Can We Talk About Something Else?

by Shayla on Nov 10, 2009 7:34 PM EST

At what point in this early season are we going to stop riding players backs? I can see getting on a player come late December but can there please be a time for adjustment. Case in point, Vincent Lecavalier. Sure he is the franchise player for the Lightning and the face of the organization but come on give the guy a chance. I can float both ways on this subject. I can say that he is working his way back into playing form and he may not be putting the puck in the net but he is becoming an all around player. On the other hand I can say that he would be a good for Montreal and that maybe it is time for him to go home. It would probably be great for his career if he went back to a place that was more focused on hockey then in a state where hockey plays in the background. I would like for him to stay in Tampa for the rest of his career for selfish reasons(I live in Florida) but will he end up on a washed out list of NHL players that hit there prime in there early twenties? Lets give him a chance to shape up and then come the end of December he is not producing then maybe it might be time for a change in scenery

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If he played in Montreal, the media would be way harder on him….

I’m not necessarily disagreeing, I’m just saying that Tampa Bay reporters/bloggers are a walk in the park compared to what Carey Price goes through on a daily basis, which is being thrown under the bus every other day.

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by Dani Toth on Nov 11, 2009 4:33 PM EST reply actions

Tanguay had to deal with this too

Just in the playoffs — he was supposedly faking his injury(!!!) from what the media in Montreal were reporting.

Honestly, Lecavalier’s had a chance to “go home” to Montreal by becoming a free agent years ago and he opted not to. Not once, but twice. Why? Maybe because he, ya know, likes playing here? Or perhaps he didn’t route for the Habs while growing up?

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by John Fontana on Nov 11, 2009 4:41 PM EST up reply actions