NJDevs26
Once upon a time...
- Mar 21, 2007
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You guys wanted a Lou thread, well Chere heard you
http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/...ank_lou_lamoriello_and_show_him_the_door.html
http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/...ank_lou_lamoriello_and_show_him_the_door.html
Lou Lamoriello should not be fired as Devils general manager because of his age, as some have suggested. But he should be shown the door by ownership along with coach Pete DeBoer.
Lamoriello is 72, which may or may not have any relevance to the fact that he has assembled a mediocre hockey team that has a very good chance of becoming truly bad over the next few seasons.
DeBoer may not have done a brilliant job coaching this team the last 2 1/2 seasons, but he is not solely to blame for the fact that the Devils likely will miss the playoffs for a third straight season and for the fourth time in five years.
The blame should be directed at Lamoriello, who has made a series of bad decisions signing free agents, at the draft table and handling the organization’s few top prospects. He has also held back a progressive new ownership group that looks to create more revenue and bring the Devils into the 21st century when it comes to promoting and marketing the team.