New Jersey Devils: Current Team Makes Us Miss Lou Lamoriello’s Philosophies

The New Jersey Devils are not a good hockey team. They are not even a mediocre hockey team at the time of this writing. It’s more than fair to say this season is a major disappointment from the very top of the organization to the very bottom, including what was once a promising social media department.

Over the course of several seasons, the Devils as an organization did whatever it took to move out from under the shadow of Lou Lamoriello and his iron fist. Under Lamoriello, the only acceptable form of fun was winning. There would be no individuality from the players. There would be no facial hair. Off-ice distractions were completely against the rules, and there certainly wouldn’t be the…