Salvador Traded To Devils UPDATED!

Somebody fill the uneducated in on who Mr. Jannsen is, please.

I read your comment about Hockeytown being Hockeyslum…

You’re pathetic. Why don’t you come up with a decent argument rather than making fun of a city that is still trying to recover. People actually live in Detroit, if you didn’t know. And even though it isn’t the most attractive city, I would rather live there than live in St. Louis – our sports teams actually win.

Write with some common sense from now on.

a nobody. suspended several times, i have to have his wiki site on my watchlist cos it used to be frequently vandalized by those who hate people who injure their players. there better be picks involved

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

On my own little google/wikipedia research, it looks like we got a tough guy type (perhaps Hinote-esque?) for Sal.

Not sold on this deal, so far. If it was clear that Salvador was leaving for FA anyway, though, I’m glad we at least got somebody for him.

Cam Janssen is a nasty Tyson Nash.

He’s barely a 4th line player. Barely.

This makes no sense to me. An injured, younger, less talented version of Kelly Chase for Salvadore? Not that I think Salvadore is any good, but at least get a prospect or something. the Blues now get another forward who can’t score. But he is from St. Louis. Maybe JD is taking the Cardinals approach and going for young, untalented white midwestern boys that 68-year-old women will love.

well at least jd gets the st louis hockey mentality, and that always pays off on the ice..

um wait a sec…

Say it ain’t so! Can you say “salary dump”?

Worst trade of the day!

FUCK. This is a salary dump, nothing else. Lou Lamoriello is evil. We could have given McKee away for nothing and come out better. A cementhead (but he’s from St. Louis, and that will make him a fan favorite.) Horseshit. We need another stone-handed “grit” forward with even less talent than RJ like I need a root canal. He’s slow, he’s hurt, he has no offensive skills, and supposedly he’s a cheap-shot artist… what’s to like? “But he’s from St. Louis” my ass.

If this is what we get for Salvador…what will ol’ Christian get us?

Damn, wikipedia is fast.

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

This trade, if it’s real, sucks rancid ass.

B.

More:

http://goonblog.com/category/goons/23/

http://blues.nhl.com/team/app/?service=page&page=NewsPage&articleid=354882

“We feel that Cam’s style of play will add grit and energy to our team,” says JD.
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Yeah, that’s just what the Blues need, JD. Christ…

"We feel that Cam’s style of play will add grit and energy to our team," says JD."

Sandpaper could add grit and toughness, too, y’know.
Maybe that’s what we’ll get for Backman.

Backman for a belt sander, I like it.

Grit, energy and $3 will get you a cup of coffee. Oh, and a shutout loss.

This has to mean that somebody else is going to go. Hinote just became redundant (again). I’m gonna miss all those crowd shots of his wife. Walker just became redundant. I’m gonna miss the drama (will he play or won’t he?)

sigh The worst part is I can’t boo him because it’s not his fault he was traded here. Oh well, maybe he’ll be useful. first shift-take out Ribiero, get suspended for 25 games. Next shift-take out (pick skill player), get pounded on following shift, get suspended for 25 games. Who-WEE! we gots our own Chris Simon boys!

Im sad. Ill miss Sal and it was a shitty trade to see him leave on. I agree there is more going down today. They want Cam to fill a role that is going to be open by the end of the day?

Stupid rumor of day:

Hinote/Beckman/Walker to Tampa for Brad Richards. They want to get rid of his salary.

You know what….I don’t mind it. Re-signing Jackman meant a Salvador move was gonna happen no matter what, and if you dont want to take a useless higher priced guy in return, you will wind up with easily jettisoned material like Janssen. It’s true I would have preferred to get a draft pick as well in any deal for Salvador.

Ah well……….

I just hate sending defensemen to the Devils.

I am sick of Strickland trying to tell us how we are supposed to feel about the Blues organization. Just report the news and stop working PR for them! That last piece on Jackman is all how fair the deal was and how they did the right thing how great Pleau is…God it is annoying:

“If you are a true fan of the St. Louis Blues, then you should really respect this guy.”

So next we’ll get a piece on how much the Blues respects Sal and all he did for the organization and community and … if you think the Blues wanted to see him go you are mistaken… yadayada F you, buddy.

Oh stop the belly aching. After the first time Janssen pounds somebody you all will be erect like I am right now. Wait, what?

I’m still dreading Brad Lee’s prediction of a phruit euro coming to the Blues.

Bryce Salvador, good luck man. You are a class act. Enjoy playing for Satan.

Brad Richards is a Dallas Star.

Montreal sending goalie Huet to Washington for a second rounder? That’s weird.

I may or may not have told this story to some of the GT staff before:

I know a lot of people are going to call BS on this, but during the offseason before last, my girlfriend and I inadvertently sat next Janssen and some of his local buddies at a Bandits exhibit game (against the Springfield Jr. Blues or something like that -– with an alumni charity game to follow). I eventually introduced myself, and over the course of the game (when a bunch of his buddies took off elsewhere in the rink), he and I had a conversation about a few different things over the course of the game. I had seen a number of his fights on Center Ice, so it was easy to start up conversations. It should be no surprised because of his local connection, but eventually, he admitted he would love, LOVE to be a St. Louis Blue.

He used to train with Twist and Chaser.

I got an autograph puck from him that day. I only had a Blues pucks with me (for the alumni thing). He didn’t sign the Blue Note side, but the NHL logo side. I will have to take that with me to the charity game night with me in March.

Huet for a 2nd round pick? Jeez. We coulda gotten that; Salvador & a #2?

With Huet in DC, that means Brent Johnson is available!

to clarify, Janssen is Tyson Nash mixed with D.J. King. pest, cheap shots and the potential to score maybe 10 goals meets the unwillingness to back down from a fight.

wow Lightning got Mike smith out of that Brad Richards trade. expect them to win the rest of their games

damn Sharks got Brian Campbell

I absolutely do not understand this move whatsoever!!! It is not as if we are short on gritty 4th liners! Hell, we have a 4th line center on our 2nd line because we have so many grit guys. How can this even be considered a salary dump? Boooo. I don’t know what goes on behind closed doors with the GMs but I cannot believe that was the best offer we got for Salvador. Hopefully he pulls a Weight/Walt and we can resign him this off season.

Dook — pretty good description, but Janssen will not score 10 goals.

He will lay people out with classic Drake-esque hits though.

I saw him play alot during his rookie season.

Not wild at all about the return on Salvy, but this guy will be a fan favorite for sure (if he stays on the main roster). I keep waiting for a grinder or two to be shipped out though…

There have been some issues between King and Murray. I wonder if this has anything to do with this at all. Murray tries to micro-manage King’s fighting and questions some of his choices (the Duck fight the other night for example). Chaser has stated on the radio that he disagrees with Murray’s approach to King.

Just some food for thought.

Chris, he’s not coming back. We have too much inexpensive talent in the AHL at defense. The only scenario I can see where that happens: subtract Walker, McKee, Backman for little or no cap hit in the off-season, then re-sign Salvador, and get Wagner and/or Woywitka (and maybe Polak, later) here.

Oops. Didn’t realize that Huet was 33 years old. Never mind.

Greg – A 4th liner is a 4th liner, be it King or Janssen. Especially the way that Murray coaches; he won’t get more than 4 minutes of ice time and none in the 3rd period.

There must have been less interest in #27 that I would have thought.
I would have hoped for a 3d round pick, but Janssen has some value — too bad we already have too many forwards that aren’t scoring threats.

Cam’s an agitator that will go right after the Steve Ott’s and Jordan Tootoo’s of the world.

I love Sal and am happy for him as he is exactly what NJ needs.

I’d have thought Sal would have reached a compromise and Jack would have been to one to go on to UFA $$

If i where a Devils fan I’d be smiling right now.

Dooks: Mike Smith may turn into a good goaltender. Right now, he relies too much on his quickness. He’s overaggressive when it comes to his angles, and he has a bad habit of stepping across the goal instead of sliding; he leaves an enormous 5-hole when he goes from side to side.

LeNoceur: That’s a joke, right?

maybe this is one of those love fest moves like we did for marc “put it in my own net” bergevin where the blues didnt care about getting anything, just wanted to show love to a player they were not resigning

The Goalie Guy: You mean Johnson? Tongue in cheek, at least.

Fedorov to the Washington Capitals. Per TSN.

So a text from my girlfriend tells me that though Salvador was traded he will be playing for the Blues tonight. I don’t know where she got this — from the TV, presumably — but I haven’t seen any news here on the internet to back up her claim. Anybody know? Doesn’t quite seem right to me.

Duke32: Nope. Not legal. Bryce is officially a New Jersey Devil.

Brad: Out with the old Russian Superstar, in with the new? Maybe some veteran superstar Russian guidance?

plus they never do that in case of injuries.

On February 26, 2008, Bernier was traded to the Buffalo Sabres along with a 1st round draft pick in exchange for Brian Campbell and a seventh round pick.

brain campbell down and out

Yeah, I’ve never followed trade day closely, but it’s easy to realize that you don’t trade to get a player then allow him to continue playing for the other team, even if for a single night. It’s just bad business.

top 11 things the blues can acquire because they were born in st louis and the fans will instantly love

11: cam janssen

10: cool papa bell

09: landon wilson

08:Bill Mueller

07: pat lafointaine

06: jim boo

05: nelly

04: cowboy bob orton

03: yan stat—- never mind

02: Fred “hey hey hey” Berry

and the number person on jd’s list

01: ike turner!

from st. louis, rumor is he knows how to hit hard and keep people in line, plus he can perform our anthem!

Except that he’s dead, CT.

Yes, but can he score more often than Matt Walker?

in that case an incentive laden contract might be the best way for the blues to go

 (actually several of them are dead)

looks like the Hawks are freeing up cap space (getting rid of Martin “Deadweight” Lapointe) and Columbus is in full-scale “sell” mode. The Avs are apparently trying to get that old gang together again for one last run (Foote, Forsberg… can Patrick Roy be far behind?)

Backman is a Ranger. Go to the top of the blog.

Hossa is a Penguin. For Esposition, Armstrong, Christensen and possibly a pick.

Don’t forget that the WWE Champion (Cowboy Bob’s son) Randy Orton is also from St. Louis.

Johnny Stats wrote:

“Don’t forget that the WWE Champion (Cowboy Bob’s son) Randy Orton is also from St. Louis.”

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Actually, Johnny, I’ve been traying very hard to forget that. Randy Orton is a punk who thinks the world owes him something because his daddy and grandpa were pro wrestlers, and it makes me sick the way Vince McMahon kisses his ass at every turn and does everything possible to put that non-charismatic puke over.

I was cheering like a schoolgirl the night that Jeff Hardy did a swan dive from thirty feet up into the middle of Orton’s chest, and I’d like nothing better than to see Orton get a chair shot right between the eyes and be laid up for about six months.

Did I mention that I loathe that pretty-boy fruit?

Anyway, back to hockey… ;-)

B.

Trauma, you left out Bob Costas to replace both John Kelly AND Bernie on that list