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 -- Bill Beaulac System Specialist Convex TAC x4069 "No matter where you go...there you are" [log in to unmask] 1-800-952-0379