JQK Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Devils Fire Head Coach, Claude Julien.(Source: ESPNEWS) Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randyc Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 I wonder what went on there for this to happen a week before the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Apparently, Louie is taking over behind the bench. Now while some woud say that this is going to fu*k with the locker room chemistry, remember in 2003 the devils dumped Ftorek, and ended up winning the Cup...So we'll just have to wait and see... Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEAD! Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Apparently, Louie is taking over behind the bench. Now while some woud say that this is going to fu*k with the locker room chemistry, remember in 2003 the devils dumped Ftorek, and ended up winning the Cup...So we'll just have to wait and see...I thought that happened in 2000... Where is Ftorek anyways? I saw, I came, I left. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charger77 Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 It will only work if Julien threw the bench at the ice before he was fired. PotD May 11th, 2011looooooogodud: June 7th 2010 - July 5th 2012 Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCap Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Now while some woud say that this is going to fu*k with the locker room chemistry, remember in 2003 the devils dumped Ftorek, and ended up winning the Cup...So we'll just have to wait and see...That's the first thing that I thought of when I heard about this. Maybe they're trying to replicate that success? Who knows. It's the only reason I can come up with. PotD 26/2/12 1/7/15 2020 BASS Spin the Wheel, Make the Deal Regular Season Champion 2021 BASS NFL Pick'em Regular Season Champion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 It will only work if Julien threw the bench at the ice before he was fired.He's a special assignment coach with the Devils along with Larry Robinson, Pat Burns and now Claude Julien. Odd thing they fire coaches like every other year (if they last that long) but they never leave the organization. It's like mafia. To be honest I'm not totally shocked by this. Nothing like this with the Devils surprises me any more. I mean this is literally the second time they have done this and fired a coach while in first place with single digit games to go. Hopeful history repeats itself and there will be another Cup in June.All serious the team had been struggling but that was because of injuries. That said Julien was very defensive minded even for the Devils. Brodeur, who is the Devils unquestioned leader in the locker room, probably went to Lou with the players problem with Julien. On WFAN Lou said that Julien probably saw this coming ans will stay with the organization. He also said that the players know what is going on and it won't have to be explained. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snazel Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Wow, the Devils are just a bizarre team, that do quirky things. None the less, they have Martin Brodeur, one of the greatest (and possibly most under valued) goalies in hockey history. If he's on his game, the Devils could go all the way - again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHoJoe Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 FIRE LARRY ROBINSON!!!!!! BRING BASEBALL BACK TO MONTREAL!!!! MON AMOURS SIEMPRE!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 Wow, the Devils are just a bizarre team, that do quirky things.That's Jersey, baby!That's just how Jersey people are.(If you ain't from North Jersey, you'll never understand us, so don't try.) Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maz Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 wow, sorta unexpected*coughthedivisionisourscough* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drevel Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I think Lou didnt want the pressure of coaching all year & wanted to get into the playoffs & coach. Kinda' odd when you win 4 out of 5 & are 2nd in East you get fired. Owe well lets see what the Devils can do. Lous been there for 20 years or so, so he maybe doing something right after 3 cups. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 wow, sorta unexpected*coughthedivisionisourscough*You can have the division. I'll take the Cup. He didn't make this move to win the division he made it to win the Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 This is the most stunning whacking since Ralph Cifaretto www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Wow, the Devils are just a bizarre team, that do quirky things. You can do weird things when you don't have a fanbase to answer to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred T. Jane Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 You can do weird things when you don't have a fanbase to answer to.Blackhawks "fans" speak from experience... [Croatia National Team Manager Slavan] Bilic then went on to explain how Croatia's success can partially be put down to his progressive man-management techniques. "Sometimes I lie in the bed with my players. I go to the room of Vedran Corluka and Luka Modric when I see they have a problem and I lie in bed with them and we talk for 10 minutes." Maybe Capello could try getting through to his players this way too? Although how far he'd get with Joe Cole jumping up and down on the mattress and Rooney demanding to be read his favourite page from The Very Hungry Caterpillar is open to question. --The Guardian's Fiver, 08 September 2008 Attention: In order to obtain maximum enjoyment from your stay at the CCSLC, the reader is advised that the above post may contain large amounts of sarcasm, dry humour, or statements which should not be taken in any true sort of seriousness. As a result, the above poster absolves himself of any and all blame in the event that a forum user responds to the aforementioned post without taking the previous notice into account. Thank you for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay at the CCSLC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drevel Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 You can do weird things when you don't have a fanbase to answer to.Ba-Zing!!!!I live in Jersey & the Devils do have a fan base, but it is kind of touch-and-go. Sometimes they are in full force & then other times no one is at the games. Maybe in the new arean "THE ROCK" some new fans will come out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Wow, the Devils are just a bizarre team, that do quirky things. You can do weird things when you don't have a fanbase to answer to.In Lou We Trust www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 Wow, the Devils are just a bizarre team, that do quirky things. You can do weird things when you don't have a fanbase to answer to.Or maybe when you have won 3 cups in the last 12 years the fan base knows that you know what you are doing. But I'm sure a Blackhawks fans know about that after all look at all those Stanley Cup they have won in the last 45 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Telemundo219 Posted April 3, 2007 Share Posted April 3, 2007 I think Lou didnt want the pressure of coaching all year & wanted to get into the playoffs & coach. Kinda' odd when you win 4 out of 5 & are 2nd in East you get fired. Owe well lets see what the Devils can do. Lous been there for 20 years or so, so he maybe doing something right after 3 cups.He's probably just trying to take the credit for the potential success to team may have. It's bad too see that a GM has the power to fire a coach when the that coach put the team in a good enough position to have a shot a winning the title (division or conference title at least) and to come out with some lame excuse like "We didn't think he could take the team as far as we think they should go". All that hard work so someone else can take the credit if something good happens. College sports as we know them are just about dead. The lid is off on all the corruption that taints just about every major program and every decision that the schools or the NCAA make is only about money, money, and more money. We'll have three 16+ team super-conferences sooner rather than later, killing much of the regional flair and traditional rivalries that make college sports unique and showing the door to any school that doesn't bring money to the table in the process. Pretty soon the smaller schools are going to have to consider forming their own sanctioning body to keep the true spirit of college sports alive because the NCAA will only get worse in it's excess from here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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