Devils Trade Captain Jamie Langenbrunner To Dallas For Conditional Draft Pick

Jamie Langenbrunner is a Dallas Star again, so the big question in Big D is where does the veteran winger fit in on the team? From our Stars blog, Defending Big D:

DBD has plenty more on the return of Langenbrunner.

The news is now official. The Devils have traded their captain, 35-year-old right wing Jamie Langenbrunner, to the Dallas Stars for a conditional draft pick in 2011. The team made the news official with a 10:30 a.m. conference call.

General manager Lou Lamoriello announced that the Devils will get a second round pick from Dallas should the Stars advance to the second round of the 2011 playoffs, or if they re-sign Langenbrunner prior to July 1. He’s an unrestricted free agent at the end of the year.

According to the leading source on Devils news, Tom Gulitti at the Bergen Record, it appears as though Devils’ captain Jamie Langenbrunner is heading back to Dallas. The news will be announced with a 10:30 a.m. conference call.

Bob McKenzie of TSN reported that a conditional third round pick is heading back to New Jersey in the deal. We’re not sure what the condition is on that pick.

Tom Gulitti of the Bergen Record reports that Langenbrunner says “it looks like” he won’t be a Devil much longer. He’s in the final year of his contract. He earns $2.8 million this season.

TSN’s Bob McKenzie reports that the most likely destinations for Langenbrunner are Dallas, St. Louis and San Jose. The falling out between the club and their captain could be a result of the hiring of Jacques Lemaire as interim head coach. Just before the postseason a year ago, the two butted heads regarding ice time.