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Bitterness of Trade Far in the Past as John MacLean Embraces Latest Role with Devils
by Tony on 06/20/10 at 10:34 AM ET
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From the Newark Star-Ledger’s Rich Chere:
It was a seemingly unremarkable December morning at the Meadowlands.
The Devils, off to a solid start to the 1997-98 season, had just concluded their morning skate in preparation for that night’s meeting with the St. Louis Blues at Continental Airlines Arena. But John MacLean, the franchise’s all-time scoring and games-played leader on the morning of Dec. 2, 1997, was about to drop a bombshell.
Holding court in front of his locker stall, MacLean revealed that he had asked general manager Lou Lamoriello for a trade and would not consider signing another contract with the Devils when he became an unrestricted free agent after the season.
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