One of the best and most memorable fights in NHL history took place back in March 2010 between Cam Janssen of the St. Louis Blues and Pierre-Luc Letourneau-LeBlond of the New Jersey Devils. Back then, Devils fans rooted for LeBlond, but not anymore. The Devils traded LeBlond to the Calgary Flames for a 5th round pick in 2012. Hour later after the deal, the Devils have signed enforcer Cam Janssen to a 1 year, 2 way contract. Janssen started his career with the Devils and had only 1 goal. He was traded to St. Louis in February of 2008 in a deal that brought Bryce Salvador to the Devils.
Janssen is expected to fight for a spot on the team and will likely split time between the minors and the big club. Cam quickly became a fan favorite of the Devils especially with his hits every time he is on the ice. Also, he is known for stirring it up with Rangers agitator Sean Avery.
By getting a 5th round pick from Calgary and a 2nd round pick in 2012 from Washington in the Jason Arnott trade, it seems very likely the Devils might forfeit their 1st round pick in the 2012 Draft for the 1st Kovalchuk contract. But, that decision has yet to be named.
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Many of you probably felt a scare that the Devils might have hired Dave Barr as an assistant coach. That is not true, Bob McKenzie's account was hacked and the tweet went nowhere. Barr was last as an assistant with the Wild, where potential Devils new coach Michel Therrien is a scout. No assistant has been chosen and no coach has been chosen. Sorry Guys.
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