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Devils fire Julien in a surprise move
Devils fire Julien in a surprise move Canadian Press 4/2/2007 1:09:31 PM EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CP) - Lou Lamoriello is back behind the bench in New Jersey. The playoff-bound Devils have fired head coach Claude Julien with less than a week to go in the regular season with the veteran GM Lamoriello taking over for the second straight season. Lamoriello also stepped behind the bench last season ...
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Is it Still April Fool's?
Scarlett Ice — ... I saw this on the ticker while watching The Score and had to check the date to make sure it wasn't still the first. It seems like the 2nd place, 102 points New Jersey Devils have fired head coach Claude Julien.

He's Gone And Done It Again!
Bleatings From a Caps Nut — ... The NHL's resident "genius" that is.

Wha?
Five Hole Fanatics — ... Either this is a late April Fools joke or one of the most baffling coach firings of all time.

NHL offers new support hotline
Battle of California — ... New York (AP) - Have you been unjustly fired from your job? Have you done everything asked or expected of you, and without warning been given the ol' pink slip? Have you found yourself suddenly replaced by an underling or even replaced by your boss himself, as if you were not even a necessary contributor in a corporate system? Sometimes life throws you a tough break like that; it can be demeaning and discouraging, and often there is nowhere to direct your resulting anger: " Why? What did I do wrong? Am I just not good enough? " The NHL, ever sympathetic to its money-spending fans, has decided to respond with its new Canned! Hotline. For a small fee, you can listen to real people who can tell even worse stories about workplace injustice. People who excelled in their position but found themselves suddenly exiled . People who were fired after only

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Devils Desperate Play For A Playoff Run
The Puck Stops Here — ... ). Time will tell where it leaves the Devils. I bet they don't win the cup. I bet they do win a playoff round or two. I would have made the same prediction had Claude Julien been their coach for the playoffs. Here is the TSN story on the Julien firing.

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Good luck in the playoffs, Coach (bzzzzt! APRIL FOOLS!)
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globesports.com: Devils fire Julien
globesports.com 4/2/2007 — No, that was not an April Fool's joke. With the New Jersey Devils perched atop the Atlantic Division and safely into the playoffs for the 11th year in a row, the perennial Stanley Cup contenders made the most unexpected coaching change of the season, ...