Stars acquire Langenbrunner

[A.E]

Devils trade Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas for conditional draft pick
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Disgruntled Devils captain Jamie Langenbrunner is going back to the place he began his career. The New Jersey Devils are trading Langenbrunner to the Dallas Stars for a conditional draft pick in the 2011 entry draft. The pick will be a third round pick unless the Stars win in the first round of the playoffs or if Langenbrunner re-signs with the Stars before July 1. In those situations it will be a second round pick that goes to New Jersey.

For the Stars, landing Langenbrunner means getting a tried and true right wing to play for them. The Stars have been running out a host of guys that play off-wing or out of position from center on the right side. It’s a natural fit for them and helps strengthen their Pacific Division-leading team. As it is, their only true right wingers are Adam Burish, Brandon Segal, and Krys Barch. It’s a position that’s been a glaring weakness for them and being able to get a guy that’s played in Dallas before helps make it easier for Langenbrunner to blend in.

This also provides Langenbrunner to get out of a situation that’s been mostly toxic for him the last year and a half. From the Devils failures this year to his famous conflicts with Jacques Lemaire, it’s clear that he hasn’t been the same kind of player. This season in particular has been bad for him scoring just four goals and adding ten assists through 31 games.

For the Devils getting Langenbrunner and his recently sour demeanor out of the locker room may be what they need to move along and help the host of younger players that have come up this year to develop on the fly in Newark. With things being as bad as they have been this year in New Jersey, having that extra distraction does no one any favors.

Langenbrunner began his career in Dallas back in 1994 and became a full-time player for the Stars during the 1996-1997 season. Langenbrunner was a key member of the Stars team that won the Stanley Cup in 1999. In 2002, he was traded to New Jersey as part of the deal that sent Joe Nieuwendyk to the Devils in exchange for Jason Arnott and Randy McKay. Langenbrunner then helped the Devils win the Stanley Cup in 2003. Moving back to Dallas might just be the best thing for both sides in this deal.

-PHT

 

[STLZACH]

DAM

 

[Mr.Baller]

Jamie Langenbrunner is a Dallas Star once again. The New Jersey Devils have traded the 35-year-old forward back to his former team in exchange for a conditional third-round pick in 2011.

Langenbrunner was drafted by the Stars in 1993 and spent several seasons with the team before being traded to the Devils back in 2002.

The Cloquet, Minnesota native has 10 goals and 14 assists this season with New Jersey, a team that has struggled to a 10-28-2 record and currently sits last in the Eastern Conference.

Dallas currently is third in the Western Conference with a record of 24-13-4.

In 996 career NHL games between the Stars and the Devils, Langenbrunner has 232 goals and 388 assists for 620 points.

He's a two-time Stanley Cup winner, having brought home the trophy in 1998-99 with the Stars and 2002-03 with the Devils.

Langenbrunner is earning $2.8 million this season and will be an unrestricted free agent as of July 1.

TSN

 

[playmaker7]

Good deal for the Stars

Who's the Devil's leader now lulz. Captain Kovy?

 

[Mr.Baller]

Who were the alt.captains ?

 

[playmaker7]

Who were the alt.captains ?

Parise and Elias

They might give it to Elias though...or Parise to try and keep him lol

 

[Mr.Baller]

Yeah but most of the chances are on Elias side.. And parise they are going to trade Him i guess... lots and lots of rumor on him and it could make sense with his trade value ..

 

[A.E]

Lamoriello could've got more from the Flyers but he refused to trade within the division. As if Philadelphia is some big threat to the pending playoffs chances the Devils have. SMH. Swallow your pride Lou and trade Marty. Brodeur wouldn't net a huge deal but I don't see the benefit to keeping his final season or two on one of the most disfunctional teams in the league. I know he still hopes to re-sign Parise but the reality, Parise is going to get a rich deal elsewhere after the season. I'd explore trading Parise, he would net a nice return.

Lou is choosing to make excuses and remain in serious denial...rather than admitting this team is not properly built around a player like Kovalchuck and its time to start changing that fact.

 

[playmaker7]

Lamoriello could've got more from the Flyers but he refused to trade within the division. As if Philadelphia is some big threat to the pending playoffs chances the Devils have. SMH. Swallow your pride Lou and trade Marty. Brodeur wouldn't net a huge deal but I don't see the benefit to keeping his final season or two on one of the most disfunctional teams in the league. I know he still hopes to re-sign Parise but the reality, Parise is going to get a rich deal elsewhere after the season. I'd explore trading Parise, he would net a nice return.

Lou is choosing to make excuses and remain in serious denial...rather than admitting this team is not properly built around a player like Kovalchuck and its time to start changing that fact.

I'm loving the way Lou is going about things lol

I don't see Marty being traded like ever though. I just don't think they'd do him like that. He's gonna retire a Devil, it'd be weird if he didn't.

And as for Parise, I bet they'll just keep him and if they can't form a deal with him, they'll trade him rights for a low pick lol

 

[Mr.Baller]

Did you the rumors on parise ? my friends told me that Bob McKenzie said on the radio that parise was traded for PK subban,AK,and some prospects ... lol

 

[STLZACH]

your friend lied to you.

 

[Mr.Baller]

not only my friends but lot of people were talking about this last night here in MTL .

 

[playmaker7]

Rumors are just that until they're confirmed <_<

I could have made up some bullshit like that

 

[Phil The Thrill]

I remember a rumour last summer where Kaberle was going to LA for Dustin Brown, that really worked out.

Anyways great move for Dallas.