I agree that Leveille has some great skills, but I think the team lacks
leadership more than skill.  I am not talking about a guy who stands up
in the lockerroom and says words, or calls a "players only" meeting.

I'm talking about a guy who goes out there and says "There is no way we
are going to lose tonight because we are f'in MAINE and they cannot
beat us." then goes and backs it up.

I don't have to name the names of those who have come before who
learned how to be like that and who then took over the reins and led
their teams.  Maine teams have done more with less than this one has.

-Deron


--- james acheson <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Matt, I disagree, I have not seen better hands day in and day out
> than Levielle has.  I honestly think that his passing ability and
> vision are as good as Paul Kariya and Brian Gionta.  He cannot shoot
> like those two, and he does not have a guy as good as Jim Montgomery
> or Blake Belleifuille to pass to, but he does have Greg Moore and
> Derek Damon.  I honestly think that if Levielle were on damon's line
> with Rob Ballamy beating the hell out of anyone out there and
> forecheking and forcing defensemen to make lousy passes that Levielle
> and Damon can intercept, then there will come the emergence of a line
> of superstars.  (again, I want to mention that I know everything and
> Tim WHitehead knows only about 1/10 as much as I do... heh)
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> (If any of you saw Levielle's break away from blue line to the net
> and his dipsy doodling all the way into the net, only to be stoned
> twice by Gromet MOrris, then you will know what I mean about his
> inability to shoot.)
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> That could be the problem. There is no great one this year.  No
> superstar.  There is no one to win one single-handedly.  The depth
> and talent this year isn’t as great as in years past.  There are a
> lot of good role players- 2nd, 3rd, and 4th liners, but no one who is
> a serious goal scorer / carry the team on his shoulders to a win,
> leader.
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