Prior to the start of this season, when the Devils named Zach Parise their ninth captain in team history, it was looked at as the first step in the long process of keeping the 27-year old American winger in New Jersey for the long haul.
Parise, after all, had become the name on everyone's wishlist for next summer's free agent period, similar to Brad Richards was to so many this past July. Through three and a half months, Parise and the Devils are back in the thick of the Eastern Conference playoff picture, determined to erase last year's dramatic fall from the pillars of the league's elite.
But now, with the trade deadline looming, teams have begun lining up to bid for Parise's services, leaving general manager Lou Lamoriello with a tough decision.
CSN Philly's Tim Panaccio reported yesterday that Parise's agent, Wade Arnott, would be happy to negotiate during the season, but so far Lamoriello has stuck to his strict policy of waiting until the offseas...
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