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[IdkMyBFFmartyB30]

Scott Stevens For 2010-11!

[mmajeski06]

[ZeroGravityFat]

it would make no sense to sign a coach before the end of the cup, since we may have more resignations that may interest us, so june 28-29 is when i would expect something.

[Chris Schneider]

there are options out there but right now i would say steves only because he might bring the toughness we need

[overtime98]

yea I dont see an announcement for a new coach until end of june or middle july.

[Troy from NJ]

What is Mike Milbury doing these days?

Probably figuring out more ways to suck worse than he does now.

[vadvlfan]

Tom Mcvie (oh wait, he's no longer with us) I say Don Lever (first capt. of nj devils)and johnnie MAC! doug gilmore?? and why not sarge as an assistant??

[Jerrydevil]

Scott Stevens doesn't deserve to coach the Devils. Has he even been behind the bench as an assistant anywhere?

[DaneykoIsGod]

I think Lemaire was keeping the seat warm while Lou gave MacLean a test run in Lowell.

It was a pretty good test run.

[Chris Schneider]

i think it will be johnny mac but i still wouldnt mind stevens. but i dont see it being worse then what it was

[ThreeCups]

I was also thinking Ted Nolan. Someone like him could work. I can see Johnny Mac getting passed over one last time....he did only have 1 season in Lowell

[Martyisth3b3st]

Haviland please

[mackchi]

Ted Nolan
John Stevens
Ken Hitchcock
Mike Haviland
forgot his name... the assistant coach to JL
Scott Stevens
JMAC

BArry Melrose??? He loves Newark so much..

[Jimmy Leeds]

That's probably what it will come down to, if you believe the Jimmy Leeds rumor Haviland was the second choice last year.

It's starting to almost be a place where coaches wouldn't want to go........a coach's graveyard if you will.

I'll find out more on this soon. Like I said, he had the job last year, everything was in place just pending on what Lemaire wanted to do. But with him in the playoffs and a possible deep run, who knows how that will play out for next year.

The original issue was he and LL didn't see eye to eye on an issue they had with eachother in the past, but they seemed to have worked it out......I don't know exactly the issue, I was told, but I forgot.

[MantaRay]

It's starting to almost be a place where coaches wouldn't want to go........a coach's graveyard if you will.

I'll find out more on this soon. Like I said, he had the job last year, everything was in place just pending on what Lemaire wanted to do. But with him in the playoffs and a possible deep run, who knows how that will play out for next year.

The original issue was he and LL didn't see eye to eye on an issue they had with eachother in the past, but they seemed to have worked it out......I don't know exactly the issue, I was told, but I forgot.

It's a coaches graveyard only if you fail or bail.

I am for a fresh start with a new coach, same philosophy, better motivator.

But I would also agree the Jacques was just keeping the seat warm while Johnny-Mac got his HC experience.

[DevilNurn]

I hope Maclean or Haviland or someone we haven't heard of. But none of these former NHL coaches floating around sound promising.

[Devils1985]

Havi!!!

And they need a room shakeup as well. I don’t think coaching is the sole reason for the recent early exits. I didn’t buy into the ‘coach killer’ thing but I’m starting to.

It’s either that or Lou has totally lost his ability to get a coach who’s able to coach these players in April.

[Devils731]

And they need a room shakeup as well. I don’t think coaching is the sole reason for the recent early exits. I didn’t buy into the ‘coach killer’ thing but I’m starting to.

From what I hear the Devils came close to that last season. It was one reason Madden was allowed to leave, since he was a big voice in the locker room, they were hoping that would change the dynamic. Since it seems the team reacted similarly this year, and we know Lou was pissed, I would think a bigger shakeup happens this offseason.

[Jimmy Leeds]

It's a coaches graveyard only if you fail or bail.

Ftorek?

Julien?

Which one failed or bailed?

[bdubdevs]

I don't buy into the coach's graveyard thing, either. Look at the talent we had this year. After getting Kovy, we had one of the top offenses in the NHL on paper. We had a "no name" defense, but they helped win the Jennings. And we still have Marty. Lou set this team up for a championship. I know the problems in the playoffs and everything, but the responsibility still falls on the coach's shoulders.

I don't think we'll have a problem getting a capable coach. Sure, odds are we lose Kovy, but look at the talent we still have. I'd like to think that the biggest priority of where a coach goes is the probability of winning a championship, and I don't know how we're not the most likely team to contend next year out of the teams with head coaching vacancies.