dmann422 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Will Lou respond and with more than "Status Quo" ?? Is Lou under pressure? 1. Why haven't you signed Scott Gomez? 2. Where is Paul Thompson? 3. How did this team become so fragile? 4. Was Keith Kinkaid recalled from the minors to be a relief goalie? 5. Is there a trade to be made? http://www.nj.com/devils/index.ssf/2014/11/5_questions_for_devils_general_manager_lou_lamoriello.html Are the new owners under pressure, regarding the "Rock Experience" ? Face Book with a petition to fire DeBoer. http://www.change.org/p/lou-lamoriello-and-the-nj-devils-fire-peter-deboer?utm_campaign=friend_inviter_chat&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=permissions_dialog_false&share_id=lDEgHjEbuc#news out of all the questions he could think to ask, these are the ones burning in his mind? There are probably 50 questions I can think of before I would even care to ask about Scott Gomez or Keith kinkaid's backup status.It's become sad how bad chere has gotten. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 out of all the questions he could think to ask, these are the ones burning in his mind? There are probably 50 questions I can think of before I would even care to ask about Scott Gomez or Keith kinkaid's backup status. It's become sad how bad chere has gotten. I don't read Chere's articles nearly as much as I once did, but he seems like he knows he doesn't have the same reader base that he once did, and isn't trying very hard as a result. That five-question article is something that read like it came from a blogger. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmann422 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) How many GMs would let 3 30 goals scorers + some other assets walk for nothing within 2 years. Miss the playoffs 3 years out of 4. Handing very bad contracts that is hurting the team. Almost purposely build the slowest and oldest team in the league and have a very very uncertain future aligned based on our poor prospect pool and depth and aging core player. And still have a job after all that? Gms have been fired for a lot less. You can bring all his past accomplishments up but just like Brodeur and Mario Lemieux... that doesnt mean they should still be playing and still have it no matter what they did in the past, they'd be hurting their team now just like Lou is hurting the team now I truly believe you're a good poster and have some good contributions, but when you post this stuff you become a caricature of yourself.You can't make a blanket statement as if it was a no brainer to bring those "3 30 goal scorers" back because it wasn't, there were debates on the board at the time weather each of those 3 guys was worth the money and whether we were better off in the long term letting them go. So please, you have to provide context to your statement. The cap hit for those 3 is a combined 20 million every year for a decade. One player quit on the team (which is a bit fortunate because he wasn't going to be worth his cap hit anyway.) Another left for mega bucks and he won't be worth his cap hit in 2 years. And are you seriously complaining that we let clarkson walk? Have you seen him play lately? Is that something you want on your team for 5.2 million? I am not saying Lou has been perfect, he has not completely replaced the pieces we have lost, but when you make statements like you do without context, it makes you look silly. Edited November 10, 2014 by dmann422 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 (edited) I don't read Chere's articles nearly as much as I once did, but he seems like he knows he doesn't have the same reader base that he once did, and isn't trying very hard as a result. That five-question article is something that read like it came from a blogger. It's seriously just click-bait now. Like you said, it's like he's trying to imitate Buzzfeed with some of his articles. "Will the Devils X? Here's five reasons why/why not.." So lame. Thankfully we still have TG, he's doing a pretty fantastic job imo. Edited November 10, 2014 by Devilsfan118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 It's seriously just click-bait now. Like you said, it's like he's trying to imitate Buzzfeed with some of his articles. "Will the Devils X? Here's five reasons why/why not.." So lame. Thankfully we still have TG, he's doing a pretty fantastic job imo. It's sad, because I enjoyed his stuff back in the day, but as we all know, sports are just covered differently now, with much more competition than there once was. It's almost as though he knows that he's obsolete in today's media, but doesn't know how to make himself relevant again...almost a "can't beat 'em, join 'em" mentality. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neb00rs Posted November 10, 2014 Share Posted November 10, 2014 Chere lost me during the 2012 ECF when he tweeted that more than half the Rock was full of Rangers fans. It was a blatant lie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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