Phightins Posted April 26, 2010 Report Share Posted April 26, 2010 The energy is gone, so Jacques Lemaire is walking away from coaching. Just four days after the New Jersey Devils were eliminated from the playoffs in the first round for the third straight year, the 64-year-old Lemaire made the surprising announcement Monday that he is retiring as a coach. "It's tough to leave what you like, but it's a decision that I made," he said. Lemaire said he thought about retiring several times this season and that the loss to the Philadelphia Flyers in five games had nothing to do with his decision. He relayed it to Devils president Lou Lamoriello over the past 24 hours. http://tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=319538 Hmm. Maybe Lou threatened to fire him if he didn't do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lone Wolf Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 Oh wow. RIR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Universe Posted April 29, 2010 Report Share Posted April 29, 2010 I personally think he came back to be the Canadiens head coach but was number two so he just decided to go with the Devils. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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