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Foster goes to New Jersey in four-player trade

Anaheim Ducks v Los Angeles Kings

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 16: Kurtis Foster #6 of the Anaheim Ducks and goalie Jonathan Quick #32 of the Los Angeles Kings react after Quick stopped Foster’s shot in the shootout to win the game at Staples Center on November 16, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. The Kings won 2-1 in a shootout. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images)

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The Anaheim Ducks have sent defenseman Kurtis Foster and goalie Timo Pielmierer to the New Jersey Devils for forwards Rod Pelley and defenseman Mark Fraser. Also headed to Anaheim is a seventh-round pick in 2012.

The biggest name in the deal is Foster, who the Devils are hoping will help one of the worst power plays in the NHL.

“He’s a right-handed shot and really a power play specialist,” general manager Lou Lamoriello said, as per the Star-Ledger. “His shot is what intrigues you. Also, he played under Jacques Lemaire in Minnesota and he was in Tampa Bay when Adam Oates was here.

“There were power play people ahead of him. He hasn’t played much this year but we know enough about him. We were looking for someone who can handle the puck and the point.”