 | Strachan Sees Vinny in Big Market City |
 Vinnypleasecomehome writes "Saturday night, HNIC analyst Al Strachan said Vincent Lecavalier has "spent enough of his career" in Tampa Bay.
On the HNIC Hotstove segment, Strachan suggested that Vinny's agent and brother Phil would be requesting a trade to a larger hockey market from Bolts GM Jay Feaster. New York, L.A. and Montreal were said to be possible destinations.
Phil Lecavalier is a huge proponent of American markets for his players and prefers to keep his clients as far south as he can. This flies in the face of the Lecavalier boys' father's wish to see his son fulfill his destiny as the next great Habs Captain. Jean Beliveau even placed a personal call to Vinny in the offseason before the lockout, stating that he would bring his celebrated #4 jersey down from the rafters at the Bell Centre should Vinny
decide to come home.
Strachan's suggestion has been discredited by Fox's Spector and French hockey analyst Charles Magne in recent days
My question to Vinny is, "why be a giant fish in a tiny pond when you could be a whale in the only pond that matters?"
Here's to hoping that if he does move that he comes home and not to New York or L.A. devastating Habs fans the world over.
We can all dream can't we. I had almost gotten over it.
Thanks Al Strachan.
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Re: Strachan Sees Vinny in Big Market City (Score: 1)
by habskovalev27 on Friday, February 22
(User Info | Send a Message) | | wishes....... |
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Re: Strachan Sees Vinny in Big Market City (Score: 1)
by BillyGambles on Friday, February 22
(User Info | Send a Message) | Right now I think any Flyers fan would love to see him replace Daniel Briere in the offseason.
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Re: Strachan Sees Vinny in Big Market City (Score: 1)
by percussio on Friday, February 22
(User Info | Send a Message) | Al Strachan is an idiot.
To quote Shakespeare "tis a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing".
If Lecavalier himself and his agent shot this down, then where in the world would Strachan have gotten this information ?! If you have nothing else to do than to attract attention to yourself by INVENTING rumors for the sheer pleasure of hearing yourself speak, without reliable sources, do us all a favor and stay away from the press, dumbass.
People who suggest it is possible for Lecavalier to come to Montreal have no hockey credibility and knowledge. These are people who are simply here to entertain there whims and fantasies and are not capable of hockey management.
Why in the world would Jay Feaster trade away his franchise player, the man he is building around ? A player who is consistently one of the best year after year and most complete players in the game.
Who does Montreal have to offer for Lecavalier in the first place ?
The job of a GM is to interpret and analyze a teams needs. When you are a buyer or a seller, those needs need to be fulfilled with every variable taken into account.
- Lecavalier is commited to this organization AND the community in which he presently lives (proof with the million dollar donation devoted to building a childrens wing at a Tampa hospital)
- He has shown NO INTEREST WHAT-SO-EVER to leave.
-Feaster has been working on a long term contract extension.
-Vincent does NOT want to play in Montreal because of it's pressure, fickle fan base, media, taxes, weather.
It may not be an impossibility but the likeliness of this ever happening in the next decade are next to none.
Personally, I dream of owning a Ferrari but seeing as I dont have the funds now OR the foreable future, I live in a city that allows for 3 months of sports car driving and were the streets condition compares with those of Kosovo, I sure as hell don't go out telling every Tom, Dick and Harry.
If you have nothing intelligent to contribute ... keep it to yourself. Anyone can make a claim and this site is to propogate rumors but for this guy to publicly announce this possibility shows that some people will go to any lenght to attract attention. I have lost all if any respect for people of the sort. |
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Re: Strachan Sees Vinny in Big Market City (Score: 1)
by habsrock99 on Friday, February 22
(User Info | Send a Message) | | No one friggin cares what you feel Al Strachan. Just because you think Vinny's spent "enough" time in Tampa DOESN'T MEAN HE FEELS THE SAME WAY!!! I swear to God Al Strachan and Eklund are the same goddamn person. Or they get their weed from the same dealer. |
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Re: Strachan Sees Vinny in Big Market City (Score: 1)
by GlenSather on Friday, February 22
(User Info | Send a Message) | | New York needs to make a big push to get Lecavalier. The Rangers could make him first line center for Jagr, leave Gomez at second line with Drury as a winger. This would make the Rangers a legit power in the East. |
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Re: Strachan Sees Vinny in Big Market City (Score: 1)
by Habs_pm (Jackey@yahoo.com) on Saturday, February 23
(User Info | Send a Message) | Yeah they are shopping Richards & Boyle and at the same time might get rid of their franchise player....Don't think so.
If they fail to move Richards then maybe but I doubt it.
Vinny won't leave Tampa because they are ready to offer him $9 Million/year to be in Tampa for the rest of his career
Would Lecavs come to Montreal......Well....Never say Never! |
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