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Article: Wild GM confident coach will be back; Jacques Lemaire was noncommittal about returning after Saturday's loss, but Doug Risebrough says the coach has great passion for the sport and his role.(SPORTS)(SID HARTMAN)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- April 21, 2008
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Byline: SID HARTMAN; STAFF WRITER
While Jacques Lemaire would not guarantee he would return as Wild coach after the team's 2-1 playoff loss to the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday, Doug Risebrough was confident Sunday that his former Montreal Canadiens teammate will be behind the bench next season.
"Jacques is under contract, and Jacques and I always sit down and talk about the team, talk about the lineup, talk about the coaches, talk about the future, and we'll do the same thing," said Risebrough, the Wild's president and general manager. "Jacques still has great passion to coach, has a great passion for the game, and his family is enjoying watching him do all this. ... ...
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