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Article: Schoenfeld Wants to Get On With Job;After Suspension, Devils Coach Says, `I'll Stick Up for My Players Again'
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- The Washington Post
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- May 12, 1988
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"The best thing about it is that it's over," Jim Schoenfeld said
before he rejoined the New Jersey Devils at practice this afternoon.
The Devils' coach was a spectator Tuesday night, under NHL
suspension, as his team dropped a 7-1 decision to the Boston Bruins.
"Because of the way the game went, it certainly was difficult
just watching," Schoenfeld said. "I want to be with my troops in the
good times and the bad times. I wanted to be offering encouragement
last night, but I felt helpless."
The defeat left the Devils facing elimination, trailing the
Bruins by three games to two in the Prince of Wales Conference
championship series, with Game 6 scheduled at Brendan Byrne Arena
Thursday.
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