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Originally Posted by YOUR Hero
Wow. The Bolts waived Andreychuk.
Lightning waive captain Andreychuk
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - The Tampa Bay Lightning waived 42-year-old captain Dave Andreychuk on Tuesday, saying the inspirational leader of their Stanley Cup championship team could not keep up with the speed the NHL's new rules have brought about.
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http://msn.foxsports.com/nhl/story/5236692
Not a very classy move, IMO. As true as it 'might' be, he's the Captain and he's enititled to be given a chance to retire. That whole Tampa team is struggling. If they weren't, Dave's stats would be higher too... |
Oh contraire read the full story on Tbay's official site
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“John Tortorella and I met with David for almost an hour on Monday and discussed a number of options. Once again, the new CBA limited our options. Were David to retire, the Club would be relieved of its financial obligations under the contract. We felt that was not fair to David and his family and thus, in the end, our only realistic option was to place him on waivers today with the intention of assigning him to Springfield in the AHL once he clears those waivers, but not requiring that he actually report. This enables David to continue being paid this season without having to actually play in the AHL.
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http://www.tampabaylightning.com/tbl...releaseID=1236