When Lou Lamoriello hired Ray Shero to be the New Jersey Devils' new general manager earlier this month, most fans' first reaction was shock. Lamoriello was aging and on the hot seat, but the abruptness of the change caught nearly everyone off guard.
The change may have come as just as big a surprise for players, some of whom have worked with Lamoriello for five, 10 or even 15 years.
Now, many of these players are left in a position of uncertainty. Lamoriello ruled the Devils with an iron fist for what seemed like forever, and no one on the team has ever played in New Jersey with any other general manager.
Some players are impacted by this uncertainty more than others. In particular, players who are out of contract, such as Scott Gomez, will now have to negotiate new deals with the new general manager, who may have different ideas than Lamoriello did about how much they are worth. Additionally, players who particularly struggled last year, such as Patrik Elias, will now have a new boss to assess what went wrong in 2014-15 and thus what role they ought to fill in 2015-16.
This list will look at the five players whose futures ...
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5 New Jersey Devils Who Are Most Impacted by the Team’s Change in Management
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