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Devils GM Lou Lamoriello on a report that he's agreed to a trade that would send Martin Brodeur to Minnesota if the goalie wavies his no-move clause: "I've never even heard of it."

(John O'Boyle/The Star-Ledger)

NEWARK -- Seething Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello seemed to deny a report by the New York Daily News that goaltender Martin Brodeur is deciding whether to waive his no-move clause to accept a trade to the Minnesota Wild.

“People are out of their minds spreading rumors,” Lamoriello told NJ.com Tuesday. “It’s unbelievable to even hear these types of things.”

The Daily News reported that the Devils and Wild agreed on a deal that would send Brodeur to Minnesota. The report said that Brodeur and Lamoriello met to narrow the list of teams Brodeur would accept as his next address. The report added that the trade is pending Brodeur agreeing to accept and that he wants to go through with his scheduled home start Tuesday night against Detroit.

The NHL’s trade deadline is 3 p.m. Wednesday.

Brodeur wasn’t available for comment after Tuesday’s morning skate, but Lamoriello was upset when first hearing of the report during a phone interview with NJ.com.

“It’s just incredible, just incredible,” Lamoriello said. I’ve never even heard of it.”

Asked if he's denying the report, Lamoriello responded loudly.

"I'm just not even responding to anything anymore today," he said. "I just think it’s incredible the way rumors start. It’s just a disgrace that there is a license to start rumors.

“It just kills to have people deal with people’s lives like this.”

Devils TV color man Chico Resch said he’d be very surprised if the report was true.

“One thing that would be shocking about that is that anyone got the inside (scoop) because when Lou is making a deal, he’ll say to the (other GM), 'We'll make the deal but you better not tell anyone until it’s announced.'"