Those fans and hockey analysts calling for Devils GM Lou Lamoriello to fire rookie coach John MacLean 10 games into the season will have to wait for now. Lamoriello has not even had a thought of relieving MacLean of his duties and feels it is the players responsibility to perform better. Simply put what I've been saying week after week in this young season, the Devils best players have to score and be their best players. Guys like Arnott, Elias, Zubrus, Zajac and Clarkson have to put the puck in the net. Jacob Josefson hopefully could join the fray. They cannot rely on Parise and Kovalchuk for their offensive production and instead do the job themselves. Secondary scoring is an important resource in this league. And the fourth line has to also find ways to chip in offensively. The Defense also has to shoot the puck a little bit more. Hopefully, the Devils can find a way out of this crisis very soon, and by soon I mean start in Anaheim tomorrow. Otherwise, Lou will have to strongly consider a shake-up in the organization. But for now, MacLean is the Head Coach.
It turns out that Ken Hitchcock did not attend last nights Nets game at "The Rock." There was some speculation that he was meeting with Lou Lamoriello about the possibility of replacing John MacLean if he were fired. Hitchcock was one of the Devils coaching candidates this past summer before they decided on MacLean. So if MacLean does get the axe, Hitchcock is likely the front runner to replace him.
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