Comments on: Jarome Iginla's disturbing, untimely slump

By: schtimpy27

schtimpy27 — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 17:29:59 +0000

All I know is that Lecavalier is really lucky Stamkos had a rough rookie year. If both played last year like they’ve been playing his year, Vinny would easily have been traded before that NTC kicked in, as Stamkos looks every bit like the next franchise player.
(And I like Vinny!)

By: BenchedWhale

BenchedWhale — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:57:28 +0000

I agree as well. Lecavalier doesn’t have the same compete level as I’ve seen in the past, although still a great player, he’s being eclipsed by Stamkos’ dominance and sniping ability with the puck.

By: James O'Brien

James O'Brien — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 23:22:32 +0000

Agreed, schtimpy. Lecavalier has the slight advantage because he’s quite a bit younger than Iginla but I think they’re both stuck on the second level. At best, even.

By: schtimpy27

schtimpy27 — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 22:46:12 +0000

I was being contemplative in the shower the other day. Long train of thought how I got there, but I ended up thinking back to the 2004 Stanley Cup finals. I remembered looking at the two team captains then and thinking, wow, this is the future of the NHL and it looks fabulous. Look at those two now. =\
I’m not quite ready to stick a fork in Iginla and Lecavalier yet. They both have too much talent and are both, by a lot of accounts, really good people, and that is hard to give up. But dang skippy… 2004 seems so long ago.