No one can blame Lamoriello for the departure of top free-agent defenseman Scott Niedermayer, who left the Devils after 13 seasons in New Jersey to go to Anaheim to play with his brother, Rob. And it's not his fault that longtime captain Scott Stevens was forced to retire because of lingering effects of a concussion.
And add in the fact that, until this week, the Devils were without top scorer Patrik Elias because of Hepatitis A that he contracted during the NHL lockout.
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