[Devils-list] If I Was Lou...

[Rick Berk]

Mikey-
You're close, but I'm not sure about the Arnott move just yet... something
was drastically wrong in this series...remember, we were all singing their
praises against Pittsburgh... I think he hadda be hurt, and couldn't perform
the way Elias and Sykora needed him to.

Mogo, no argument there.

Defenseman, yes... but I don't think Blake is in the cards... not for that
money. Who else is available and can be had as a FA or for picks and
prospects?

Gionta, agreed.

Goalies... yes... Marty needs two things, rest and competition...

Losing streak... yeah... probably... followed by a winning streak...

Dan-o... no... I think he could still play as a sixth, but ...wait a
sec...what expansion draft?  Is there a new team coming I don't know about?
Anyway, if he needs to be exposed for any reason...ask him to retire... and
hire his ass as a coach, because for as little talent as he has, he makes
the most of it, and is a student of the game.

Rick


> -----Original Message-----
> From: devils-list-admin@badweb.com
> [mailto:devils-list-admin@badweb.com]On Behalf Of Michael Lott
> Sent: Saturday, June 09, 2001 11:38 PM
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> Subject: [Devils-list] If I Was Lou...
>
>
> Well, with the disappointment we all feel, I figured I would go off on a
> different rant.
>
> If I am Lou Lamoriello, these are the moves I make after losing the
> Stanley Cup finals:
>
> 1. Patrick Elias gets a raise. Patty was smart enough to fire his greedy
> agent during the finals, and has put together some quality seasons as a
> Devil. Give him his due, but not too much- maybe $3M this season and two
> seasons at $4M.
>
> 2. Let Alex Molgilny go. He aint worth squat in the playoffs.
>
> 3. Try to get my hands on a quality defenseman, or maybe two. See if Rob
> Blake can be signed for $5-$8M a season. The team needs to have a strong
> D-Man to take over for a tired Scott Stevens.
>
> 4. Get Brian Gionta on the ice as a Devil.
>
> 5. Let Jason Arnott go. He has proven that his talents are more of a
> burden than a gift. Elias and Sykora play better when they go to the
> net. For some reason in the finals, the two wingers did not go to the
> net nearly often enough when Jason was in the lineup.
>
> 6. Bring up one of the young goaltenders we have drafted. Marty needs to
> be relied upon a lot less during the course of the season.
>
> 7. Be prepared to suffer a long, losing streak. I think the team has
> talent, but the talent is too hard to keep motivated during the
> playoffs. I don't think any coach could have motiviated these guys.
> Hell, they could not even motivate themselves to show up to two games in
> which they could have clinched the Stanley Cup.
>
> 8. Leave Ken Daneyko unprotected during the expansion draft. As much as
> I have respect for Dan-o for all the hard years in NJ, his time is over.
> If he doesn't retire, he can serve a more useful purpose teaching
> expansion defensemen how to play the game.
>
>
> Some of you may feel I am way off base, but the team needs to go back to
> building from within, and at the same time they need some better
> blueliners and some stronger goaltending. They have proven to me that
> even if they score 3,000 goals during the season, they cannot score when
> it matters. Get some young forwards up here so they can start learning
> the ropes of the NHL and we should be able to look forward to some
> timely goal scoring.
>
>
> Mikey
>
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