GDT: New Jersey Devils vs. Anaheim Ducks 7:00 PM MSG

[Wingman77]

I guess that's him - felt like he didn't play any games at all but after reading this - it's him for sure. Wow talk about a team in chaos -forgot all about Nieds suspension too.

http://www.nytimes.com/2000/03/25/sports/hockey-for-robinson-a-bright-but-bittersweet-debut.html

that might be the most explicit Lou has ever been "I will trade him this summer"

The general rumor was that Quint showed up to practice badly banged up and at that point in time with the state of the team, Lou's policies aside, couldn't have occured at a worse time.

Tikkanen was acquired for a 3rd and Lou flipped him literally a few weeks later for a 2nd

 

[Richer's Ghost]

badly banged up? bar fight?

 

[Wingman77]

badly banged up? bar fight?

I did some googling.....sounds like he showed up to practice drunk from the night before and that him being late was also a common theme so perhaps that incident was the straw that broke the camels back

 

[Richer's Ghost]

well yeah that would do it.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Esa Tikkanen only lasted a few days here too, maybe him?

I'd like to one day get an answer from Lou on what happened with Esa and why he dealt him away.

Tikk was clearly not done as a player and he played extremely well vs us for the Rags in the 1997 series.

 

[Drewr15]

I'd like to one day get an answer from Lou on what happened with Esa and why he dealt him away.

Tikk was clearly not done as a player and he played extremely well vs us for the Rags in the 1997 series.

Something about health I thought. For some reason I remember there was some issue about his knee not being as healthy as the Devils were led to believe.

And yeah I had heard Quint was partying to much.

 

[billingtons ghost]

his Wikipedia page is kinda interesting in that it doesn't mention any incident..

and lauds the guy as about the greatest American to play overseas...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deron_Quint

 

[Japam]

Something about health I thought. For some reason I remember there was some issue about his knee not being as healthy as the Devils were led to believe.

And yeah I had heard Quint was partying to much.

That's what I remember reading in the paper about Esa after he was traded away, but then remember reading on here that he caused a food fight or something. Maybe i'm getting him confused with someone else.

 

[Devils Dominion]

Esa's knee was fine enough for him to score 9 playoff goals in 15 games for the Rags the next season after we traded him.