DJ Eco

"@NYP_Brooksie: Press conference introducing Vigneault as NYR coach will be Friday morning at Radio City."

Starting Vigneault off on the right foot with all the bullsh!t flashy New York pomp and circumstance. Maybe they'll bring along the streamers-shooter for the intro..

The Devils missed the playoffs by 7 points. One guy wasn't going to bridge that gap.

Think about how close so many of those games were, hitting posts and crossbars, dominating play, etc... A few goals here and there (if he were to put up some of the numbers he did during his initial stay with Pittsburgh) could have turned some of those games and instilled confidence in the rest of the roster during a time where there was none.

The Pittsburgh examples are terrible. Shero did a sh!t job with all his trades. And if they want another shot this year then they won't trade Letang. If they do then it will be great for the Devils. Letang is the best Dman on a weak defensive team with bad goaltending. I would love for them to get even weaker.
Edit: and I don't consider what Shero did to "win now" moves. That was what he was trying to accomplish but he got slow players in positions that they didnt need to improve in. Jokinen was the best trade. The other three were trash.

I agree 100%. I wonder if the Devils might have made the playoffs if we could've picked up Jokinen... My guess is yes.

Imagine Glen Sather getting back at Lou for last year's pick:

"And with the 7th round pick of the 2013 draft, the New York Rangers pick...... Anthony Brodeur!"

Phew! Love the kid, and I still have faith in him if he can bulk up a little this summer.

And also, my team Sweden juniors Tedenby jersey still has purpose