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By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS NJ Devils GM Lou Lamoriello praises Brendan Shanahan - (The Star Ledger) Jacques Lemaire: NJ Devils must avoid a letdown after loss to Flyers - (The Star Ledger) NHL Standings - (Yahoo NHL) Devils' players stats - (Yahoo NHL) Devils Team Report - (Yahoo NHL)

During Jacques Lemaire's first stint as New Jersey Devils head coach, his teams were best known for their mastery of the neutral zone trap, a defensive strategy that has become synonymous with boring hockey.

By Steve Stirling NEWARK, N.J. — Jacques Lemaire’s radical new 6-on-5 approach to offense is paying dividends early and the New Jersey Devils coach says it won’t be long before other teams begin mimicking his strategy, much like the neutral zone trap in the 1990s. “I’m amazed no one thought of it earlier,” Lem...

By Schnookie Look, everybody knows that no one likes the trap. And everybody knows that Jacques Lemaire is the trapping coach non-pareil. And everybody knows that when Jacques Lemaire is holding down an NHL head coaching job, it’s really easy to whine and bitch about how much the trap sucks, and how much...

By Dan Rosen | NHL.com Staff Writer There are certain lines (coach Jacques Lemaire) wants against certain lines, but it's not like in years past where we had to have (John) Madden's line out against (Alex) Ovechkin or we couldn't play hockey anymore. We've gotten away from...

By Schnookie SURPRISE #1: We actually like what Jacques Lemaire has done with the Devils. We can be gracious and admit that we were wrong about him (so far). Now, we keep hearing that the non-Devils feeds of Devils games spend the better part of their time fixating angrily on how trappy the Devils are, and w...

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Jacques Lemaire surprised by play of NJ Devils defenseman Andy Greene - (The Star Ledger) Game 14 Preview: New Jersey Devils vs. New York Islanders - 11/6/2009 - (In Lou We Trust) Devils' players stats - (Yahoo NHL) Devils Team Report - (Yahoo NHL)

By Eric Marin Patrik Elias will have to wait a little bit longer to play his first game of 2009-10. Devils head coach Jacques Lemaire said Wednesday that the star left wing would not be in the lineup to face the visiting Washington Capitals. "It's o...

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By Dan Rosen | NHL.com Staff Writer NEWARK  -- Patrik Elias will go at least one more game before he makes his season debut for the New Jersey Devils. Coach Jacques Lemaire ruled Elias out of Wednesday's game against Washington at Prudential Center.  Elias is c...

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New Jersey goalie Yann Danis knew his playing time would come down to arbitrary decisions by Devils coach Jacques Lemaire.

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Lemaire: numbers misleading - (The Bergen Record) Devils are looking to home in on win - (The New York Post) New Jersey Devils Prospect Stat Update for 10/27/2009 - (In Lou We Trust) NHL Standings - (Yahoo NHL) Devils' players stats - (Yahoo NHL)

By Pookie – We really liked that the Devils won fairly deliciously in Pittsburgh last night. – Based on current trends of the first nine games of the Devils season, our preseason prediction of Lemaire being a terrible choice for the new head coach might be wrong. Might. We might not currently hate him. Mi...

New Jersey coach Jacques Lemaire said the Devils played as well as they can. It's taken that type of effort to beat Pittsburgh so far this season. Nicklas Bergfors, Travis Zajac and Zach Parise each had a goal and an assist and the Devils snapped the Penguins' winning streak at seven with a 4-1...

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By Eric Marin Mike Mottau says players must be more alert at the bench. With four bench minors for too many men on the ice in their first seven games, Jacques Lemaire and the De...

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Devils notes - (The Bergen Record) Devils up next - (The Bergen Record) Jacques Lemaire hasn't made up his mind on NJ Devils goalie for Saturday night - (The Star Ledger) NJ Devils goalie Martin Brodeur one year after injury - (The Star Ledger)

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Jacques Lemaire still tinkering with NJ Devils lines - (The Star Ledger) Brodeur may get night off - (The New York Post) Much Ado about the New Jersey Devils' Fourth Line - (In Lou We Trust) New Jersey Devils' Stats - (Yahoo NHL) Devils Team Report - (Yahoo NHL)

The Devils' declared change in philosophy isn't so surprising: Jacques Lemaire, the Trap King, was once a practicioner of the headman Hockey he is espousing today.

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Patrik Elias moving closer to rejoining NJ Devils - (The Star Ledger) Bowman: Lemaire showed coach's Hab-its - (The New York Post) Lemaire takes Bowman to task - (The New York Post) New Jersey Devils' Stats - (Yahoo NHL) Devils Team Report - (Yahoo NHL)

Thanks to their power play, the New Jersey Devils didn't waste what coach Jacques Lemaire called the team's best performance of the young season. David Clarkson scored with the man advantage with 3:35 left Saturday night to give the Devils a 3-2 victory over the Florida Panthers. The goal c...

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By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Ugly looks awfully good to Devils - (The Bergen Record) A shakeup for NJ Devils' lines as Jacques Lemaire looks for more offense - (The Star Ledger) In Recent Seasons, the New Jersey Devils Tend to Struggle Without Patrik Elias - (In Lou We Trust)

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Coach Jacques Lemaire: NJ Devils' confidence okay - (The Star Ledger) NJ Devils forward Patrik Elias skates on his own; Mark Fraser practices - (The Star Ledger) New Jersey Devils' Stats - (Yahoo NHL) October 7 Devils Team Report - (Yahoo NHL)

By Tom Gulitti Devils coach Jacques Lemaire talked a lot about confidence after today's optional practice: guaging it after an 0-2 start, trying to boost it in certain players and how he believes it will improve on the team's upcoming three-game road trip...

By Eric Marin 12:24p - D-men group of Mottau-Martin-Salvador going D to D for a shot on Danis with Clarkson in front for redirections. 12:20p - Jacques Lemaire and Tommy Albelin working with D on collecting bank passes at the point and putting a shot on Yann...

By Tom Gulitti Devils coach Jacques Lemaire thought his team played better in tonight's 3-2 loss to the Rangers than it did in losing 5-2 to the Flyers in their season opener on Satruday.   Lemaire thought goaltender Martin Brodeur played, "much better" than in the loss to the Flyers.

By Tom Gulitti Devils defenseman Paul Martin said his right knee was OK after a near knee-on-knee collision with the Rangers Chris Drury in a 3-2 loss to the Blueshirts at Prudential Center. Devils coach Jacques Lemaire said Oduya's reaction was understandable and did not seem to blame him.

By Tom Gulitti Devils right wing Ilkka Pikkarainen said after today's morning skate that he will be in the lineup tonight against the Rangers Also, Devils coach Jacques Lemaire said he was considering making one lineup change with his forwards, but had not decided whether to do it, yet.  He would not say...

By Tom Gulitti There might not be anyone who knows Rangers right wing Marian Gaborik better than Devils coach Jacques Lemaire. Gaborik played for Lemaire for eight seasons in Minnesota. So, Lemaire knows how dangerous Gaborik, who signed with the Rangers as an...

By Tom Gulitti It's still early in the season and Devils coach Jacques Lemaire is still getting to know his players and they are still getting to know him and the way he wants them to polay It's still early in the season and Devils coach Jacques Lemaire is still getting to know his players and they are still g...

By Tom Gulitti Devils coach Jacques Lemaire wasn't sure whether he would make any changes from the lineup he dressed for the season opening loss to the Flyers on Saturday. I asked Lemaire if he was confident that goaltender Martin Brodeur will bounce back after he struggled Saturday night.

By Tom Gulitti Goaltenders: Martin Brodeur, Yann Danis. The Devils practice today is underway at Prudential Center. They are preparing for Monday night's game against the Rangers at The Rock. Devils coach Jacques Lemaire has made some alterations to his fourth line as he tries to regoup following...

By Tom Gulitti Devils coach Jacques Lemaire said Niedermayer played, "very good," in his 13:40 of ice time (he was minus-1 from being on the ice for Flyers' first goal, scored by Carter). Lemaire also liked the way the Devils kept playing after falling behind by four goals.

By Tom Gulitti Lemaire gave this postgame evaluation of what went wrong on that 5-on-3. If there was a turning point in the Devils' 5-2 loss to the Flyers tonight -- and it's difficult to say that in a game they trailed 4-0 and 5-1 -- it would be the two-minute two-man advantage the Devils...

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Jacques Lemaire: NJ Devils opening lineup not set; Martin Brodeur ready for 1,000th game - (The Star Ledger) Game 1 Preview: New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers - 10/3/2009 - (In Lou We Trust) October 3 Devils Team Report - (Yahoo NHL)

By Eric Marin Parise and Elias will be alternate captains. Jacques Lemaire announced Saturday morning that Patrik Elias and Zach Parise will be the Devils' alternate captains thi...

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Jacques Lemaire: Cutting Brendan Shanahan was hard, but NJ Devils kids are ready - (The Star Ledger) Devils ditch Shanny - (The New York Daily News) Shanahan leaving Devils - (The New York Post) Recent October Records of the New Jersey Devils - (In Lou We Trust)

By Tom Gulitti Newest Devil Rob Niedermayer said he felt "not bad" in getting in his first -- and only -- preseason game with the team tonight against the Islanders. It was another new line combination for Bergfors to adjust to as head coach Jacques Lemaire continued to search for the right combinations.

By Tom Gulitti After watching his team wrap up the preseason with a 4-2 win over the Islanders tonight, you would think that Devils coach Jacques Lemaire would be pleased. Still, Lemaire didn't see the consistency he wants his team to play with when it opens the regular season Saturday night against the...

By Eric Marin Jacques Lemaire will be paying close attention to new acquisition Rob Niedermayer on Tuesday, but said he knows what to expect when the centerman makes his Devils debut. "Just a solid game, the type of game he's been playing all his caree...

By Tom Gulitti The Devils will have to make "other moves" when they activate left wing Patrik Elias (groin surgery) and defenseman Mark Fraser (probable head injury), but Lemaire seemed to suggest that general manager Lou Lamoriello might do more than that. Options include a waiver pickup today or a...

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Lemaire on 1-2-2 trap: "That's not the game I want." - (Fire & Ice) Rob Niedermayer joins NJ Devils; Jay Pandolfo practices - (The Star Ledger) Devils Say Lemaire Is Not the Death of Offense - (The New York Times )

By Tom Gulitti Devils coach Jacques Lemaire says he's a changed man because the NHL has changed. Devils coach Jacques Lemaire says he's a changed man because the NHL has changed. And a good coach must adapt. "You always change," Lemaire said today. 'You learn from other coaches, you learn from things that yo...

By Tom Gulitti Niedermayer and Devils coach Jacques Lemaire will get a much better idea, however, in the team's preseason finale against the Islanders Tuesday nigtht at The Rock. Lemaire said Niedermayer, who signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the team on Friday, will be in Devils' lineup ag...

By noreply@blogger.com (Tibbs) NEW JERSEY DEVILS Rob Niedermayer to skate with Devils - (The Bergen Record) Lemaire pushes Devils to get in shape - (Fire & Ice) Devils demote four - (The New York Post) Third Set of Cuts Made; New Jersey Devils Down to 29 - (In Lou We Trust)

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By Tom Gulitti It depends on your team and how it's going to turn out," Lemaire said. "It depends on a lot of stuff, how he's going to play, how Peters is going to play. Players that help the team in any way possible, there's room for them when they help the team and when the team needs that type of help. So, I'll wai...

By Tom Gulitti Devils coach Jacques Lemaire claimed it was not a punishment practice for what he felt was a poor performance in Saturday night's 1-0 preseason win over Philadelphia. Lemaire felt the players that he allowed to leave the ice earlier are already in good shape.

By Tom Gulitti One player that Devils coach Jacques Lemaire was happy with from tonight's game was goaltender Martin Brodeur, who made 21 saves to earn the shutout in a 1-0 victory over the Flyers at Prudential Center. "He was very solid," Lemaire...

By Tom Gulitti Devils coach Jacques Lemaire wasn't happy with the way his team played in tonight's 1-0 win over the Flyers. (Read his comments in the post below this one). What did the players think? The Devils outshot the Flyers, 10-3, in the third period.

By Tom Gulitti Those who thought that the Devils' 1-0 preseason victory over the Philadelphia Flyers tonight was the kind of game that would make coach Jacques Lemaire very happy would be surprised. Lemaire, who has the reputation of a defensive-minded coach who...

By Tom Gulitti Definitely," Lemaire said.  Friday's signing of veteran center/wing Rob Niedermayer meant there was one less spot for a young player on the Devils' opening night roster. Devils coach Jacques Lemaire said this morning, however, that this is no time for the young players...

By Tom Gulitti Devils coach Jacques Lemaire said Martin Brodeur will be in net again for Saturday night's preseason game against Philadelphia at Prudential Center and the rest of his lineup will be "very close" to the one he will use in the regular season opener against the Flyers a week later (without R...

By Tom Gulitti Left wing Jay Pandolfo was not being auditioned for a center job by Devils coach Jacques Lemaire tonight in Philadelphia. I like him better on the wing," Lemaire said. Lemaire said he had no other options among the players dressed tonight.

By Tom Gulitti One scrimmage and practice was enough for Devils coach Jacques Lemaire to try Magnan, who had been playing defense, at right wing in tonight's preseason game against the Islanders at Nassau Coliseum. I asked Devils coach Jacques Lemaire if he was a genius for moving Magnan to right wing f...

By Tom Gulitti Devils coach Jacques Lemaire arrived at Prudential Center Tuesday morning with a plan to have his players scrimmage again today for two periods of 30 minutes. Former Islander Yann Danis and rookie Jeff Frazee will be the two goaltenders against the Islanders. Martin Broduer will play on...

By Tom Gulitti The Devils have preseason games on Wednesday against Islanders at Nassau Coliseum, on Thursday in Philadelphia and next Saturday at home against the Flyers. I pointed out that the Devils "kind of" have that. Kind of," Lemaire said. "But, again, you have to produce."

That hole at center remains the center of intrigue among the Devils. Even as Jacques Lemaire said yesterday that he'll "probably" try Patrik Elias as the second-line center, the potential acquisition of Patrick Marleau or Mike Comrie remained the buzz among Devils players golfing at th...

New Jersey Devils forward Dainius Zubrus believes things will improve under new coach Jacques Lemaire.

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Brian Rolston likes the idea of playing the wing under new coach Jacques Lemaire.

Jamie Langenbrunner is happy that he'll remain Devils captain. Jamie Langenbrunner hasn't spoken yet to new Devils coach Jacques Lemaire.

By Josh Burnett For those wondering, Lemaire brings Mario Tremblay with him as assistant coach. The Devils retain Tommy Albelin, and Johnny MacLean moves down to Lowell as the new head coach there. Congrats to Johnny Mac, as this, I think, essentially guarantees him the Devils head coaching job in two yea...

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