Confirmed with Link: Devils buy out Volchenkov

[JimEIV]

I don't remember the guy doing much to piss me off this year.

That's because he only played 12 minutes a game + pk.

 

[Bleedred]

That's because he only played 12 minutes a game + pk.

He did other years too, and looked bad at times. I thought he had a pretty decent season this past year.

 

[VaxjoDevil]

Blocking shots is not a symptom of poor defending.

-signed by a defenseman who takes pride in blocking shots

Blocking a shot means you were where you should be and that you got balls. I love it, except the one slapper I took in the foot, I still get pains two years later from that lol.

 

[tycobb]

Going out of the way (ie leaving a man) to block a shot that 99% of the time will be saved is silly and leads to rebound goals.

Volch didn't fit in NJ. I won't be surprised if he improves tremendous in a new system.

 

[JimEIV]

Blocking a shot means you were where you should be and that you got balls.

100% true.

 

[VaxjoDevil]

Going out of the way (ie leaving a man) to block a shot that 99% of the time will be saved is silly and leads to rebound goals.

Volch didn't fit in NJ. I won't be surprised if he improves tremendous in a new system.

It's very situational, to block or not to block.

 

[Czech Trio]

Going out of the way (ie leaving a man) to block a shot that 99% of the time will be saved is silly and leads to rebound goals.

Volch didn't fit in NJ. I won't be surprised if he improves tremendous in a new system.

Volch would do worse in a faster system (basically every other team).

 

[MountainGoat]

2nd worse. Clowe's contract is horrific!!!

I was actually secretly hoping we were going to use the buyout on Clowe

 

[R8Devs]

Clowe is a pretty good player. It's just that he's injured a lot. And we can't compliance him anyway, might as well continue with his contract unless he declines sharply.

 

[tycobb]

Volch would do worse in a faster system (basically every other team).

He was fine in a fast system in OTT. His foot speed hasn't really declined from those years. Always been slow. But I think he will do much better in a system that doesn't require him to always cover the blue line in the offensive zone.

 

[Oneiro]

I agree that shot blocking takes balls.

But the more you have to do it, the more shot attempts you are allowing. I don't consider that to be Devils hockey.

 

[devilsrock]

I'm glad Lou bought out Volch. Now some of us won't have to burn Lou at the steak.

 

[Basement Cat]

Blocking a shot means you were where you should be and that you got balls. I love it, except the one slapper I took in the foot, I still get pains two years later from that lol.

Plus your teammates and coaches love it.

Internet high five!

 

[Zajacs Bowl Cut]

I was actually secretly hoping we were going to use the buyout on Clowe

for the um-teenth time- you cannot CBO players signed after the Lockout.

 

[EnglishDevil]

If Clowe gets another concussion he's probably done anyway, he'll end up on LTIR like Savard in Boston or Pronger in Philadelphia. I hope for his sake he can stay healthy, i like him far more as a player than Clarkson, he's really pretty decent.

His health is obviously a major question mark, i just hope he knows when to call it quits and not permanently damage his health, he surely must already be thinking about his long term prognosis given the amount of concussions he's sustained already.

 

[Oneiro]

If we can just put a guy on LTIR, why whine about his contract?

When Clowe plays, he's pretty good.

 

[MountainGoat]

Clowe is a pretty good player. It's just that he's injured a lot. And we can't compliance him anyway, might as well continue with his contract unless he declines sharply.

it's already started. he hasn't been the same skater since his knee injury in 08 and now he can barely skate at all! and how many concussions has he had?

for the um-teenth time- you cannot CBO players signed after the Lockout.

a regular buyout then, if he isn't any better this season than it should happen

 

[Rob Nieds work ethic]

I'm going to miss him. I've modeled my game after him for a while now. Hopefully he finds luck elsewhere.

 

[YouMyBoyBlue]

So when do they start signing FA? At 12 midnight?

 

[Devils731]

So when do they start signing FA? At 12 midnight?

Noon

 

[indfin]

There really is no crow to eat. Lou himself has come out and basically said in TG's blog that had the cap not come in at 69 instead of 71 he would not have made the move. That in itself proves the critics on here right. While the right move was made he really had no intention of making it until he was forced to. The issues about him running this team are still there. He actually just confirmed it for us.

Maybe, or maybe (unlike some other GMs) he feels no need to rip a player as he is showing him the door. If keeping Volchenkov was a priority, the $2mm difference in the cap would not be an obstacle.

 

[SeidoN]

So when do they start signing FA? At 12 midnight?

12 noon eastern

 

[Devilsfan992]

a regular buyout then, if he isn't any better this season than it should happen

Why would the owners agree to this? Also why would we cut a serviceable player only to have his salary still affect our capspace.

 

[Jersey Man]

Going to miss seeing the A-Train hit and block shots. So much respect to this guy for putting himself out in harms way, especially his face (ouch).

 

[MountainGoat]

Mogiliny/Rolston/McGillis/Malakhov and now Volchenkov

soon Clowe will join that group