Lemaire, a two-times Jack Adams winner in his eighteen-year NHL coaching career (one with the Devils in ’93-94, one with the Minnesota Wild in 2002-03), is reportedly waiting to hear back from Devils GM Ray Shero on whether or not the Devils want him back in the “special assignment coach” role he occupied in recent seasons.
In Gulitti’s article, Lemaire expresses little surprise about Lou moving on from New Jersey to join the Leaf front office, citing the fact that Lamoriello had little say in hockey operations after the transition. Lemaire sounds like he’s thinking along the same lines as far as his future is concerned – if Shero has no role for him, he’ll move on to a new opportunity.