This sucks. While he may not have the speed needed for the new rules, he's one of our only guys to go in front of the net to screen goalies. I'll be sad to see this great leader go. I doubt any team will pick him up so this will probably be a retirement for Dave.
GM Jay Feaster did say on a radio show today that if he clears waivers the Lightning could bring him back if we get a lot of injuries. Don't know if Dave would want to come back. I always imagined he would get a front office job with the Lightning when he retired...
It's a tough move. Andreychuk was such a huge piece to the Cup puzzle in 03-04. A strong leader, a beast on the ice, and he had the scoring touch. Andreychuk is a sure Hall of Famer.
"If you can't believe what you read in the comic books, what can you believe?" -- Bullwinkle
What was it that Fleury said...something like "shootouts are about as valid a way of deciding a hockey game as laying a Scrabble board out at centre ice.