from Rich Chere of NJ.com,

"It's a transition. It's not a rebuild," Lamoriello said Friday morning when the subject was raised by NJ Advance Media.

So what is the difference between rebuilding and transitioning?

"Rebuilding is a totally different word. Transition means the amount of time it takes for that chemistry to get together or that new person to get comfortable in what he's doing within the system. That's a transition," Lamoriello explained.

"When you try and build and try and do things, it's always for that championship situation. Along the way there are some growing pains. We made a transition and that's on me with the young defensemen earlier in the year. Unfortunately, one of our young defensemen who played a key role (Damon Severson), got hurt... In the big picture, it's going to be a foundation."

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