Confirmed with Link: Zubrus Unconditionally Released

[mike30]

shero reads hfboards confirmed

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

TG worded it differently

Tom Gulitti ‏@TGfireandice
Devils placed Dainius Zubrus on unconditional waivers today with purpose of buying out his contract

the problem is I don't think we have a buyout window anymore.

 

[NJDevs26]

Why not buy him out during the first window? Maybe they liked what they saw enough in development camp to buy him out now

 

[Devilsgrl35]

Loved Zubrus as a Devil but his time is up as a player. He loved being a Devil.

 

[Classic Devil]

As a Devils fan I'm not used to these kind of moves, definitely a new era for sure.

I thought that too, but Lou did this also - remember Colin White and Brendan Shanahan.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Shero is winning over a lot of fans.

Now we can hear rock music again in the pregame warm-ups hopefully.

 

[NJDevs26]

the problem is I don't think we have a buyout window anymore.

If anyone files for arb you get another buyout window...even though both our arb cases got settled

 

[Better Call Sal]

Wow I'm shocked. Didn't think that they would do it and would just let him go at the end of the year.

He was certainly done as an effective player, but it's sad to see him go. He was a true soldier for us for so long. My favorite memory with him was Game 4 of the Flyers series in 2012 where he got the game winner, took that shoulder from Giroux right to the head, came back and got the empty netter to seal the game.





Thanks for everything Zubie, you're a good dude and I wish you all the best. Hopefully you'll stick around in some capacity down the line. Or open up a cafe somewhere

 

[Classic Devil]

the problem is I don't think we have a buyout window anymore.

I'm not sure if we do or not, but we might because of Gelinas and Larsson filing for arbitration.

 

[Cheddabombs]

Why not buy him out during the first window? Maybe they liked what they saw enough in development camp to buy him out now

Shero gearing up for another trade?

 

[Lou is God]

I thought that too, but Lou did this also - remember Colin White and Brendan Shanahan.

But they were far and in between. And didn't Shanahan retire?

 

[Classic Devil]

But they were far and in between. And didn't Shanahan retire?

Only after we forced him out of the NHL.

 

[njdevil26]

I'm not sure if we do or not, but we might because of Gelinas and Larsson filing for arbitration.

According to TG, after Larsson was officially signed we had a 48 hour buyout window and that's obviously over. So it appears it's a contract termination. That's pretty good if the Devils don't have to pay him anything.

I just hope Zubie has a good opportunity in management or even playing in Europe where his career can continue. I like the guy and appreciate everything he's done here.

 

[AfroThunder396]

It may be a mutual contract termination, we'll see if Zubrus has a deal lined up in Europe or something.

Same thing happened with Brunner and Olesz last year did it not?

 

[Oneiro]

Zubie, you were a good Devil and a good guy overall.

Shero...You're alright.

 

[Sascha Goc]

One of my favorite Zubie goals .

 

[aboriginal]

I love zubrus, but he's pretty useless. I love this move. Best of luck to u tho zubrus.

 

[Devils Dominion]

IT'S never boring with this team each summer

 

[Cheddabombs]

 

[ghdi]

Maybe re-signing Bernier ??

Based on what? lol

Shero cuts 99% of dead weight and then just decides to bring a guy back? Not gonna happen. We're probably not signing anyone.

 

[Classic Devil]

Based on what? lol

Shero cuts 99% of dead weight and then just decides to bring a guy back? Not gonna happen. We're probably not signing anyone.

If this is a mutual contract termination and not a buyout, we have have to bring someone on board to get back over the cap floor.

Edit: oh right. Okay, this is probably a buyout and given the 35+ rule we get no cap relief, which means we stay over the floor.

 

[Feed Me A Stray Cat]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x6QSX8GMdNY

 

[AfroThunder396]

The thing I remember most about Zubrus was that legendary forechecking shift him, Clarkson, and Bergfors had against Washington.

 

[ghdi]

If this is a mutual contract termination and not a buyout, we have have to bring someone on board to get back over the cap floor.

Saw your edit, nvm.

 

[ForeverJerseyGirl]

From a business standpoint, this is a good move to cut off some deadweight, so props to Shero for doing it. On a personal note, Zubrus always seemed like a nice fellow and a fun teammate, so I wish him well and thank him for the good things he did as a Devil.