[/h1][h1]Devils coach Jacques Lemaire retires one season into second stint with team[/h1][h4]By Rich Chere/The Star-Ledger [/h4][h5]April 26, 2010, 11:57AM[/h5]
Saed Hindash/The Star-LedgerJacques Lemaire has retired as coach of the Devils.One season after returning to New Jersey to coach the Devils, Jacques Lemaire has decided to retire. And for the second straight offseason, the Devils will be looking for a new coach after a premature playoff exit.
The 64-year-old Lemaire said he was getting close retirement, but after leading the Devils to an Atlantic Division title this past season -- his sixth overall on the Devils' bench -- he said he was too worn down to continue as coach.
General Manager Lou Lamoriello notified the team of Lemaire's departure because Lamoriello said the coach was too emotional to address the players, who were gathered at the Prudential Center to clear out their lockers after losing to the Flyers in five games in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals.
Lamoriello said he has not begun the process of finding the Devils' next head coach because he was only informed of Lemaire's decision in the past 24 hours.
We are loaded up the middle, especially with our former 8th overall pick Zach Hammils in the A, probably moving up next year. If we do end up with Seguin, it wouldn't shock me if we moved him or Bergeron in the off-season for a big-name winger or defenceman.Originally Posted by bjm5295
i think i speak for most of us bostonians when i say we want hall.. its true you cant go wrong either way, but were loaded at center and dont have much in the winger spots other than wheeler and ryder who are question marks for next year, let alone the future. i wish miro and recchi were like 30.
Hossa should have been given a game mis-conduct, but not a one game suspension. You forget that Ovie is a dirty player who has a history of cheap shots and has been suspended before. Hossa has never had a history of doing what he did. The league made the right call on not suspending him.Originally Posted by Proshares
Originally Posted by FIRST B0RN
Hossa came through after that 5 minute major. We were fortunate that we didn't blow that game
As much as I'm rooting for Chicago to make some noise this postseason, IMO I think Hossa should have got a game misconduct for that one and a one game suspension. He clearly gave a little shove in the back on that one and pushed Hamuis (I think that's who it was) into the boards. I mean Ovie did it to Campbell, got a misconduct and 2 games. Just my $0.02 on it.
