Posts About "Vincent Lecavalier"
Six Degrees of an L.A. Kings Trade
January 7th, 2016 The NHL trade deadline is February 29th, but several clubs have already decided to act on their biggest weaknesses. I was all prepared to write this column as yesterday's feature deal, but then Columbus and Nashville (along with the Washington Capitals signing of Mike Richards) had to go ruin everything. So now, like the high school...
Flyers Trade Lecavalier, Schenn to Kings
January 6th, 2016 The trade winds are a blowing as the Philadelphia Flyers have sent Vincent Lecavalier and Luke Schenn to the Los Angles Kings. Going back to the Flyers are a 2016 third-round draft pick and center Jordan Weal. https://twitter.com/TSNBobMcKenzie/status/684854126157676549 In a little more than two seasons with the Flyers,...
It's Time for the Flyers to Buyout Umberger and Lecavalier
January 6th, 2016 The Flyers have $10+ million in cap space tied up in two guys that collectively have 42 points over the last 120 games. At the conclusion of this season, the first thing the Flyers need to do is buyout one of these two, if not both. Now, of course, this isn't as simple as when the team bought out Danny Briere and Ilya Bryzgalov....
UNO Freshman Goalie Taking NCAA By Storm
December 22nd, 2015 There is a phenomenal freshman taking the NCAA by storm again this season. In 2014-15, it was Jack Eichel, becoming just the second freshman to ever win the Hobey Baker Award. And while this freshman certainly will not get the same praise and hype as Eichel did, he may be equally deserving. 19-year-old, Evan Weninger, has taken...
The Tampa Bay Lightning Franchise Four
December 3rd, 2015 The Franchise Four. The Mount Rushmore. Four players who tell the story of an organization. In this series, I’ll be taking a look at the history of all 30 NHL squads. For criteria, I’m choosing one forward, defenceman, goaltender and a wild card from any position. Since entering the NHL in 1992, the Tampa Bay Lightning have won...
Same Old Song And Dance For The Philadelphia Flyers
November 3rd, 2015 As the Philadelphia Flyers 2014-15 season ended, Mike Sileski wrote a poignant article critiquing the teams talent. Sileski, a columnist for the Philly Inquirer, argued that Flyers did not have enough talent to be a playoff team. This argument was based upon the teams lousy record against non-playoff teams while they seemed to thrive...
Vincent Lecavalier Needs to Be Utilized Properly
November 1st, 2015 Two years ago, the Tampa Bay Lightning bought out a contract of one of their best players in franchise history. Vincent Lecavalier was just four years into a massive 11-year/$85 million contract that carried an annual cap hit of $7.727 million. His last season with Tampa was in 2012-13 and it was an injury plagued campaign where he only...
Mount Rushmore of the Tampa Bay Lightning
October 30th, 2015 Unlike the Original Six of the NHL, most current franchises don’t have the longevity to have meaningful generational arguments about who were the all-time best players for the team. In the case of the Tampa Bay Lightning, a franchise that has only been around since 1992 there have been many forgettable players. In the twenty-three...
Vincent Lecavalier Set to Make Season Debut Thursday
October 28th, 2015 One-time 50-goal scorer Vincent Lecavalier is set to make his 2015-16 season debut on Thursday against the Devils. New Philadelphia Flyers head coach Dave Hakstol made the announcement on Wednesday when it was revealed that on top of being down center Sean Couturier, the team has lost Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, who sustained a lower...
Blast From the Past for the Tampa Bay Lightning
October 28th, 2015 Last week the Columbus Blue Jackets announced that John Tortorella was hired to replace coach Todd Richards after the team began the new season losing their first seven games. The news was felt all the way to the Tampa Bay area. Thoughts of 2004 permeated the local sports radio talk. Can it already be eleven years since Tortorella led...
Sam Gagner Needs to Remain in Flyers Lineup
October 28th, 2015 The Philadelphia Flyers have started out the season much better than many anticipated. It has not all been perfect, including a 7-1 blowout loss to the Florida Panthers, but the team still has a winning record. Both of their goaltenders have had ups and downs and their offense has struggled to score at times. It has not been a perfect...
The Philadelphia Flyers and The Power of Addition By Subtraction
October 17th, 2015 Last season, when one looked at the Philadelphia Flyers roster and their salary cap issues there were four names that stuck out: Andrew MacDonald, Nicklas Grossmann, RJ Umberger, and Vincent Lecavalier. However, so far in 2015-16 the Flyers have played two games without either player in the lineup. Their record? 2-0-0. Yes, I...
What if the Canadiens Had Acquired Vincent Lecavalier in 2009 ?
September 5th, 2015 This entire article is going to be based off of hypotheticals and projections, but sometimes those are the most fun things to read and write. What if? These are the questions we spend our late sleepless nights thinking about. What if this happened? What if this didn't happen? How would things change and what would be different. Well in...
