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New Jersey's Lemieux Sent To Avalanche

UNIONDALE, New York -- Claude Lemieux, the Stanley Cup MVP for New Jersey last season, was traded twice, ending up in Colorado in a three-way deal.


The Devils on Tuesday sent Lemieux to the New York Islanders for right wing Steve Thomas. The Islanders then traded Lemieux to the Avalanche for left wing Wendel Clark.


Lemieux, 30, scored 13 postseason goals in leading the Devils to their first NHL championship. But the right wing angered New Jersey general manager Lou Lamoriello by challenging a contract he signed in the offseason, then failing to report to camp because of the dispute.




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