Robinson quits

[Mel]

WEST ORANGE, N.J. -- Larry Robinson resigned as coach of the New Jersey Devils on Monday because of stress and "horrible headaches," two days after his team lost for the seventh time in nine games.

Devils president and general manager Lou Lamoriello said he will take over for Robinson on a temporary basis. New Jersey's next game is Tuesday, against the New York Rangers.

Robinson, a Hall of Fame defenseman who coached the Devils to the Stanley Cup championship in 2000, returned to the team in July.

New Jersey was 14-13-5 and fourth in the Atlantic Division.

"A lot of things were getting to me. I want this team to be successful, but if I can't be at my best and it's bothering me healthwise, I can't do that," he said.

Robinson, 54, missed two games this month with flu and sinus problems. He said he continued to have "horrible headaches" and recently underwent tests, including a CAT scan.

Robinson was told the symptoms were stress-related.....

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That sounds like a bit of a weak excuse for resigning. I don't mean that in a bad way.... it's just that everybody has stress.

I wonder if there's more to the story

[Madferret]

He got fired last time or same sort of circumstances?

[MadDevil]

Classy move by Larry. The team was not responding to him, much like before he was fired last time. The stress might be a convenient excuse, but I think he recognized that this team was going nowhere, and they needed a change. I wonder too if this wasn't Lou going to Larry and saying "If you resign now, it'll look better than me firing you again."

Speaking of Lou, he'll be behind the bench tomorrow night against the Rangers, so it'll be interesting to see how the team responds. With the GM right there, I don't think anybody will be taking any shifts off.:nod:

With the other news surrounding the Devils today (Malakhov resigning, Elias practicing with the team), this could be a the kick in the ass they needed. It'll be interesting to see what happens from here on out.