year and therefore doesn't want to stay in NJ anymore?

I would trade Bernier and a D propsect (Voynov) to NJ at the trade deadline for Parise contingent upon him signing an extension.

Originally Posted by 28kings28

Parise has options now and what if the Devils suck again next year and therefore doesn't want to stay in NJ anymore?

I would trade Bernier and a D propsect (Voynov) to NJ at the trade deadline for Parise contingent upon him signing an extension.

Keep that fantasy. Ain't happening. . .and not just because it's against the CBA to do that.

Also, check the second half of the season when the Devils had a decent coach. Let me know how much they sucked.

Originally Posted by SmytheKing

Keep that fantasy. Ain't happening. . .and not just because it's against the CBA to do that.

Also, check the second half of the season when the Devils had a decent coach. Let me know how much they sucked.

Brodeur is going to retire soon, so the Devils are not going anywhere without a qualtity netminder. There is no goalie even comparable that can replace the future Hall of Famer.

Originally Posted by KINGS17

If Uncle Lou hasn't signed him by then it will. I am sure signing Parise to an extension will be Lou's top priority during the season.

I hope NJ sucks again coming out of the box.

By the way... Hope in one hand **** in the other.

Originally Posted by 28kings28

Brodeur is going to retire soon, so the Devils are not going anywhere without a qualtity netminder. There is no goalie even comparable that can replace the future Hall of Famer.

An argument can be made that the slavish devotion to Marty has hurt my Devs at times and a goalie like Scott Clemmensen filled in just fine when Marty had that bicep tear 2 seasons ago. I wouldn't be the one making that argument, but it's a fair point. Elite goaltenders are becoming a thing of the past.

Originally Posted by 28kings28

Brodeur is going to retire soon, so the Devils are not going anywhere without a qualtity netminder. There is no goalie even comparable that can replace the future Hall of Famer.

So trade your leading scorer and basically the captain for an unproven one and a defenseman that might go to the KHL? That sounds like a fantastic deal. I'm sure Lou is offering it up right now. Parise doesn't want to leave New Jersey. He's not coming to LA. Neither was Nash. Neither was Stamkos. Neither was Lecavalier. Neither was Richards. Neither was Lindros. Neither was Nolan.

Originally Posted by SmytheKing

So trade your leading scorer and basically the captain for an unproven one and a defenseman that might go to the KHL? That sounds like a fantastic deal. I'm sure Lou is offering it up right now. Parise doesn't want to leave New Jersey. He's not coming to LA. Neither was Nash. Neither was Stamkos. Neither was Lecavalier. Neither was Richards. Neither was Lindros. Neither was Nolan.

If Lou can't re-sign Parise by the trade deadline, then trading him instead of letting him walk for nothing makes sense. This is why this 1-year deal actually hurts the Devils and benefits Parise.

Originally Posted by SmytheKing

Jesus Christ please stop with the "he's coming to LA" talk. All this is for is so they can hammer out a long-term deal. He's signing a one year deal because, as gescom pointed out with a fancy no-look back pat, it doesn't screw him in the next CBA. He'll get a a deal in before this one goes by by and, in theory, he can get a better/longer/more expensive contract before he's forced to roll back 10% in two years.

Yep, and that bigger contract doesn't have to be with the Devils necessarily. I think Parise was a tad unhappy with Lou last season and is going to see how things are looking for the team next season before he decides whether or not to be a Devil long term.

Lou getting to draft Larsen helped his side of the argument some, but we'll see how much.

Ok. You guys go ahead and order your jersey's. I'll watch as yet another fantasy burns and the status quo happens again. If you don't get that signing a one year deal is a benefit to both sides right now because of the looming season/arbitration/CBA, I can't help you.