Peters signs a two-year, $1 million contract with Devils

Andrew Peters' agent, Steve Bartlett, confirmed this morning that the Devils have signed the 29-year-old enforcer to a two-year contract.

The contract pays Peters $500,000 per season.

Bartlett said the contract is a one-way deal. That would seem to indicate that Peters, who has been attending training camp on a tryout, will be with the Devils this season and not be sent down to their AHL affiliate in Lowell.

The Devils have yet to announce the signing.

Peters played in the Devils' last two preseason games on Wednesday against the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum and on Thursday at Phildelphia. The 6-foot-4, 225-pound left wing has four goals, three assists and 557 penalty minutes in 200 career NHL games.

Bartlett said some other teams, including the financially-troubled Phoenix Coyotes, expressed interest in Peters over the summer, but none came up with a contract offer

Comments

[Derek]

Post says two year, do you mean 1 year- 1 way? Or 2 years, 1 way? Thanks!!

[Mhowitzer]

is this a signing in place of Pickachu? I hope he doesnt take a spot from a younger goal scorer, but we definitely needed the enforcer type so this is an importnat signing

[Stan Fischler's Beard]

Interesting. Bye, bye LeBlond. These last cuts are going to be very interesting. I think Bergfors has made it. TG, is there a maximum amount of players a team can carry as long as they're under the cap? Is it 24? 25?

[Number6]

23, I think

[michel]

TG, Zharkov and Halischuk remain in the team? thx

[TG]

Sorry. My mistake. Not thinking straight today.

[anthony]

I thought he was gone after losing his fight last night....Maybe they are doing this so Clarkson can become more of a Randy McKay type player who hits hard and drops the gloves less frequently.

[Derek]

He didn't fight last night?

[frankied]

He didn't fight last night, Anthony. Maybe you are thinking of Fraser.

[NeilS]

I can't even begin to express how much this signing disappoints me. I love tough guys in hockey, I love fights, heck I've even been in a few in my admittedly poor pro tryout showings, but Andrew Peters just does nothing for me. This should have been Leblond's year. Maybe we'll see the Andrew Peters of old who was a very effective enforcer for Buffalo until the last year or two, but I doubt it. He shows up to camp out of shape, plays horribly, refuses to fight in the preseason and they sign him to a TWO YEAR contract? Yeccchhhh. Peters definitely has some people to win over.

[vawcer]

I hate to be a downer, but I would rather have Rupp than Peters for this role. Nothing major against Peters, but I think spending a little more on Rupp would have been worth it.

[Craigwell]

I like this signing, what harm comes out of it?

[Feetus]

oh no. what a waste. i thought he was worthless watching him on tv. i went to the game in Philthy last night - and he is even more worthless live. can't shoot, can't pass, and hasn't done much in any of his fights.

seeing this clown play makes me miss Mike Rupp more and more every time i see him "play" - if you can call it that.

[NeilS]

Wait till the first fight where Peters is ducking away like Janssen, afraid to get hit, then wildly missing with some looping rights. It'll cure your insomnia.

[Derek]

From my experiences in Buffalo, not only is he willing to sit out when called to do so, but he has always had the best attitude...even on bad teams. He's also the first to sign for a kid, or lend himself to charity. He will not shy away from anyone, and I think Devs fans will enjoy that.

[NeilS]

What is this any of his fights? He's refused to fight in the preseason. That's the worst part. If they wanted someone to take some of the fighting duties away from Clarkson, they have him, his name is Leblond! Leblond-Rupp-Pikkarainen would have made for a great 4th line for the Devils.

[Joe d]

I would much rather have rupp. Hell rupp wasn't half bad as the 3rd line center when madden was out last season. Peters can't even fight well.

[frankied]

I don't like the deal, but I guess the Devils want some reinforcements for when they play the Flyers. Also, they'd rather have this guy be the 13th forward, than one of the kids (Halischuk, Zharkov, Bergfors) since that person won't be getting consistent playing time.

[MIKE C.]

I think it plays out this way. When Elias returns Sestito or Pelley probably go assuming there are no oher injurie at that time

14 forwards
PARISE ZAJAC LANGS
ROLSTON ZUBRUS CLARKSON
SHANAHAN SESTITO BERGFORS
PETERS/LEBLOND PELLEY/PANDOLFO PIKK

7 dmen
MARTIN ODUYA
SAL MURPHY
WHITE MOTTAU
GREENE

[modnarm]

shuddddda just KEPT RUPP. Rupp and Pando had chemistry last year. I was sayin it ALL offseason. this definitely makes it tough on Pikka. ESPECIALLY with his injury.

[NeilS]

Mike the problem with that lineup is Elias isn't on the IR as far as I know, so the Devils will have to send down one of those forwards even before he comes back.

[MIKE C.]

Neil,
Im sure they they will put him on IR Right before the season starts.

[Maxwell]

He's bigger than 225 - he's like 240. This is a good signing. We'll need every ounce of muscle to compete in this division.

[Jon B]

Switch Clarkson and Bergfors in that lineup I would think. Shanny and Clarkson play really well together.

Parise - Zajac - Langenbrunner
Rolston - Zubrus - Bergfors
Shanahan - Sestito - Clarkson
Peters - Pelley - Pandolfo

[Pearl Jammed]

i would have thought LeBlond had the inside track on the job but it just goes to show you that you can never assume anything....

Oh and U2 last night was pretty darn sweet! i missed most of the chatter last night, but stop scratching the d@mn poison ivy!