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Offensive losses tighten team defense

ESPN.com

Friday, September 20, 2002

Nieuwendyk Last season, the Devils gave up too many goals. And they couldn't score. General manager Lou Lamoriello was not a happy camper. He dispatched A-liner Petr Sykora for Jeff Friesen and Oleg Tverdovsky. Blood-and-guts center Bobby Holik is gone; the Devs hope center Joe Nieuwendyk will fill his role. The bodies are there, and the points will come, but fans are worried that these Jersey guys just ain't what they used to be. The Big Question Q: Where, oh where will the goals com ...

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