Mike Machnik writes:
>
> In Spike's daily transaction report on rec.sport.hockey, he reports
> that Pat Lafontaine & his agent have stated that he will not play for
> the Islanders unless they have a new owner - and if no deal can be made,
> he will play for the US Olympic Team.
 
	What's Lafontaine's contract status?  I read somewhere in r.s.h
	that Recchi won't be playing for Team Canada simply because he
	is not under contract presently, and thus, not insured against
	injuries.
 
> It would be great to have the guy on the team, but knowing
> USA Hockey's commitment to amateur players (using pros only sparingly),
 
	Personally I agree with this stance.  *I* like the idea of
	the Olympic team being made up of "kids".   Geesh, would the
	1980 victory have as staggering if Barasso had been in net
	and Bret Hull scored the game winner, with Chelios on the point?
	I think not!!   I don't know about anyone else, but I'm not real
	excited about seeing NHLers play in the Olympics, nor NBAers for
	that matter.
 
 
 
-bill
 
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