Lecavalier As A Leaf?

Smoked Meat · Post by **Smoked Meat** » Fri Nov 23, 2007 11:32 pm

Lecavalier came extremely close from being traded to Toronto in 2001. Of course, too bad for Leafs fans. They'd be much better off now with Lecavalier among their ranks. However, I can only imagine how lethal that would had been to Habs fans!
http://www.ottawasun.com/Sports/Hockey/ ... 7-sun.html

Shoalzie · Post by **Shoalzie** » Sat Nov 24, 2007 3:38 pm

Of course that would've been a great trade for the Leafs now but back then, he was a very average player in 2001-02...just 37 points in 76 games. Last season was his first season where he averaged more than a point per game. He appears to be emerging as one of the premier players in the league but he's taken awhile to become that type of player. He probably would've melted in Toronto. He's better off playing in a market like Tampa where the pressure is off.