After the deep dive into the worst re-acquisitions of Lou Lamoriello’s career as the New Jersey Devils general manager, it took longer than anticipated to think of the good ones. Lamoriello loves his guys; that much is well-known. Unfortunately for the New Jersey Devils, many of Lou’s guys returned with less than positive results.
With that being said, a couple of players Lou brought back led directly to the Devils making deep runs into the Stanley Cup Playoffs. One player Lou brought back single-handedly brought the Devils to the playoffs. The one player who dragged the Devils to the playoffs left without a trace.