Asked if he had requested a trade, Lecavalier said, "My agent has talked to Rick Dudley."

Yesterday, they named Rick Dudley, a former Sabre left wing with minor league coaching experience, to replace him.

Rick Dudley, the general manager and coach of the Vipers, said the deadline for the Devils to sign him was today.

Announced Rick Dudley will handle the general manager duties.

In 1999 he was named the club's General Manager, replacing the departing Rick Dudley.

"You couldn't even tell if he touched him," Buffalo Coach Rick Dudley said.

In 2004 he served 27 games as interim head coach, replacing Rick Dudley.

During the game, a telephone message arrived for Rick Dudley, the coach and general manager of the team.

Rick Dudley, the general manager of the Panthers, said, "We were getting the player we wanted anyway."

Bailey denied rumors that the team had signed Rick Dudley, a former Sabre, as the new coach.