twillms73 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I hope this hasn't been covered anywhere else but, who replaces Sutter if he heads back to Red Deer? I would like to see John MacLean get the shot. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nmigliore Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 JMac needs to learn to run a PP before he comes even close to the title of 'head coach' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevil26 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'd go for Pete Lav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Fan Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Ted Nolan could be one. Bob Hartley can be another legitimate candidate and don't forget Lemaire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I've heard Mike Haviland's name thrown around by people who know more about hockey than I do. I don't know too much about the guy, but they all seem to be very high on him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5thLiner Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I've heard Mike Haviland's name thrown around by people who know more about hockey than I do. I don't know too much about the guy, but they all seem to be very high on him. he won the kelly cup with trenton. very aggressive forechecking game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hattrick Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 he won the kelly cup with trenton. very aggressive forechecking game And he also won the Kelly Cup in Atlantic City in 2003. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrydevil Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) I don't pretend to know what the best options are, but I'd rather have Jacque Lemaire than John MacLean, Hartley, Laviolette or Ted Nolan (fat chance). It would be such a Lou move to bring back Lemaire, too. Edited June 8, 2009 by Jerrydevil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Souray44 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'd go for Pete Lav Agreed. He would be my guy too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) I swear to God, If I see one more person talk about how MacLean should be the next coach, my head may fvcking explode. I'm extremely thankful that no one here will be making the decision. Edited June 8, 2009 by MadDog2020 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elias FTW Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Ted Nolan....he knows how to get the most out of his players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilinLA Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I don't pretend to know what the best options are, but I'd rather have Jacque Lemaire than John MacLean, Hartley, Laviolette or Ted Nolan (fat chance).It would be such a Lou move to bring back Lemaire, too. I really think that this move would be the death of the NJ Devils and a HUGE step back for the franchise. Although I agree Johnny Mac is NOT an option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaneykoIsGod Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Just curious ... why are so many people so anti-MacLean? I'm not disagreeing, but just wondering why the sentiment is so strong. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
95Crash Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 It would be such a Lou move to bring back Lemaire, too. Why, what ever would make you say something like that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrydevil Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I really think that this move would be the death of the NJ Devils and a HUGE step back for the franchise. I don't know. I can't say you're wrong. But I'm not sure I want to dismiss Lemaire as a dinosaur. Plus, look at this roster ... defensively responsible forwards, pretty good speed. This is a counterattacking team. It could be a fit. I think you and I can both agree that Al Arbour would have trouble with the blue line talent we have now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SatansDevils Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'd go for Pete Lav +1. This is also who I have been saying if Sutter decides not to come back for his last year on his contract. Peter Laviolette has won a SCC and also has ties with lou on the USA teams in the past. Lou may have him already under his coaching replacement radar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerrydevil Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 Why, what ever would make you say something like that? Yeah, I wonder ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsrule33 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 (edited) +1.This is also who I have been saying if Sutter decides not to come back for his last year on his contract. Peter Laviolette has won a SCC and also has ties with lou on the USA teams in the past. Lou may have him already under his coaching replacement radar. What ties do Lou and Laviolette have? Edited June 8, 2009 by devilsrule33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I don't know. I can't say you're wrong. But I'm not sure I want to dismiss Lemaire as a dinosaur. Plus, look at this roster ... defensively responsible forwards, pretty good speed. This is a counterattacking team. It could be a fit. I think you and I can both agree that Al Arbour would have trouble with the blue line talent we have now. Lemaire is a dinosaur and has been for over 10 years. He brings "structure". That's it. He held the team back later on in his stay. It's too bad that we played horrible Montreal in 1997 and didn't draw a real team, maybe his style would have crippled them and he would have left a year earlier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 lemaire was fired, in my view, for matching lines with a vastly inferior senators team, letting them dictate the game. it was the right move to fire him, and it'd be the right move to never bring him back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hit the post Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 My wish would be Pat Burns, But I think I'll go with Ted Nolan.Johnny Mac Still needs more time.No Thanks to the Rest Of Them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 lemaire was fired, in my view, for matching lines with a vastly inferior senators team, letting them dictate the game. it was the right move to fire him, and it'd be the right move to never bring him back. I was having this discussion elsewhere. Carp played over 18 minutes a night in that series. Wrap your arms around that. Sykora and Elias didn't play alot in that series, either (but I don't remember if either was hurt, I mean, it is Sykora). He had talent to work with, his top 9 was: Arnott Gilmour Sykora Elias Andreychuk Holik Thomas Rolston Carp sub out Carp for McKay (who got buried), and make some lines out of that. Then go look at the offensive stats from that series. Everything that happened after he left proved the true worth of Lemaire. He's a starter kit, something to get you going in the right direction. If he were to come back, you might as well write off the season now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 I was having this discussion elsewhere. Carp played over 18 minutes a night in that series. Wrap your arms around that. Sykora and Eliasdidn't play alot in that series, either (but I don't remember if either was hurt, I mean, it is Sykora). He had talent to work with, his top 9 was: Arnott Gilmour Sykora Elias Andreychuk Holik Thomas Rolston Carp sub out Carp for McKay (who got buried), and make some lines out of that. Then go look at the offensive stats from that series. Everything that happened after he left proved the true worth of Lemaire. He's a starter kit, something to get you going in the right direction. If he were to come back, you might as well write off the season now. well i do hate being fair to lemaire, since i think his firing was totally justified, but arnott had a terrible season for new jersey, they tried him as an RW and it wasn't working out. the problem was that scott daniels was dressed over sykora and elias in one game which was just indefensible against a senators team with zero toughness. krys oliwa played all 6 games too. i mean, this is the kind of dinosauric thinking that lemaire still shows, meanwhile the teams in the finals play their young players a ton - their speed and skill makes up for the mistakes they occasionally make. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxpower Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 well i do hate being fair to lemaire, since i think his firing was totally justified, but arnott had a terrible season for new jersey, they tried him as an RW and it wasn't working out. the problem was that scott daniels was dressed over sykora and elias in one game which was just indefensible against a senators team with zero toughness. krys oliwa played all 6 games too. i mean, this is the kind of dinosauric thinking that lemaire still shows, meanwhile the teams in the finals play their young players a ton - their speed and skill makes up for the mistakes they occasionally make. Arnott didn't play well, but ultimately, some of it comes down to the guy making the line combinations, too. He had two decent offensive wingers in Rolston and Thomas locked up with Carp, he buried the kids, etc. I remember thant Rolston and Thomas got a cup of coffee with Brendan Morrison in '98 and they looked pretty damn good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDevs4978 Posted June 8, 2009 Share Posted June 8, 2009 the problem was that scott daniels was dressed over sykora and elias in one game which was just indefensible against a senators team with zero toughness. krys oliwa played all 6 games too. i mean, this is the kind of dinosauric thinking that lemaire still shows, meanwhile the teams in the finals play their young players a ton - their speed and skill makes up for the mistakes they occasionally make. I guess you're coming around to that line of thinking now since earlier this year when Sutter wouldn't play the kids and didn't have a fourth line you said depth was overrated and were arguing for this same kind of thinking. Maybe if we had given one or more of the kids a fair shot this year we wouldn't have had to play Bobby Holik and PL3 in playoff games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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