A deal was struck this afternoon between the Tampa Bay Lightning and New Jersey Devils. Coming to the Meadowlands is versatile forward Rob Neidermayer, younger brother of long time Devil Scott Neidermayer. New Jersey gave up their 2007 1st round pick and 1 million dollars cash in the trade.
Devils GM Dylan McLaughlin on the trade: "We love Rob's speed and versatility. He can play all three positions up front and we think he'll fit in really well. Our captain, Scott Neidermayer, expressed his desire to play with Rob earlier in the season and we promised to make it happen."
While the trade should make the Neidermayer brothers happy, the other forwards on the team have to be wondering who is going to lose their ice time. It's possible another deal is in the works. The Devils organization confirmed that David Legwand, Radek Dvorak and Sergei Brylin are being shopped around the league at this time.