22 Seaons just aren't enough

by John Fontana on Aug 25, 2005 5:51 PM EDT in Lightning Team News

Captain Dave, in spite of having not played a game in more than a year, is coming back for not one but two more seasons.

He's hoisted Lord Stanley's Cup, he's tasted the champaign and he's put on the Ring, but there's still fire left... There's still desire there...

With the Lightning already at 36+ Million against the cap, Andreychuk couldn't have taken too much to re-sign -- especially if the Bolts will have more than the current six defensivemen on the squad (Kubina, Sydor, Boyle, Sarich, Pratt and Timo Hebling)... The other possibility is that we will see someone on the roster moved in order to pick up defensiveman #7 (and more), but that's unlikely knowing Jay Feaster loves to have good chemistry in the locker room and does not like to shake up the mix.

20 players is all the Lightning will carry into the season and they have locked up their 20th man in this deal.

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2 years $1.362 total which is $663,000 for the cap this season. I’m happy!

by missK on Aug 26, 2005 3:11 AM EDT reply actions

The Lightning will find out in a damn hurry that 20 is just too few. What exactly do they expect to do when players start to suffer nagging injuries and have to miss a game or two?

This strikes me as being rather poor cap management.

As for the man of the moment, IMNSHO, Andreychuck should have retired on top. Very few players get an opportunity to do that.

by Keith on Aug 26, 2005 8:00 PM EDT reply actions