Article: 2008-09 WILD; Reflective, reliable, renewed ... Lemaire; Frustrated that he wasn't reaching his players, Jacques Lemaire questioned himself. But the joy of the game and reassuring words from his boss convinced him to return to the Wild.(SPORTS)

Byline: MICHAEL RUSSO; STAFF WRITER

Sunk deep into the leather couch inside the Wild's players' lounge this week, Jacques Lemaire talked about his frustrations last season, a year in which the Wild won its first Northwest Division title, but one in which it seemed Lemaire was endlessly pulling teeth. Things came to a head in early March during a Raleigh- Atlanta swing. After a loss to Carolina, Lemaire's angry voice echoed in the halls of RBC Center. Round 2 came the next morning during a mandatory team meeting at Philips Arena. He accused the players of "cheating," not playing as a team. But privately, Lemaire, a Hall of Fame center who won eight Stanley Cups ...

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