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by Paul on 01/16/09 at 02:03 PM ET
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from Eric Duhatschek of the Globe and Mail,
Lightning general manager Brian Lawton issued the obligatory public denials this week, which must of necessity be taken at face value. Lecavalier is not on the block; has never been on the block; and never will be on the block.
OK, we can go with that officially - for now.
But just in case the Tampa brain trust ever changes its collective mind, a Lecavalier deal would be reminiscent of the landmark transaction that saw Eric Lindros go from the Quebec Nordiques to the Philadelphia Flyers for what eventually amounted to a one-for-eight deal. And something for the Canadiens to keep in mind: In hindsight, if Peter Forsberg hadn’t evolved into one of the most dominant players of his era, the decision to give up quantity for quality wouldn’t really have hurt the Flyers too much.
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...but that was long before the salary cap era. Nowadays, quantity actually DOES mean a lot more than it did, since you can’t do much when you get rid of a lot of players for one, single, high-priced player.
Posted by BuzzFledderjohn on 01/16/09 at 03:29 PM ET