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Devils Go Backwards
by Paul on 07/14/09 at 07:40 AM ET
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from Larry Brooks of the NY Post,
Past is prelude and we’ve seen this movie before. The Devils aren’t simply going back to Jacques Lemaire to coach the team that Brent Sutter walked out on. They are going to be going backwards—backwards into the neutral zone, backwards in the standings.
Lou Lamoriello’s decision to hire Lemaire 11 years after the end of a first five-year term that put the Devils on the NHL map but ultimately ended in underachievement is a misplaced reach into the past.
The future belongs to coaches who can, have and will adapt to a game that is evolving into a showcase for offensive talent, risk/reward attack, and creative, puck-possession teams. Lemaire, though, is wedded to the past.
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