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Zach Parise News & Rumors

Wings are perfect fit for Suter and Parise
May 24
Detroit News
 columnist Gregg Krupa
"In tandem and full stride, 17-year-olds Ryan Suter and Zach Parise broke over the Russian blue line with 30 seconds remaining in the game. Suter carried the puck and fed it crisply to his left. Parise took it on the blade of his stick and dashed to within point-blank range of the goal. Then, as they say in hockey, he made no mistake. The goal, scored April 21, 2002 at the Under-18 World Championship, sealed the first gold medal for the United States at that age level. It also is credited with spurring a leap forward for the U.S. in international hockey. It was the first time Parise and Suter played together for the U.S. It would not be the last. But, they never have done it in the NHL."
Zach Parise: Dirty play won't continue
May 22
ESPN.com
 
"Tension continues to escalate in the Eastern Conference finals, but Devils star Zach Parise doesn't expect the animosity between New Jersey and the New York Rangers to boil over through the rest of the series. "I don't expect it to be a dirty series by any means going forward," Parise said during a Tuesday conference call with reporters. During the third period of the Devils' 4-1 Game 4 victory Monday at Prudential Center, Devils coach Peter DeBoer and Rangers coach John Tortorella got into a shouting match from their respect benches following a melee in front of the net in which Rangers forward Mike Rupp punched Devils goalie Martin Brodeur. "I don't know if something just happened to"
Parise: Nothing but net
May 22
New York Post
 
"Zach Parise said he didn't meet with the media after Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Rangers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals because he would have said something he would later regret. But the Devils captain had little to regret last night, as he recorded two goals and an assist to help his team even up the series with a 4-1 win at Prudential Center. "I think you guys [ticked] him off enough," said Adam Henrique, who occupies the locker to Parise's left. "He might have to keep walking out if he is going to come back with games more like that.""
Parise back to old self
May 21
New York Post
 
"Zach Parise's disappearing act following Saturday's 3-0 loss to the Rangers was a rare occurrence for the Devils captain. But Parise was back on speaking terms with the media yesterday and addressed his decision not to talk following Game 3, a loss that saw the Devils fall behind two games to one in this Battle of the Hudson. "I probably would have said something that I'd regret," Parise said. "I was upset about how the game went. I just wanted to get out of there . . . I don't think that's a bad thing." Parise hasn't been able to put his mark on the series so far. Ryan McDonagh broke up a breakaway opportunity in Game 1, and he has just one assist and is minus-4 in the first three games."
As the Devils fall behind, Zach Parise goes quiet
May 20
Newark Star-Ledger
 columnist Steve Politi
"This is how his day was going: Zach Parise juked to his left, then to his right, but was stopped each time. This was not on the ice. This was in the locker room as he tried to get to a table of Gatorade cups. "It's a logjam," Parise observed before leaving the room. That was his only public comment after the Devils lost 3-0 to the Rangers in Game 3, after Parise went without a goal for the third straight game in this series. The Devils captain blew off multiple requests for interviews, the first time anyone can remember him doing that. He walked through the locker room with his head down, ignoring reporters when they called out his name. That he is a stand-up guy, both polite and"
Parise: Future bright for Jersey
May 13
New York Post
 
"There still are bigger issues for the Devils, such as the franchise's financial health, but making the Eastern Conference finals against the Rangers, 2-1 winners over the Capitals in Game 7 last night, has encouraged Zach Parise that the organization is set up with a chance to win it all each season. The Devils' captain can become an unrestricted free agent July 1. His only NHL team's previous inability to win more than one round since he joined in 2005-06 has raised questions whether the Devils' reputation as contenders is still deserved. Parise has gagged himself on his the subject of free agency, but made a slight exception for this special case of finally reaching the semifinals. "I' m"
Devils may split up Ilya, Zach vs. Flyers
April 29
New York Post
 
"The shakeup would be as big as it gets among the Devils, if Pete DeBoer goes through with separating Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk. It's even bolder on the heels of their first playoff triumph in five years. DeBoer wouldn't promise to open the second round against the Flyers this afternoon with his two biggest guns on different lines, but the shuffled pieces believe it. "I don't know if these are the combinations we'll play tomorrow or not," DeBoer said. "I just wanted to try something with Parise in practice." DeBoer replaced left wing Parise with Alexei Ponikarovsky alongside Travis Zajac and Kovalchuk, while Parise bumped Petr Sykora from the line with Patrik Elias and Dainius Zubrus."
Canes set sights on Parise to join Staal
April 10
Raleigh News & Observer
 
"The offseason was less than two days old and already, the question that wasn't answered last summer was the first question of this summer: Will the Carolina Hurricanes finally get someone to play with Eric Staal? Hurricanes general manager Jim Rutherford said all the right things Monday: there will be money to pursue a high-profile free agent or trade target to play on Staal's wing. The whispering campaign has been under way for a while that the Hurricanes are gathering together the funds to target New Jersey Devils free agent Zach Parise, but so will just about every other team in the league. It'll take big bucks to play in that game. The Hurricanes claim they have them."
'Minnesota' Wild enough to lure Zach Parise home?
March 13
St. Paul Pioneer Press
 
"The Wild are en route to a fourth consecutive season out of the NHL playoffs. With 13 games left in the regular season, the Wild are eight points behind the three teams tied for the eighth and final Western Conference playoff spot. The Wild, same as a lot of teams, aren't that far from being in the postseason, former Minnesota North Star J.P. Parise said Monday. "But one player or two players can make a heck of a difference," he said. One who could make a big difference next season for the Wild is Parise's son Zach, a winger with the New Jersey Devils. Zach, 27, who played at Shattuck-St. Mary's in Faribault and has purchased a home on Lake Minnetonka, can become an unrestricted free agent"
Devils' Zach Parise suffers left hand injury in 1-0 loss to Islanders
March 5
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Devils captain Zach Parise said he didn't think his left hand was broken. But as he undressed after the Devils' 1-0 loss to the Islanders Sunday at Nassau Coliseum, he was unable to use the hand. "It's okay," Parise insisted. Parise said he hadn't gotten X-rays. However, team orthopedist Dr. Barry Fisher was in the trainer's room after the game. Fisher was dressed in jeans and moccasins, which suggested he may have been summoned."
Zach Parise's hat trick stops surging Washington at Verizon Center
March 3
Washington Post
 
"Playing at home is supposed to be the thing that the Washington Capitals could fall back on as they attempt to reach the playoffs. On Friday night, though, all of the bad habits that have haunted them on the road came to roost at Verizon Center. The New Jersey Devils put a 5-0 drubbing on the Capitals, another gut punch in a year marred by frequent flat performances and inconsistencies. With the significance of each game magnified, the players were at a loss to explain how they deflated so quickly and fought back so little. "You hope that we play a lot better at this time of year and the race that we're in," defenseman Dennis Wideman said. "I don't know." Washington (32-27-5), which sits"
Parise: Stick to jaw from Brooks Laich wasn't intentional
March 3
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Devils captain Zach Parise said he was shaken, but not angry after being hit in the jaw on the right side of his face by the stick of Washington Capitals forward Brooks Laich in the second period tonight. Parise called it accidental, not dirty. "I saw the replay and he didn't see me coming. At kind of the last minute he put his hands up to protect himself and got me right in the face," Parise said of Laich. "He apologized to me after. He said, 'Sorry, I would never do anything like that.' "It wasn't intentional. It was just an accident." The incident occurred with 10:20 remaining in the second period. Parise was sandwiched between Laich and Matt Hendricks. He needed help from trainer Rich"
Parise: Devils are a close team, trade won't change chemistry
February 25
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"How will the trade which brings defenseman Marek Zidlicky impact the Devils? Is there a risk that it will change the chemistry of a team playing good hockey? "There's always that, but I don't see anything changing by bringing one new guy in," captain Zach Parise said. "We are a really close team. We get along really well. I don't see any reason why that would change. I don't think it will be any different." It was a move the Devils felt they had to make. "I think Lou (Lamoriello) always has that mindset. He's always looking to make the team better," Parise said. "Improve areas he thinks we need to improve. In his eyes, and rightfully so and the way it should be, it's not a successful"
Devils won't trade Parise before deadline
February 22
New York Post
 
"Devils coach Pete DeBoer said Tuesday that GM Lou Lamoriello has effectively confirmed that winger Zach Parise will not be dealt before Monday's trade deadline. "It hasn't been a distraction because our general manager has made it very clear that it's not an issue, he's not going anywhere. That ended the distraction, right there," DeBoer said after the morning skate before Tuesday night's game against the Maple Leafs here. The Devils' captain can become an unrestricted free agent July 1 and could be the most-sought rental on the market, if he was on it."
Zach Parise surprised to see a video review go in team's favor
February 18
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Zach Parise was shocked that a video review from the NHL's War Room in Toronto went in favor of the Devils. When the Anaheim Ducks' Ryan Getzlaf kicked the puck into the net at 3:50of overtime tonight, the call on the ice ruled it a goal. But after the video review, it was ruled that Getzlaf kicked it in. That allowed the Devils to eventually beat the Ducks, 3-2, in a shootout. "We finally got a call in our favor from Toronto. It was nice," Parise said. "To come back and win it, it was good to get that extra point. "I thought it was going to be a goal. They called it a goal on the ice and we usually don't get calls in our favor from there (Toronto). I was surprised. I really was surprised"
Parise won't be caught in the pact
February 11
New York Post
 
"Just 16 shopping days remain until Deadline Day. The word is Zach Parise wishes to concentrate on playing hockey rather than worry about negotiating a deal before Feb. 27. That's when it becomes too late for the Devils to trade him, should they find themselves financially despairing of re-signing him. Parise, who brings a seven-game point streak into this afternoon's visit by the Panthers, yesterday was silent regarding his upcoming contract. Before clamming up, however, he said he remains open to re-signing with the Devils during the season. But sources say he's "hockey first" right now, not wanting such a major distraction as negotiations, if possible. That means not discussing his"
Devils' Parise stays ... for now
January 31
New York Post
 
"Sources say inquiring general managers are getting the word Devils GM Lou Lamoriello is not dealing unrestricted free agent-to-be Zach Parise before the NHL's Feb. 27 trade deadline. Instead, it is thought if the Devils do not want to re-sign Parise in June, they'll trade his rights to a team that wants an advance shot at negotiations before he becomes free July 1. The advance payments the Devils are receiving from the NHL do nothing to enhance the team's attractiveness for a player preparing to sign a deal for the rest of his career. The financial news was about all that came out of All-Star weekend regarding the Devils, who had no representatives at the skills competition or Sunday's"
Devs may roll dice on Parise
January 26
New York Post
 
"The Devils have a month from tomorrow to trade their captain. At the All-Star break, the Zach Parise conundrum is their biggest issue. Johnny Oduya, Nicklas Bergfors, Patrice Cormier and a first-rounder is about what they could hope to receive for Parise and a defense prospect, since that's what the Devils gave up to rent Ilya Kovalchuk two years ago. The situations are comparable. Parise can become an unrestricted free agent July 1. If the Devils can't afford to sign him — guess $80 million over 10 years — in their desperate financial straits, they'll lose him for nothing."
Parise hopes Devils won't cut payroll
January 21
New York Post
 
"Devils captain Zach Parise, the NHL's most-coveted trade deadline "rental" candidate, said he hopes the team doesn't go down the payroll-cutting road if the league advances Jeff Vanderbeek's ownership group with an infusion of money, as reported in The Post's Business section today. "You hear about teams that, no matter what, they're not going to spend to the cap," Parise told The Post. "That's just the way they are. "It's hard to be competitive if you're not going to, if you can't spend as much as these other teams. "So if there's a change, you hope that part won't change, because we've always been a salary cap team.""
Parise: Devils deserve to have a player in All-Star Game
January 14
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Devils captain Zach Parise feels someone from the team should be playing in the Jan. 29 All-Star Game in Ottawa. While he acknowledged that it is good rookies Adam Henrique and Adam Larsson were chosen to take part in the SuperSkills competition on Jan. 28, it seemed like a snub from the league not to pick any players for the actual game. "Yea. I was kind of surprised, actually, that there was no one," Parise said today. "We've got a few guys I thought who were definitely worthy of it. I guess they (the NHL) thought differently. "I think we're doing pretty well (as a team). I don't know what position we are in the Eastern Conference, but I thought at least we had a couple guys worthy of"
Zach attack keys Devils' Fla. sweep
December 14
New York Post
 
"These two signaled Zach is back. Devils captain Zach Parise had been finding his way after missing most of last season to knee surgery. He found it on this two-game, two-night, two-victory trip to the Sunshine State. Parise again looked like the player who was the first Devil to notch four straight 30-goal and back-to-back 80-point seasons, their leading point-getter three consecutive campaigns before knee surgery KO'd him last year. Parise is hitting his stride just as usual partner Travis Zajac is ready to start his season, probably Friday, after Achilles tendon surgery. The Devils, winners of 4 of 5 since a four-game skid, could become formidable again."
Could Zach Parise be headed to the Wild next season?
December 2
St. Paul Pioneer Press
 
"Former Minnesota North Stars captain J.P. Parise says his youngest son, New Jersey Devils captain Zach Parise, wants to sign next summer with the NHL team that will give him the best chance to win the Stanley Cup. Could that be the Wild? The elder Parise called Minnesota "a young, coming team." After signing a one-year contract for $6 million with the Devils last summer, Parise is scheduled to become a free agent following this season. "He likes to win," J.P. said after watching the Devils work out at the Xcel Energy Center on Thursday in preparation for tonight's game against the Wild at the X. "He likes to have a chance to win, and right now it's kind of tough with the Devils." J.P., one"
Zach Parise furious after video review nullifies tying goal
November 27
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"It takes a lot to get Devils captain Zach Parise angry enough to smash his stick after a question call. But that's exactly what happened today when Parise's goal with 2.1 seconds remaining in regulation time was disallowed because the NHL's situation room in Toronto determined he used a kicking motion to score what would've been the tying goal. "Apparently. I just watched it and, I'm sorry, I can't agree with it," Parise said after the Devils' 3-2 loss to the Islanders. "I knew it hit off my skate and i knew it hit off my stick, too. But if that's a kicking motion, then I don't know. "It definitely hit my skate before it went in but it doesn't matter. That's not the point. It's them saying"
Parise huddles with reps
November 23
New York Post
 
"First one of Zach Parise's high-powered Toronto agents showed up in Tampa, then the other at Monday's Florida Fiasco. Barely three months from the Feb. 27 trade deadline as the Devils play host to the Blue Jackets tonight, the double-team signals the Parise Press is on. On Friday, it was super-agent Don Meehan, founder and head of Newport Sports Management, dining with the Devils captain in Tampa. Then Parise's lead representative, Newport's Wade Arnott, turned up in Fort Lauderdale to schmooze and discuss Parise's next contract. But not strategize, they said."
Free agent to be Zach Parise wants a Stanley Cup and has to decide if it will be with Devils
November 21
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Zach Parise emerged from the visitors' dressing room early, as he often does for a morning skate. The Zamboni had finished resurfacing the TD Garden ice in Boston and the Devils' 27-year-old captain took a seat on the bench to wait for the remaining wet spots to freeze. As he waited, Parise looked up and studied the Bruins championship banners hanging from the rafters. "I don't want to say there is a little sense of jealousy, but you want to have that experience and that feeling more than anything when it comes to hockey," Parise said of winning a Stanley Cup. "Being jealous of that is okay. There is nothing wrong with that. Nothing at all. "That's something you want to be part of. Trust"
Zach Parise at center with Ilya Kovalchuk and Nick Palmieri
October 25
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The Devils held a team meeting before practicing at the Staples Center. Goalie Martin Brodeur is on the trip but did not practice. Rookie Keith Kinkaid is also still with the team while Brodeur recovers from a right shoulder injury. Winger Eric Boulton, who sat out Saturday night's game in Pittsburgh with a sore right hand, is with the team but also did not practice. Boulton suffered the injury during a one-punch knockdown of San Jose's Douglas Murray."
Zach Parise: We want to become a good home team
October 13
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Among the topics the Devils have discussed at the start of this season is trying to play tough at home. "Obviously last year it didn't matter where we played in the first half, home or away," Patrik Elias said. "We've talked about it a little bit this year that we want to be tough to play against here. We might not be the biggest team, but it's all a matter of working hard. If you do that and we play that way, we'll be tough to play against.""
Parise, Kovalchuk power Devils' 1st win
October 11
New York Post
 
"The Devils' dilemma worked itself out. When two superstar forwards play left wing on different lines, one can become secondary in the shuffles of ice time, linemates and roles. The Devils' hope is that Zach Parise and Ilya Kovalchuk instead will provide New Jersey with the two-line attack that marks a top team. The atypical arrangement paid off yesterday. Parise and Kovalchuk combined for three goals in the Devils' first victory of the season, yesterday's 4-2 triumph over the Hurricanes in Newark that evened their record at 1-1. "When your best players play well, it means your team plays well -- you could see that today," Kovalchuk said. "Zach got two goals and we won. That's the way it"
Devils Look to Parise for Leadership, and Some Goals
October 8
New York Times
 
"Zach Parise signed a one-year contract in July, but that does not mean he is planning to leave the Devils any time soon. Still, he continues to be asked about his long-term future. "I don't know how many times I can say it: I want to stay here," Parise said with a bemused smile after a practice this week. The Devils have said all along that they want to retain Parise, a dynamic 27-year-old left wing. He has 163 goals in 420 regular-season games, and if anything became clear during his long absence last season to have knee surgery, the Devils need scorers. When the Devils traded Jamie Langenbrunner to Dallas in January, speculation arose that Parise, a member of the 2010 United States"
Devils name Zach Parise captain; Ilya Kovalchuk, Patrik Elias alternates
October 6
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"It was no real surprise that the Devils named Zach Parise captain today. Except to Parise. "I found out before practice. We had a meeting and I found out then," Parise said. "I was surprised because I didn't know it was coming. Nobody gave me the heads-up before the meeting so I was pretty surprised when Pete (DeBoer) said it." Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias will each wear an 'A' as alternate captains. "The last time I was captain was in Squirts when I was eight," Parise said. "I think I was in high school, too. A little bit of experience in high school but I guess this is a little different than that. It's on a little bigger stage but I've been around some pretty good leaders before. You"
Devils name Zach Parise captain; Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias alternates
October 5
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"It was no real surprise that the Devils named Zach Parise captain today. Except to Parise. "I found out before practice. We had a meeting and I found out then," Parise said. "I was surprised because I didn't know it was coming. Nobody gave me the heads-up before the meeting so i was pretty surprised when Pete (DeBoer) said it." Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias will each wear an 'A' as alternate captains. "The last time I was captain was in Squirts when I was eight," Parise said. "I think I was in high school, too. A little bit of experience in high school but I guess this is a little different than that. It's on a little bigger stage but I've been around some pretty good leaders before. You"
Parise the logical choice for Devils captain
September 18
New York Post
 
"Think it through. The Devils must make Zach Parise captain. The sole argument against his coronation is that he is on a one-year contract and might leave, making him a one-year captain. So what? If he stays, the Devils next year must strip whoever was chosen of the captaincy to give it to Parise -- risking more hurt feelings for an important player, whoever he is, or else deprive of Parise of the "C" permanently. Next fall, it won't matter who was captain this season."
Zach Parise says loss of Travis Zajac will be tough for Devils
September 10
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"With Devils training camp a week away, winger Zach Parise did a little acting today in a video that was filmed to promote the NHL Network's re-branded "On the Fly" show. The Star-Ledger had exclusive access to watch the filming of the video and Parise spoke to me just prior to the shooting in which he was shown with his right leg in a whirlpool tub while watching the NHL Network. Parise, who was engaged in early August and will be married next July back home in Minnesota, discussed the loss of center Travis Zajac, who underwent surgery Aug. 18 to repair a torn Achilles tendon. Zajac suffered the injury during off-ice training and could be lost even longer than the stated estimate of three"
Parise open to long-term stay in New Jersey
September 8
NHL.com
 
"After Zach Parise signed a one-year contract this summer, a lot of people started reading into it. Why wouldn't he sign a long-term deal? Does this mean he's angling to leave New Jersey at the end of the upcoming season? On Thursday, Parise talked about the contract and said by no means did he sign the deal thinking it would be a one-and-done situation. "We talked about both," Parise said of discussing short- and long-term deals. "Without getting into too much detail with respect to everyone involved, we came down to that and that made the most sense. We said it right after we signed it, that we were going to keep talking. It's not as if we're not going to talk until next June 30. We'll"
Parise's contract status may mean no "C"
August 13
Bergen Record
 
"Even before Jamie Langenbrunner was traded Jan. 7, Zach Parise was viewed by his teammates and many inside and outside the organization as the likely successor to Langenbrunner as the Devils' captain. Parise was recovering from knee surgery at the time, and made it back for only one game in April, so there was no need to rush to name him captain last season. At this point, however, it remains uncertain if Parise will be given the "C" before the team's 2011-12 season opener. If Parise had signed a long-term extension, as both sides hoped, the decision would be a no-brainer. But, because he settled for a one-year contract and remains eligible to become an unrestricted free agent on July 1,"
Devils, Zach Parise agree to a one-year deal
July 31
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"The Devils have wrapped up the biggest business of their offseason late this afternoon when they reached agreement on a one-year deal with free agent winger Zach Parise, avoiding arbitration with their top player. The deal is worth $6 million, and the Devils said the team and Parise will continue working toward hammering out a long-term contract. Parise, who was scheduled to have an arbitration hearing Aug. 3, was limited to 13 games and three goals last season because of a knee injury that required surgery. He earned $5 million last season."
Devils, Parise ink one-year, $6 million pact
July 30
New York Post
 
"Avoiding a potentially polarizing salary arbitration case, the Devils and star winger Zach Parise agreed last night to a one-year contract at what is believed to be $6 million. "Knowing that nothing was going to get done long-term right now, this gives us a springboard for further negotiations," general manager Lou Lamoriello said. The agreement came just one day after the Devils shed some $3 million in salary cap hit by trading Brian Rolston to the Islanders for Trent Hunter. "There was no question that [Parise] was going to get a one-year contract, and settling it where both parties feel good about it is a platform to get something longer done," Lamoriello said. The first Devil to score"
Parise signs one-year deal with Devils
July 30
Bergen Record
 
"The Devils and restricted free agent left wing Zach Parise agreed on a contract Friday, but it wasn't the long-term deal both sides said they wanted. Instead, they settled on a one-year, $6 million deal to avoid Wednesday's salary arbitration hearing and vowed to continue talking about a long-term contract that would begin in the 2012-13 season. The danger, however, is if they can't succeed later at something at which they've already failed, Parise will be eligible to become an unrestricted free agent and leave for nothing on July 1, 2012. "I don't think like that," Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said. "We'll do everything we can and he has given every indication that he wants to"
Rolston trade to Isles opens door for Parise
July 29
New York Post
 
"Note the date. For the first time since it began back in 2005, the Devils are out of salary-cap trouble. Until next week, that is, when Zach Parise will have a contract. For the moment, general manager Lou Lamoriello can breathe easy as he closes in on Wednesday's binding arbitration hearing for Parise. He has some $8.5 million in effective space, and that should cover Parise, whether the sides work out a contract or go through with the hearing. The sudden space windfall is the result of Lamoriello freeing $3 million in room by shipping Brian Rolston and his undemotable $5 million hit to the Islanders yesterday for right win Trent Hunter and his $2 million charge. Rolston's contract, four"
Devils' Parise still hopes to avoid arbitration
July 29
NHL.com
 
"Zach Parise used the words anxious, excited and nervous to describe his emotions as the arbitration hearing he wants no part of draws closer. New Jersey's star left wing remains a restricted free agent and is scheduled to be in Toronto on Wednesday for a team-elected arbitration hearing. Parise is comforted by the fact that he will be a Devil for the 2011-12 season because even if his case is heard by an independent arbiter, he will be awarded a one-year contract that the team will accept. But, Parise wants to be a Devil for longer than just one season, and he wants to be paid properly, especially considering he's potentially one year away from being an unrestricted free agent. "I've said"
Parise says future won't hinge on coach
July 22
New York Post
 
"Though Zach Parise is looking forward to playing for the Devils' new coach, he says the hiring of Pete DeBoer won't affect whether he signs long-term this summer. "I made up my mind before the coach was hired that it wasn't going to impact that decision," Parise said. "I was anxious to see who was going to be the coach, but not for contract purposes." Parise also said that decision is "private." The Devils filed for club-selected salary arbitration, which kept Parise from restricted free agency. Off a $5 million salary last season in which he played just 13 games because of knee surgery, Parise would receive a one-year award from an arbitrator, which would allow him to become an"
Devils' coaching conundrum a concern for Zach Parise
July 9
Bergen Record
 
"Another week has passed without the Devils hiring a head coach. There are indications that general manager Lou Lamoriello finally will name one early next week, but who it will be remains a mystery. One of those most interested to find out is restricted free agent left wing Zach Parise. Although the Devils have an Aug. 3 salary arbitration hearing scheduled with Parise, Lamoriello said he wants to avoid a hearing and re-sign Parise long term. Parise also has said he would like to stay with the Devils long term. But who could blame him for wanting to see who the coach is going to be - something he said via e-mail this week - before committing to staying in New Jersey beyond next season?"
Devils' Zach Parise would consider a 1-year deal to avoid arbitration
July 9
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Although Aug. 3 has been set for his salary arbitration hearing , Zach Parise is still hoping to sign a new contract with the Devils to avoid what has been a nasty experience for some players. Parise said today he might even sign a one-year contract rather than face arbitration. "Ideally we'd like to do a multi-year, but I don't think anyone is opposed to doing one year thing," Parise told me. "Our goal is to do a multi-year (contract)." If his case is heard, the Devils will certainly bring up the fact that Parise played only 13 games last season because of knee surgery. Even though his value to the club is undeniable, an arbitrator could decide on a lower salary figure. And it could get"
Devils, Zach Parise salary arbitration hearing set for Aug. 3; Mark Fraser Aug. 4
July 8
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"Unless Devils general manager Lou Lamloriello and left winger Zach Parise can agree on a new contract beforehand, they will meet on Aug. 3 in Toronto for a salary arbitration hearing requested by the club. Defenseman Mark Fraser, who filed for arbitration, will have his case heard on Aug. 4 in Toronto. Parise, who earned $5 million last season, was set to become a restricted free agent July 1. However, the Devils filed for arbitration on June 17, thereby preventing him from entertaining any possible offer sheets from other NHL teams. Although Parise's value is apparent, the arbitration hearing will be interesting in that he was limited to 13 games last season (three goals, three assists)"
Re-signing Zach Parisi remains Devils' top priority
June 30
Bergen Record
 
"Last summer, the Devils were one of the more active teams on the NHL's unrestricted free agent market. On July 1 alone, they signed defensemen Henrik Tallinder (four years, $3.375 salary cap hit) and Anton Volchenkov (six years, $4.25 million salary cap hit), and backup goaltender Johan Hedberg (one year, $1.5 million, including bonuses). Then, after a saga that lasted more than two months, they locked up Ilya Kovalchuk with a 15-year, $100 million deal. Don't expect anything similar to happen when this year's UFA bidding opens Friday at noon. "I don't think so," Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said. The team's top off-season priority player-wise remains re-signing left wing Zach"
Devils will try to sign Zach Parise to long-term deal with salary arbitration looming
June 21
Newark Star-Ledger
 
"With no pressure to sign Zach Parise before the start of free agency on July 1, Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello said today he will attempt to work out a long-term deal with the 26-year-old left winger. However, talks between the two sides are in the preliminary stages and with the uncertainty of an NHL work stoppage after the upcoming 2011-12 season, the Devils may prefer a one-year contract for Parise because of the possibility of unrestricted free agency being rolled back from age 27 to 29 in a new collective bargaining agreement. As first reported by The Star-Ledger on April 22, the Devils filed for club-elected salary arbitration with Parise on Friday. That prevents other NHL"
Devils file for arbitration with Zach Parise
June 18
Bergen Record
 
"As expected, the Devils filed for club-elected salary arbitration with left wing Zach Parise before Friday's 5 p.m. NHL deadline. By filing for club-elected arbitration, the Devils prevented Parise from being able to field offer sheets from other teams if he still is unsigned at noon July 1, at which time he would become a restricted free agent. Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello would not comment on whether the sides were close to getting a contract done Friday, but said they intend to continue negotiating. "We'll continue to work toward a long-term agreement and we'll just go from here," Lamoriello said. Lamoriello made it clear that filing for club-elected arbitration"
Devils in contract talks with Parise
June 18
New York Post
 
"The Post has confirmed its Monday report that the Devils have opened negotiations on a new contract for Zach Parise, against the backdrop of Friday's filing for club-requested arbitration Parise could become a restricted free agent July 1 without a new deal, and club-requested arbitration is one means to prevent that occurrence. "It's our intention to work towards signing him long-term," GM Lou Lamoriello said. "It represents a commitment. There's no question we want Zach here long-term. He knows he will be with us, and everybody will be more relaxed." An arbitration hearing would not be held until late July or early August. Meanwhile, the sides are expected to continue negotiations, still"
Devils to keep Parise
June 18
New York Post
 
"The Devils can rest assured that Zach Parise will be playing for them next season. The club filed for salary arbitration yesterday to keep the 26-year-old out of restricted free agency July 1. "It's our intention to work towards signing him long-term," general manager Lou Lamoriello said. "It represents a commitment. There's no question we want Zach here long-term. He knows he will be with us, and everybody will be more relaxed." The sides are expected to take their arguments to an arbitrator in late July or early August. An arbitrator may only make a one-year award in this situation, which would allow Parise to become unrestricted July 1, 2012. In November, The Post first detailed the"