SC Devs Fan Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 http://www.nypost.com/seven/04052007/sport...ark_everson.htm CLAUDE EXITS VIA HIGH ROAD By MARK (N)Єverson Lou Lamoriello April 5, 2007 -- PHILADELPHIA - Perhaps this was exactly the sort of deference to Lucite Lou Lamoriello his players disrespected. Claude Julien yesterday refused to even mildly criticize the Teflon GM who is reaping the rewards Julien coaxed out of the Devils. Two days after he was abruptly fired as Devils coach, leading the division with a 47-24-8 record and 102 points with three games left in the season, Julien took an unnaturally high road, reacting with almost too much class to Lamoriello's bizarre move. "It hurts," Julien said. "I was looking forward to the playoffs, so it is disappointing in that sense." And that was as bitter as Julien sounded yesterday, even as Lamoriello was bringing the Devils here in pursuit of their seventh Atlantic Division title. They face the league-worst Flyers tonight, needing one Magic Number point to assure their division crown and the second seed in the East. "I still, to this day, think I didn't make a mistake coming to the organization," said Julien. "Lou's been nothing but fair with me. ... It's something we have to accept when we accept the job." Julien insisted his firing was not the result of player upheaval, nor prompted by tattletale underlings. "It had nothing to do with the players," Julien said. "I had a great relationship with the other coaches. It was a hockey-related decision." Julien said he won't be rooting against the Devils, either. "I've gone too far with this team to turn around and not wish them the best," he said. "For them to win the Stanley Cup would not hurt me at all. I still feel part of it." mark.(N)Єverson@nypost.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mddevsfan Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Wow. NEverson really hates Lou. On a side note, does he realize that other than both being plastics, teflon and lucite really have nothing in common? I hope he doesn't keep that up, like Stan with his der Bingle Crosby crap. Every time I read der Bingle, all I can think of are dingleberries. Which makes sense, considering I often think of Crosby as a little piece of s**t. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilish34 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Soooo Lou is transparent and non stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pepperkorn Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) Funny we all caught that. NEverson just didn't think about what lucite meant before his stodgy fingers typed it on the page. Now he's had time to think, he's fixing his maloprop. Pea brain or just to be fair -- out of respect for his readers lack of appreciation of his subtlety and sarcasm he'd go back to the less original teflon metaphore. Either way he's still a pea brain.. but I do like that about him - he's trying ... and he's so bad we get to mock him for it Edited April 5, 2007 by Pepperkorn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gordienumber9 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 love it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Wow I've never seen anyone criticized for taking the "high road". Julien still works for the team what do you want him to do. Who wants to bet this team has a new beat writer from the post next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mddevsfan Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Who wants to bet this team has a new beat writer from the post next year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 right on jkrdevil. what do all these writers expect? yes he's fired & disappointed. but in order for him to get paid, he accepts some phantom team assignment until another coaching opportunity comes along. he can't say what he really feels about lou now! so why is any reporter surprised about him taking the high road? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayme Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 On a side note, does he realize that other than both being plastics, teflon and lucite really have nothing in common? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triumph Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 lucite is bulletproof. nothing sticks to teflon - i don't know about its bullet-deflecting capability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice dog Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 how much $$$ did julian make in the 3 year contract...and is he going to get the whole sum??? julian is a nice guy...probably too nice... maybe if he threw gomez through some dry wall or tossed a few garbage cans in the locker room he'd have his shot at the playoffs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mddevsfan Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 lucite is bulletproof.nothing sticks to teflon - i don't know about its bullet-deflecting capability Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Diablo Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 (edited) Meh.. if Lou was the rags' GM - this joker would be using chapstick 24/7 to heal his lips from kissing his ass... how he has a job writing about the Devs is comical. Edited April 5, 2007 by El Diablo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammyk Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 Meh.. if Lou was the rags' GM - this joker would be using chapstick 24/7 to heal his lips from kissing his ass... how he has a job writing about the Devs is comical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colorado Rockies 1976 Posted April 5, 2007 Share Posted April 5, 2007 (N)Єverson's "articles" have reached the point where they now seem like someone doing a bad parody of (N)Єverson articles. Day by day (N)Єverson becomes an even bigger ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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