Lightning Shopping Lecavalier?

It’s an annual thing but this time it’s local-fueled. HockeyBuzz.com writer Jon Jordan has taken up the charge of simply putting down Vincent at every turn and when rumors pop up — he spreads them. And like a fart, it drifts in the breeze. And other farts coming from other people who are making it up as they go, are speculating where Vinny wants to be traded to (Philly! Montreal! New York! LA!)…

And suddenly, it stinks, because all of these farts fogging the air.

Vincent Lecavalier is in the drivers seat with anything regarding a trade — remember that. The Lightning can’t shop him, the Lightning can’t deal him outright. Vinny has a no-movement clause and that says any trade has to be initiated by him. Not by the Lightning.

Trade speculation is fan-frustration fueled. Lecavalier is under-performing and they aren’t happy with it. Of course, Marty is under-performing but no one thinks to say anything about that because it’s Marty. Marty’s blue-collar and yada-yada-yada while Vincent is high and mighty

the 2009 NHL entry draft I was sure it was going to happen. I envisioned Gary Bettman announcing the trade at the podium and everyone in the Belle Center going crazy. Then, it didn’t happen. It seemed to be over but i guess not. People wonder why Vinny hasn’t scored more. Maybe he’s still getting over the fact that his own team was trying to trade him!

He’d already be one. He would never have signed that long term deal to keep him in Tampa; he’d have taken a 1 yr deal instead and become a free agent (RFA) at the end of this season and went to Montreal and there wouldn’t be a thing the Lightning could do to stop him.

Or he could have made it know to Brian Lawton (either privately or publicly) that he wanted the trade to go down (that ALMOST did, if you believe what some circles say) and NO ONE in Tampa would have thought less of Vinny.

But here’s the rub…HE DIDN’T.

So you’ll never convince me that he would ever want to play in that French Canadian fishbowl that is Montreal. He’s not happy, true. He’s frustrated, true. But I just can’t see him coming up and saying “I can’t take this anymore, I want out.”

and all very true. Yet, I didn’t say he would RATHER be a Canadien than a Bolt, but I don’t think he would complain too much if he was. The contract point you made is very true though. i like it!

(Cassie, John)… they know what these stupid rumors do to me. I hate them. Hate them with passion. People get used to Vinny as a scorer but it’s not the only thing he does. He’s the captain, leader, mentor and of coures… face of the franchise. There are many thing I’d like to say but I will say only one – I can’t believe 8 people voted for answer “yes” in the poll… I can’t believe there are some fans who want to get rid of their captain :/

I originally liked Tocchet. He was a major improvement over Barry Smell…i mean Melrose. Looking back on it, management decides to hire a virtually inexperienced coach over a stanley cup winning Peter Laviollette. I say, Tocchet out and John Stevens in.

trading vinnie would be a big mistake by the lightning,first of all;who would take his place? marty st louis is too short and steve stamcos is too new,it would have to be ryan malone,ok i’ll admit it appears as thought vinnie would like a trade to a good team and sometimes he plays like he doesnt care anymore,second who would you get for him? if i had my way i would accept no less than a player like rob blake and a draft pick or maybe get dan boyle back and bring joe thornton with him,well the sharks will never go for that nor would most teams in a transaction like that,i say the GM should have a long talk with coach toccet and tell him start antero ninimakki 8 of every 10 starts and if he cant get this team fired up they will replace him with someone who can !