[News] Devils hire Ray Shero as GM. Lamoriello stays on as president

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BREAKING: Lou Lamoriello has named Ray Shero as the fourth general manager in #NJDevils history.

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Shero will report to Lamoriello, who will continue in his role as the team’s president.

[JohnnySkittles]

Smart move by the Devils. Pens were stupid to let him go.

[Poe969]

so he's pretty much the AGM. Good move though.

[codynw]

Can't believe he stayed unemployed for so long.

So now the real question, do the Devils finally rebuild? I'm gonna go with no, because Lou.

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by JohnnySkittles

Smart move by the Devils. Pens were stupid to let him go.

The bad part wasn't letting him, it was thinking Jim Rutherford was a suitable replacement.

[Erick Estrada]

Good hire for the Devils as they needed a change of direction as Lamoriello's approach had become stale. That said given how he never had issues stepping on his coaches toes and replacing them with himself you have to wonder how he will handle letting someone else run the show he has been running for a few decades now.

[dammage79]

[Captaincanada80]

Originally Posted by codynw

Can't believe he stayed unemployed for so long.

So now the real question, do the Devils finally rebuild? I'm gonna go with no, because Lou.

Rumor has it he took the year off on his own accord to be more involved with his children

[Komskies]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Good hire for the Devils as they needed a change of direction as Lamoriello's approach had become stale. That said given how he never had issues stepping on his coaches toes and replacing them with himself you have to wonder how he will handle letting someone else run the show he has been running for a few decades now.

Lou is like the mob boss in New Jersey. You do what he says or you're sleeping with the fishes.

[Locke]

Good Call by the Devils.

[Roof-Daddy]

Should be able to rejuvenate that roster fairly quickly, I would think.

Their forwards are mostly old as dirt, but they have Schneider in goal and a good nucleus of young, mobile, decent sized Dmen to build out from.

[Lord Carnage]

I like the move for the Devils, but it will be interesting how much of a leash Lou lets Shero have...

[Don't Toews Me Bro]

Good hire for the Devils. The thing about Shero is that he isn't afraid to make bold moves.
I'm happy Edmonton didn't hire him!

[The Original FFIV]

wonder if Bylsma joins him?

[DoubleK]

Good move for the Devils. They are years away from being a part of the conversation in the east. You can't have guys like Kovalchuk and Parise walk away for nothing and expect to stay relevant.

They do have some solid young defensemen and a legit #1 goaltender.

[Vinny01]

Malkin to the Devils Kovy returns.

[nieuwy-89]

Originally Posted by Vinny01

Malkin to the Devils Kovy returns.

Haha I was thinking the exact same thing. Could be a quick turnaround here if Shero can pull off a blockbuster with the Pens.

[JohnnySkittles]

Nothing the Devils can really offer for Malkin. Unless they want to gut their team, Schneider + Larsson + Henrique +

[Da_Chief]

A package of Henrique (2nd line center), Larsson (top pair Dman), Kinkaid (backup to MAF/challenge for starting gig), 6th overall (guy like Rantanen) would be a good package imo.

Malkin goes to 1st line and pushes Zajac in Henrique's spot.
Severson/Merill/Gelinas/Greene can still form a decent D in NJ.
Kinkaid gets replaced by some back up who doesn't need to play much behind Cory.
6th well you gotta give to get.

[OzSome]

Good hire by the Devils. I think it is time for Lou to just stay as President of Hockey Operation and let Shero manage the team. I agree Lou's moves are getting stale and sometimes his meddling with coaching is getting ridiculous.