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Lou Lamoriello: A Man All His Own

By Tom MantzouranisNov 9th 2009 – 10:00AM

As anyone who struggled to get the new health care legislation passed over the weekend can attest, it's hard to make systemic changes. The momentum of history carries us along, forcing the boldest and most tenacious of us to aggressively fight the tide in the name of progress.It may not be nearly on par with lowering the...

The Key to Winning in Hockey Is, Obviously, Coaching Changes

By Adam GretzMay 18th 2009 – 8:00AM

It's not exactly a national secret that hockey teams tend to go through coaching changes about as often as a high school kid goes through a change of clothes (speaking on personal experience, that's about once per year). As we begin the conference finals, it's probably worth pointing out that three of the four teams taking...

Devils Acquire Niclas Havelid

By Adam GretzMar 2nd 2009 – 5:55PM

The New Jersey Devils added to their blue line on Monday afternoon, acquiring defenseman Niclas Havelid from the Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for 24-year-old defenseman Anssi Salmela, as reported by TSN. And with that, the madness leading up to Wednesday's trade deadline has begun. Havelid, 35, is scheduled to become an...

Martin Brodeur to Play vs. San Jose?

By Tom MantzouranisFeb 14th 2009 – 2:00PM

Back in November, the prospect of months without Martin Brodeur seemed like a long and daunting wait, but with Scott Clemmensen and Kevin Weekes playing the way they have, the time has gone quicker than expected. Still, everyone in New Jersey wants Marty back, and we're getting closer and closer to the reality of having...

Yesterday's Newsmakers in the NHL: Devils Continue Slide

By Adam GretzNov 15th 2008 – 12:30AM

Things have been bleak in New Jersey ever since Martin Brodeur went down with his elbow injury, and they didn't exactly get any better on Friday night when the Devils fell, 3-1, to Washington. The Devils are now 1-5 since Brodeur's injury, and have scored just five goals in the five losses. Perhaps instead of acquiring a...

LouLamoriello News From the Web

  • 05/29/12 LA waits for chance to be hockey town next week... Source: Mountain Home News - Elmore County ID NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Los Angeles has waited nearly 20 years for the Kings to make their second trip to the Stanley Cup finals.
  • 05/29/12 Devils staff the backbone of a winning team Source: NHL Blog - New York Post - New York NY As captain of the Devils, Zach Parise has played a vital role in leading his team to the 2012 Stanley Cup Finals.
  • 05/29/12 Devils' Lamoriello has a ... Source: NorthJersey.com - Hackensack NJ If Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello had his way, no one would know about the time he put aside everything one afternoon to help a young GM who was looking for a little advice.
  • 05/29/12 Devils hot topic: Which comment would you like to have... Source: NJ.com Sure, everything is great now for Devils fans, but at several points this season, that wasn't the case.
  • 05/26/12 Devils have plenty to prove in final versus Kings Source: CBC.ca If the Devils win, it would mean that they would celebrate their fourth Stanley Cup championship since 1995 and would match the four won by the Detroit Red Wings in 1997, 1998, 2002 and 2008.

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