Growing up, defenseman John Moore was always enamored with the way Scott Niedermayer could skate with the puck and generate scoring opportunities with regularity.
He modeled his game after the Hockey Hall of Fame member and after five NHL seasons is considered by many to be an offensive-type defenseman in his own right. Now, he's looking forward to playing for the New Jersey Devils, the team that drafted Niedermayer.
Devils general manager Ray Shero signed Moore to a three-year contract Wednesday worth a reported $5 million. The contract carries an annual salary-cap hit of $1.