devilsrule33 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Damien Cox is a controversial writer and personality, but has always been in the Devils corner with Lamoriello and Brodeur. http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/lou-lamoriello-continues-to-do-things-his-way/ He was actually first hired as team president to work with McNab, but quickly took over the GM job as well. He was there for Donut-gate, there when the NHL began expanding from 21 teams, there when it looked like the Devils might pick up and move to Nashville. He was there through a referees strike and three lockouts. He drafted Brodeur, traded for the rights to draft Scott Niedermayer, captured Scott Stevens as compensation for Brendan Shanahan. He hired and fired coach after coach, including Claude Julien with three games left in one season and Peter DeBoer earlier this season, but kept goalie coach Jacques Caron around for years, coming to Caron’s aid when his wife grew seriously ill. He inherited Ken Daneyko and helped him fight through the scourge of alcoholism. He ignored the meagre crowds that followed the Devils through the years, unwilling to veer even a single degree from his focus on winning, and pursuing success in a very specific manner. He wanted the office phones answered, not directed to voice mail, and resisted getting a cell phone for years. "I got my first text from him last year," chuckled Brodeur. Finally, just as many seemed to wonder if Lamoriello wasn’t quite as sharp as he had been, he guided the Devils to the 2012 Stanley Cup final against Los Angeles, losing in six games. He then lost Zach Parise as a free agent that summer, a crushing loss for the franchise and something he later said privately wouldn’t have happened if the team’s ownership under Jeff Vanderbeek hadn’t been dealing with intense financial stress. Edited May 5, 2015 by devilsrule33 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitico12 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Discipline, if done in the right doses, can be a huge benefit to any team. It's no surprise that a team like the New England Patriots, under the tutelage of Bill Belichick, have 4 superbowls in the bag, and two almost superbowls to add to that (Let's Go Giants!). Belichick has a team-first attitude. Says very little in press conferences, and ensures his players do the same. In an NFL that is riddled with the most narcissist, self-endearing, off-the-hip player base in professional sports, Belichick's philosophy has yielded great results. It helps that he has a player like Brady, who much like Brodeur, is built similarly. Not much expectation in either Brady or Broduer at the start of their careers, but in the end, are/were instrumental in working with men like Belichick and Lamoriello because of their charisma and loyalty to the men they served and to the goal of winning. Lamoriello's style will be missed. I sure as heck will miss it. Because his style, single handedly, may have won us a few cups - not because of the personnel we had, but in how he protected his players and ensured no one would mess with his "family"... Thanks for everything Lou. You'll be missed. Good luck Mr. Shero! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roomtemp Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Discipline, if done in the right doses, can be a huge benefit to any team. It's no surprise that a team like the New England Patriots, under the tutelage of Bill Belichick, have 4 superbowls in the bag, and two almost superbowls to add to that (Let's Go Giants!). Belichick has a team-first attitude. Says very little in press conferences, and ensures his players do the same. In an NFL that is riddled with the most narcissist, self-endearing, off-the-hip player base in professional sports, Belichick's philosophy has yielded great results. It helps that he has a player like Brady, who much like Brodeur, is built similarly. Not much expectation in either Brady or Broduer at the start of their careers, but in the end, are/were instrumental in working with men like Belichick and Lamoriello because of their charisma and loyalty to the men they served and to the goal of winning. Lamoriello's style will be missed. I sure as heck will miss it. Because his style, single handedly, may have won us a few cups - not because of the personnel we had, but in how he protected his players and ensured no one would mess with his "family"... Thanks for everything Lou. You'll be missed. Good luck Mr. Shero! Please don't compare Lou to that dirty cheater Belicheat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mitico12 Posted May 5, 2015 Share Posted May 5, 2015 Roomtemp - everyone cheats. Just ask Scarface. "I tell the truth even when I lie..." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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