FILE - New Jersey Devils coach Larry Robinson listens to a question from a reporter after practice May 4, 2000, in West Orange, N.J. The Devils were in first place in the East and had the third best record in the NHL with eight games left in the regular season when GM Lou Lamoriello made the shocking decision to fire Robby Ftorek and promote Robinson from his role as an assistant. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)