Satans Hockey Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Thats totally false. MTL are the Rangers fans of Canada.Montreal have the cup wins to back up their trash talk at least. Just like the Rangers the Leafs fans act like they have won just as many cups as the habs did. Edited July 23, 2015 by Satans Hockey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Between that image, and this: What the fvck kind of alternate reality twilight zone bullsh!t did I enter? The same universe where a 72 year old coming off some bad seasons and on a downward trend gets a 3 year deal. Go figure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devilsrule33 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Lou had only one real interesting point during the press conference as it relates to the Devils. “Maybe it was a process of the way things have gone in the last five years in New Jersey,” Lamoriello said. “There's a lot of things that have transpired there. Some are public and some are not with references to changes in ownership and I would say things just weren't the way they were in the past and you weren't allowed to do some of the things for financial reasons, to be perfectly honest, and it really started to change a little. And I think that when Josh Harris and David Blitzer came in, they changed that and I just thought that maybe there was a change in a thought process as far as a transition and I decided to look that way. I have a bit of trouble with this. We all know the Devils had issues the last few years before the new owners came in financially. I'm not sure what the NHL allowed Lou to do or not, but perhaps not giving the funds or the 'okay' to sign Parise during the 11-12 season was one of them? Where else was Lou hamstrung? He got to sign Jagr, and Brunner, and Zajac long-term. He signed Greene and Schneider long-term. Had funds to sign Cammalleri and Clowe to big free-agent deals? We know about the changes that Harris and Blitzer were looking to make in terms of wanting to know their ROI for these signings, but other than Parise....which by the way was massive, where was Lou handcuffed and not sure what was the point of him saying all of that. The Devils could be a cap team this year, and it would do almost nothing to help this hockey team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I think comparing ZP's potential contract to those of Jagr etc is like apples to oranges - because didn't Minnesota offer Zach like.. a 20m+ signing bonus? No way the NHL would've okay'd that type of situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Lou had only one real interesting point during the press conference as it relates to the Devils. I have a bit of trouble with this. We all know the Devils had issues the last few years before the new owners came in financially. I'm not sure what the NHL allowed Lou to do or not, but perhaps not giving the funds or the 'okay' to sign Parise during the 11-12 season was one of them? Where else was Lou hamstrung? He got to sign Jagr, and Brunner, and Zajac long-term. He signed Greene and Schneider long-term. Had funds to sign Cammalleri and Clowe to big free-agent deals? We know about the changes that Harris and Blitzer were looking to make in terms of wanting to know their ROI for these signings, but other than Parise....which by the way was massive, where was Lou handcuffed and not sure what was the point of him saying all of that. The Devils could be a cap team this year, and it would do almost nothing to help this hockey team. It's hard to know what all the referants are in this statement by Lou, there's a lot of pronouns and it's also in Lou speak. My suspicion is that Lou wanted to do more in the offseason of 2012 but was not allowed to, not just with Parise, but with other stuff - he signed Bobby Butler and had Stefan Matteau on the 1st line at points. I can't imagine that's how he wanted to go into the season coming off the Cup Final. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Lou had only one real interesting point during the press conference as it relates to the Devils. I have a bit of trouble with this. We all know the Devils had issues the last few years before the new owners came in financially. I'm not sure what the NHL allowed Lou to do or not, but perhaps not giving the funds or the 'okay' to sign Parise during the 11-12 season was one of them? Where else was Lou hamstrung? He got to sign Jagr, and Brunner, and Zajac long-term. He signed Greene and Schneider long-term. Had funds to sign Cammalleri and Clowe to big free-agent deals? We know about the changes that Harris and Blitzer were looking to make in terms of wanting to know their ROI for these signings, but other than Parise....which by the way was massive, where was Lou handcuffed and not sure what was the point of him saying all of that. The Devils could be a cap team this year, and it would do almost nothing to help this hockey team. This is a little weird. When I read second hand accounts of those comments, I thought it was a reference to Vanderbeek. Since it appears he's referring to Harris and Blitzer, did Lou have throwing a ton of money at Stastny in mind? Or maybe he had expressed a vision of throwing a lot of money at the most recent free agent crop, or trading for Kessel, which would explain the "two forwards away" comments? People also sometimes have a tendency to speak imprecisely, so it could be that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redruM Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 His time was over. I'm excited for the new era with the Devils. Agreed, since the lock out he has had trouble putting a truly competitive team on the ice... I am a Leafs fan now. Peace out have fun with Harris and Blitzer. Don;'the let the door hit you in the a$$ on the way out!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfitz804 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I guess all of the "Lou is old, he will retire soon" people missed the mark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onddeck Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) i just went over to SBnation on the Toronto site... surprisingly they were all thinking rather rationally. a lot of, "this doesn't make any sense..." sort of comments. I just picture our boy WD getting started over there like, "hell yea guys awesome right?!" and everyone just being like, go away Edited July 23, 2015 by Onddeck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 It's hard to know what all the referants are in this statement by Lou, there's a lot of pronouns and it's also in Lou speak. My suspicion is that Lou wanted to do more in the offseason of 2012 but was not allowed to, not just with Parise, but with other stuff - he signed Bobby Butler and had Stefan Matteau on the 1st line at points. I can't imagine that's how he wanted to go into the season coming off the Cup Final. Who else was out there? Semin? I don't think there were many more impact UFAs then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Two sides to the spend story, on one hand he's indicating he was working with a limited budget and then on the other he throws away 4.8M on Clowe for 5 years. Spend wisely and he may have had more to show for it. Not saying every deal was bad but he made his share of bad ones along the way in recent years when he was given less to spend. Also interesting to see Shero say now is not the time to spend to the cap max. Wonder if that's based on his vision of the right players not being available or that he doesn't have it to spend if he wanted to. Probably a combination of the two? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Good Luck Lou. Thanks for nearly 30 years of loyalty. Here here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 6 shots in Game 6 in the old CAA... god that was awesomeOne of the best Devils games ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aitchmack Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Welcome back to Toronto, David Clarkson! Clarkson must be kicking himself for not managing to see the season out as a Leaf but there's no way the press or fans would accept him back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerzey Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Well William was banned. Busy day for us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoArmySports Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I wonder if Lou noticed that the media attending the press conference today didn't laugh at any of his jokes. In Jersey they always laughed. They don't mess around up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2ELIAS6 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Would've never seen this coming..always thought he would just retire. But now it's coming out that he was unhappy ..is what it is, kind of sad that they literally cleaned house on everyone but it was due to come I guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mort4345 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I have so many thoughts on this Devils offseason (my head is still spinning), but I think it's probably for the best that Lou heads elsewhere at this point. I do think Lou's hands were tied in the whole Parise contract deal (although I think they should have started negotiations way earlier), I don't think Lou was completely on board with the Kovy contract, etc., ... but the fact remains, Lou had plenty of horrible to head-scratching signings over the past 8 years or so. I also find it interesting that Lou jumped on board with Toronto - that media market and Lou are going to be like oil and water. The Toronto Make-BelieLeafs are a terrible team and they're not going to be good for a few years at the very earliest. Lou bristled at the slight media coverage he received in Jersey (status quo) so how is he going to function in the meat grinder of the Ontario media markets? It's going to be fun to watch. Overall, I'm pretty happy with the changes for the Devils - time will tell if they were the right moves or not. But the Devils, at the very least, are heading into the 21st Century where the Leafs are jumping into a time machine heading back to the 1980s. And the Devils wind up with a nice 3rd round pick to boot. So while I'll miss the glory days of Lou, Conte and Marty, I think the Devils are wise to move on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RizzMB30 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 From what it seems from what I've read, Lou is going to be the mouthpiece that deals mainly with the media and such and weigh in on deals. It just seems very strange that Lou would be very excited about doing this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
titans04 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 That will be a train wreck if he's been brought in there to be a mouthpiece. Wrong guy for that especially in that market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher72 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Conte is next, and expect Marty to follow. And watch the Leafs draft forwards who score 6 goals a year or never make it to the NHL? Lol. They can have all three. I'm grateful for new ownership. They finally did what needed to be done, how could anyone be upset at them? I dont get it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slasher72 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Toronto will now become the retirement home for ex-Devils. Lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadDog2020 Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 From what it seems from what I've read, Lou is going to be the mouthpiece that deals mainly with the media and such and weigh in on deals. It just seems very strange that Lou would be very excited about doing this.I said it earlier, but it truly is like we're in some kind of an alternate universe or something. Seeing 'Lou Lamoriello, Toronto Maple Leafs General Manager' on the screen when Lou is being interviewed or speaking with the media is going to take some getting used to. It's fvcking weird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarpathianForest Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 The last straw was when Shero told Lou he wasn't interested in bringing back any more former Devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sokar Posted July 24, 2015 Share Posted July 24, 2015 With Lou not being part of this team any more I wonder if Elias will asked to be traded Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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