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Stop Dreaming Of Vinny
by Paul on 01/09/09 at 09:40 PM ET
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from Bob McKenzie of TSN,
Amid growing speculation throughout the NHL community that the Tampa Bay Lightning may be preparing to trade captain Vinny Lecavalier, the player’s agent says he has been assured by Lightning ownership that big No. 4 will be a member of the Lightning for life.
“I’ve been hearing a lot of the (trade) talk out there, but I was assured by (Lightning owner) Oren Koules within the last hour that it’s nothing more than speculation and rumors and there’s absolutely nothing to it,” agent Kent Hughes said. “Vinny Lecavalier fully expects to be a Tampa Bay Lightning for life and no one from ownership or management in Tampa Bay has given us any reason to believe otherwise.”
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Excellent point. Self-styled ‘experts’ like Bob McKenzie have short memories.
Peter Pocklington traded Wayne Gretzky, which had been considered ‘unthinkable’ by the ‘experts’.
Anybody in the NHL can be traded at some point if there is a buyer and a seller. It has already been proven that so-called ‘no trade’ clauses are not necessarily insurmountable. Cliff Fletcher is the most recent example of an executive who didn’t let NTCs stop him.
Recent news is that Tampa has just received a cash infusion, but it seems clear that the franchise is living on borrowed time.
If Lecavalier (and Martin St Louis, for that matter) need to be moved for financial reasons, there will be teams ready to welcome them.
Posted by davetherave from Ottawa, Canada on 01/10/09 at 08:01 AM ET
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