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| Devils winger Cam Janssen (25) is friends with World Series MVP David Freese. |
The St. Louis native is good friends with World Series MVP David Freese.
"I know David real well. He's a hometown boy, a good kid," said Janssen, a St. Louis native. "He deserves all this. He's going to take that team to another level in the future. He's very gifted. Couldn't happen to a better guy."
Janssen and Freese have done charity work together in St. Louis.
"He takes care of me and anytime he needed hockey tickets when I played in St. Louis I took care of him," Janssen said. "I just know him from the growing up. St. Louis is a small town. We did charity work and exchanged numbers.
"Lafayette high school is right near Eureka. Big rivalry. You just heard about him, just like he heard about me growing up doing my thing. That's got to be the coolest thing to happen for a kid like that. No matter happens from here on in, St. Louis will always remember for bringing a World Series win."
And the Cardinals?
"It was unbelievable. They never gave up," Janssen said. "But I'll tell you what. The city was kind of dogging on them at the end of the summer. They kept sticking with it and inched their way in."
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Coach Pete DeBoer confirmed that Rod Pelley, Mark Fraser and Eric Boulton would be scratches.
Keith Kinkaid will dress as backup for Johan Hedberg as Martin Brodeur continues to recover from a right shoulder injury.
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DeBoer would like to see the Devils end the road trip with a victory.
"For sure. We played one excellent game and one game which wasn't terrible, but we got away from some of the things that make us successful," he said. "This can be a real good road if we get a win today. Anyone would take two out of three on a swing through the west."
Zach Parise said: "We almost saw two different teams in L.A. and Phoenix."
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