MacBeatsPang
05-13-2008, 10:23 AM
Pardon the interruption of all the discussion about the future, but after looking at this feature on the Devils web site I thought it worth posting here. I know I'm not alone in having become a big Devils fan largely because of this team, so it's cool as a longtime fan to reminisce a bit and see where people wound up. But it's also a great testament to some of the fantastic moves this franchise has made, as the descriptions of where people are now include trades and signings that helped lay the foundation for the Devils' later greatness. I think most of us know that we got Stevens as compensation for the Blues signing Shanny, but fewer probably have in the fronts of their minds that we were able to pick Nieds third overall in 1991 as a result of trading Tom Kurvers to Toronto, or that we acquired Holik and the second-round pick that netted Pando in 1992 by trading Sean Burke and Eric Weinrich to Hartford. Here's the link if you want to take a look:
http://devils.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=362221
britdevil
05-13-2008, 10:39 AM
Nice little piece there.
Loved the vagueness of Shanahan. :laugh:
daveskirtun
05-13-2008, 10:45 AM
One of my best friends is Eric Weinrich's nephew and he wont sign my cards:shakehead
Richer's Ghost
05-13-2008, 10:46 AM
One of my best friends is Eric Whinerich's nephew and he wont sign my cards:shakehead
fixed...
:pout:
britdevil
05-13-2008, 10:49 AM
Was this your favourite trade ever RG? ;)
The native of Kingston, Ontario, was sent to Montreal with Rollie Melanson in 1991 for Stephane Richer and Tom Chorske. He is currently an assistant coach with the Canadiens.
fortheloveof666
05-13-2008, 11:08 AM
Nice little piece there.
Loved the vagueness of Shanahan. :laugh:
that was my first response when I saw that. hahaha. the hatred runs deep. but Shanny was still born a Devil in this league ;)
The Jersey Devil
05-13-2008, 12:49 PM
that was my first response when I saw that. hahaha. the hatred runs deep. but Shanny was still born a Devil in this league ;)
"He recently completed his 20th season as a player."
That's awesome.
GameSeven
05-13-2008, 01:16 PM
I'm surprised they mentioned the Miracle on Ice for Jack O'Callahan, but not for Mark Johnson; especially with him being the team leading scorer and his dramatic first goal against Tretiak in the medal round.
Good piece though. Thanks for the link.
MacBeatsPang
05-14-2008, 01:52 PM
I'm surprised they mentioned the Miracle on Ice for Jack O'Callahan, but not for Mark Johnson; especially with him being the team leading scorer and his dramatic first goal against Tretiak in the medal round.
Good piece though. Thanks for the link.
Yeah, I was a bit surprised by that too, but I guess there was a lot less to say about OC as a Devil than there was about Johnson, so it took center stage in his profile.