New Jersey Devils

moustic

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Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello was voted today to be a member of the 2009 induction class to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the builder's category.

Lamoriello will be inducted on Nov. 9 at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.

Longtime Rangers defenseman Brian Leetch, Steve Yzerman, Brett Hull and Luc Robitaille were voted into to the Hall of Fame today as players.

Lamoriello said he was surprised when he received a phone call this afternoon from Bill Hay, the chairman of the board of selection committee.

"I was on the phone in my office with the door closed and the secretary knocked on the door and said that Bill Hay was on the phone and I was so entranced in the conversation that I wasn't thinking of anything other than I wonder what Bill was calling me for," Lamoriello said. "So, once I got off the call I spoke to Bill and it was a complete surprise. It was something that I had not been thinking of. I hadn't gotten to any of the players this morning to be thinking of the Hall of Fame day or the selection. So, it's a humbling experience and just one that I felt extremely honored in every way."

Lamoriello has guided the Devils to three Stanley Cups and four Finals appearances in his 22 years with the team. Before that, he helped found Hockey East while at Providence College as both the men's hockey coach and the athletic director. Lamoriello served as commissioner of the Hockey East from 1983-1987.

He also served as GM of the 1996 U.S. World Cup team that won the tournament and the 1998 U.S. Olympic team.

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moustic

The Devils were the top local team in this year's edition of ESPN The Magazine's Ulimate Standings, which measures, "how much, MLB, NBA, NFL and NHL franchises give back to the fans in exchange for all the time, money and emotion the fans invest in them."

The Devils ranked 38th out of the 122 teams ranked, which is not that impressive, but they not only beat out the Rangers and Islanders, but also the Yankees, Mets, Giants, Jets, Knicks and Nets.

The Los Angeles Angels earned the top spot in the rankings. The Carolina Hurricanes were No. 2 overall and the top NHL team.

Other NHL teams ranked ahead of the Devils were Detroit (4), Washington (6), Pittsburgh ( Cool

, St. Louis (10), Anaheim (11), Chicago (21), Dallas (22), Columbus (31), San Jose (32) and Nashville (37).

The Rangers were ranked 93rd. The Islanders were 115th.

The other local team rankings: Giants (45), Mets (82), Jets (103), Yankees (107), Nets (111) and Knicks (121).

Here's a link to the complete rankings and the description of how it was compiled.

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Kenan

Lemaire ? Bien pas bien ?

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moustic

Lemaire c'était notre coach qui a transformé NJ.. qui a rendu possible la victoire en '95... C'est un mec pouet-pouteur expérimenté, un fin stratège, un coach merveilleux pour apprendre des trucs aux jeunes ...

... Mais c'est lui qui a instauré le Trap à NJ. C'est lui qui nous avait transformé en équipe gagnante mais chiante (surtout entre 95 et 2000).... C'est un pas en arrière par rapport au style plus agressif et offensif de l'année dernière (qui semble être la solution dans cette nouvelle NHL)

Donc les interrogations sont nombreuses. Parise va t'il s'éclater sous Lemaire et si non... il va vouloir s'barrer... Est cqi'p, va être chiant à nouveau alors qu'on était redevenu cool à regarder ?
En tout cas, y'en a au moins deux qui doivent être heureux c'est Brodeur & Rolston. Le premier car le systeme va le faire battre encore plus de records et le second car il l'a eu aussi à Minnesota et ça a été la meilleure période de Brian qui a connu une très pauvre saison l'année dernière!

Si le twitter de NJ est en feu depuis la conf de presse...
Notamment avec ça :

President/CEO/GM Lou Lamoriello announced that Devils Hall of Famer Scott Stevens will be taking a more active role in NJ/Lowell.

Lemaire wants Devils to be good offensively and defensively

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moustic

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Jacques Lemaire has been a legendary coach in the NHL. He is known for being incredibly smart, and a great teacher and motivator of young players. He perfected the infamous “trap” defensive scheme and led the Devils to their first Stanley Cup in 1995. He worked miracles with a Minnesota franchise that has not had much in the way of star personnel. He will be 64 this year and certainly age is an issue for the long grind of the NHL season. In the past U.S. Presidential race, age was certainly a deciding factor but in this case it won’t be. Lemaire brings a unique set of positives to the Devils this time around. Starting with the fact that John MacLean played for Jacques and has spoken of him as the best coach he’s ever had. Certainly Johnny Mac wouldn’t be upset if Lemaire got the head coach job over him? It seems to solve the MacLean issue for Lamoriello. Second, Brian Rolston has had the most productive years of his career playing for Lemaire in Minnesota. He also has spoken about how Lemaire is the best coach he’s ever had. Rolston had a dismal season this past year. Getting him happy and productive will go a long way towards righting the Devils. Furthermore, Lemaire is considered a premiere teacher of young players and with budding young stars like Zach Parise and Travis Zajac, he would be perfect for bringing those players to the next level.

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moustic

Ben putain NJ m'impressionne... ils ont un demi milliard de blessés (Oduya, Martin, Elias, Niedermayer, Pandolfo et quelques jeunes) et ils continuent à gagner...

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Louweed

Les jeunes tiennent l'équipe ou y'a des remplaçants pas forcément monstrueux mais qui font le boulot?

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moustic

Ba dja les mecs qui ont fait une mauvaise saison l'année dernière (genre Zubrus & Rolston) sortent des très bon matchs.. surtout le russe.

Ensuite les jeunes talentueux de l'année dernière sont encore meilleurs (Zajac, Parise, Clarkson) et le nouveau joueur trèèès fort est tout de suite au niveau (Bergfors le suédois)

Et globalement, là où y'a le plus de blessure c'est en défense et tout l'monde fait le boulot. Simplement, sans prendre de risque, tranquillement... et avec Brodeur derrière eux. Et ça... ça aide.

Et enfin, le nouveau coach est juste incroyable pour tirer le meilleur des jeunes ou des moins "talentueux".

Menfin tout n'est pas parfait hein... On est perfectible..
(et on est clairement pas "challenger" actuellement... Mais bon... On est régulier et assez bon)

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moustic

On a side note...

Lou Lamoriello a été introduit aux Halls of Fame...
(Quand même hein... )

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Kenan

On peut etre encore en activité et y entrer ?

JE savions point

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moustic

Ba c'est pas pareil pour les dirigeants et entraineurs...

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Kenan

Surtout que si on attend que Lamoriello arrete, il y rentrerait mort

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moustic

Il a affirmait durant la cérémonie qu'il quitterait son poste dès lors où il arrêterait de se soucier de détails comme de la qualité du pain dans l'avion qui transporte les joueurs par exemple... Ou qu'on décide pour lui.

Mais sinon ouais... Ctun tough motherfuckaz !

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jube

moustic a écrit:

Il a affirmait

il commence à perdre la tête...plus pour longtemps son retirement !

(désolé mais ça piquait fort aux noeils !)

moustic

outch...

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