Citing his advancing age and a need for “a progression,” Lou Lamoriello turned over his job as general manager of the Devils to Ray Shero, one of the N.H.L.’s top free-agent executives.
Lamoriello, 72, has been the Devils’ general manager since the 1987-88 season, winning three Stanley Cups during that time. He will remain the team president and will oversee Shero, who was most recently general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins.
“My age is no secret,” Lamoriello said in a conference call Monday. “I have to be realistic; I have to be honest with myself.