Derlique Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=774427 “David and I have had numerous discussions regarding his future. Based on our conversations, I believe it is in the best interests of our organization for David to pursue other opportunities and to not renew his contract,” said Shero. “I would personally like to thank David Conte for his 31 years of service to the New Jersey Devils organization. His contributions to the success of the hockey operations department have been immense. The search for his successor will begin immediately.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 this is really good news Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halfsharkalligatorhalfman Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Wow, so this basically confirms Lou really has no say anymore right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PWW Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Definitely saw this one coming. I am not disappointed. He had a lot more misses than hits over the past several years and is a big reason we're in the mess we're currently in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 For the best, although I'm not expecting any miracles. Drafting is probably 85 percent luck, and that might be a low estimate. I doubt there were many scouts that were predicting that say Tedenby would be a bust. It's also difficult to know how much is on the scouting staff, and how much is on prospect development. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Wensink Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Knew it was coming. It's very strange yet needed. A new era is really here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 I was hoping they would keep him on as a regular scout but with so much time in the head scouting position maybe he had no interest in that. I don't think his recent record is that bad, but I don't mind the change, either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SterioDesign Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Knew it was coming. It's very strange yet needed. A new era is really here. Elias is pretty much the only thing we have left from the old guard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William D'Aquila Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Get Burke from San Jose offer him ANYTHING. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William D'Aquila Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Marginalization of Lou's crew continues. I really hope Lou gets fed up and goes f-this. Rich of Shero to let him go considering his drafting record with the Pens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmann422 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 hard to argue and maybe with lou out conte felt a bit of loyalty, who knows. Wish him the best, its hard to do the same thing for 30 years and not have some down periods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Marginalization of Lou's crew continues. I really hope Lou gets fed up and goes f-this. Rich of Shero to let him go considering his drafting record with the Pens. Nothing is forever. Embrace the change. It was time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevsMan84 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Marginalization of Lou's crew continues. I really hope Lou gets fed up and goes f-this. Rich of Shero to let him go considering his drafting record with the Pens. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA of course I expect nothing less but this response from you. I really wonder if the goalie they drafted a couple of weeks ago was his choice and that's what sealed his fate. Regardless while I don't think his recent record was horrible, it wasn't great either. Let's see what a new perspective does before we automatically deem it a failure. Edited July 9, 2015 by DevsMan84 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devil Dan 56 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA of course I expect nothing less but this response from you. I really wonder if the goalie they drafted a couple of weeks ago was his choice and that's what sealed his fate. Regardless while I don't think his record was horrible, it wasn't great either. Let's see what a new perspective does before we automatically deem it a failure. My feeling is that Shero already knew he would be dropping Conte, so I'm sure Shero made the final decisions on everything in the draft. I think he had the professional courtesy not to let his head scout go before a draft he'd spent the last year scouting for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA of course I expect nothing less but this response from you. I really wonder if the goalie they drafted a couple of weeks ago was his choice and that's what sealed his fate. Regardless while I don't think his recent record was horrible, it wasn't great either. Let's see what a new perspective does before we automatically deem it a failure. According to TG, Conte basically expected this would happen well before the draft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William D'Aquila Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Will be interesting to see if Shero is capable of hiring anyone outside of the Penguin organization. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJDfan1711 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Interesting. I wonder who found Brodeur ...31 years with the team...was it him? I am guessing Neidermayer, being the 3rd pick, was probably obvious to all, but Brodeur was 15th...seeing as how he turned out, I am guessing the 14 teams before us would have taken him in a heartbeat, even teams who may have already had great starting goalies... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmann422 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 My feeling is that Shero already knew he would be dropping Conte, so I'm sure Shero made the final decisions on everything in the draft. I think he had the professional courtesy not to let his head scout go before a draft he'd spent the last year scouting for. Agreed, there's no way Shero only decided this after the draft and let Conte call the shots. He probably kept him around until the draft so that he could keep the scouting info and now its time to move one. Really even if you support Conte you have to agree that if you're gonna rip the band aid off you need to go all the way, no half measures. Conte has been working with the same GM for 30 years so I'm sure it would have been a struggle for him as well. Better to start fresh now with a team that's all on the same page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmann422 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Interesting. I wonder who found Brodeur ...31 years with the team...was it him? I am guessing Neidermayer, being the 3rd pick, was probably obvious to all, but Brodeur was 15th...seeing as how he turned out, I am guessing the 14 teams before us would have taken him in a heartbeat, even teams who may have already had great starting goalies... He became head of scouting in 93, was assistant director of player personnel before that. Marty was drafted in 90 and nieds in 91. So he probably had some say in both selections. With first rounders I don't think anyone "finds" them per se, its probably more of just a debate among the scouting staff as to who warrants the selection more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vadvlfan Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 This was the right thing to do. sadly, but this (scouting) portion of this team might be the biggest "good ole boy" network existing in the organization ? I hope we get someone from Lightning, or someone with fresh ideas. Good luck Mr. Conte. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY, I'm loving the start of Shero's tenure here. Love this. FINALLY someone has the balls (and ability) to come in here and clean house as necessary. Nothing against Conte personally - but his record of drafting forwards is complete sh!t. Let alone the fact that, unless I'm forgetting someone, we haven't seen a pick of his from the 3rd-7th rounds besides Henrique make the Devils roster in ages. Edited July 9, 2015 by Devilsfan118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Interesting. I wonder who found Brodeur ...31 years with the team...was it him? I am guessing Neidermayer, being the 3rd pick, was probably obvious to all, but Brodeur was 15th...seeing as how he turned out, I am guessing the 14 teams before us would have taken him in a heartbeat, even teams who may have already had great starting goalies... One of the luckier things that happened to the Devils was the Sharks coming into the league that year and being allotted the number 2 pick, which the Devils would have had otherwise. Falloon was the consensus number 2 pick, and the stuff you hear is that the Devils would have taken him instead of Niedermeyer if he were available. The scouting staff definitely had their eye on Marty, and traded back with the intention of selecting him. Whether it was Conte's doing specifically, no one really knows. On a related note, a guy I sit next to at games who is fairly tuned in to things, believes that the Devils drafting really went down hill after a specific person in the scouting department left, although I don't recall whether he said it was voluntary or if he was fired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsrule33 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 Incredible run with the organization. But time for a change. Doesn't mean it will all be better, but having more draft picks and higher picks will certainly help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted July 9, 2015 Share Posted July 9, 2015 (edited) Interesting. I wonder who found Brodeur ...31 years with the team...was it him? I am guessing Neidermayer, being the 3rd pick, was probably obvious to all, but Brodeur was 15th...seeing as how he turned out, I am guessing the 14 teams before us would have taken him in a heartbeat, even teams who may have already had great starting goalies... Brodeur was drafted 20th overall, and Lou actually traded DOWN to get him (from the 11th pick)...Calgary badly wanted Trevor Kidd (who was the "hot" young goalie at the time), so they were willing to move up to get him. Devils got Calgary's first-rounder and two second-rounders (Calgary held Detroit's and Minnesota's 2nd-round picks from previous deals) for the Devils' first and second round picks. BTW the two 2nd-rounders for the Devils did little. They took D David Harlock with the 24th pick and RW Chris Gotziaman with the 29th pick. Harlock played in 212 games in the NHL (none with the Devils), and Gotziaman never made it. Calgary didn't get much out of their second-round pick either...LW Vesa Viitakoski played in just 23 NHL games over three seasons. re: Conte...yeah, nice run, but time for a change. Edited July 9, 2015 by Colorado Rockies 1976 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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