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| NUMBER: | 8 | BIRTHDATE: | June 16, 1978 (AGE 34) |
| HEIGHT: | 6' 5" | BIRTHPLACE: | Elektrenai, Lithuania |
| WEIGHT: | 225 | DRAFTED: | PHI / 1996 NHL Entry Draft |
| Shoots: | Left | ROUND: | 1st (15th overall) |
Posted last point with assist Apr. 23 vs. Mtl...Recorded points in back-to-back games 3 times: Apr. 18-20 (1g-1a-2-pts), Apr. 7-10 (2a) & Jan. 31-Feb. 2 (2a)...Returned to lineup Apr. 1 vs. NYI; missed 26 contests Feb. 7-Mar. 30 with l. wrist injury/surgery…Totaled 1g-3a-4pts over a 6-game stretch Jan. 22-Feb. 2...Notched 1st goal of season Jan. 27 at Mtl…2011-12: 1 of 5 players in Devils’ lineup – & 1 of just 3 F’s – to appear in all 82 games; played in every game for 3rd time in 5 seasons…17g, 27a & 44pts were his most in 5 seasons with NJ, while notching career-high 3 SHG.
Traded to Montreal by Philadelphia with Philadelphia's 2nd round choice (Matt Carkner) in 1999 Entry Draft and NY Islanders' 6th round choice (previously acquired, Montreal selected Scott Selig) in 2000 Entry Draft for Mark Recchi, March 10, 1999. Traded to Washington by Montreal with Trevor Linden and New Jersey's 2nd round choice (previously acquired, later traded to Tampa Bay Tampa Bay selected Andreas Holmqvist) in 2001 Entry Draft for Richard Zednik, Jan Bulis and Washington's 1st round choice (Alexander Perezhogin) in 2001 Entry Draft, March 13, 2001. Signed as a free agent by Togliatti (Russia), July 1, 2004. Traded to Buffalo by Washington with Timo Helbling for Jiri Novotny and Buffalo's 1st round choice (later traded to San Jose - San Jose selected Nicholas Petrecki) in 2007 Entry Draft, February 27, 2007. Signed as a free agent by New Jersey, July 3, 2007.
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