{"id":62993,"date":"2025-08-12T03:24:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/62993\/"},"modified":"2025-08-12T03:24:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-12T03:24:08","slug":"current-canadiens-member-vincent-lecavalier-shares-story-of-called-off-trade-to-the-maple-leafs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/62993\/","title":{"rendered":"Current Canadiens Member Vincent Lecavalier Shares Story of Called-Off Trade to the Maple Leafs"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"March<\/p>\n

Photo credit: Kim Klement-Imagn Images<\/p>\n

One of the rising stars within the Montreal Canadiens organization’s management team, Vincent Lecavalier, has told a rather incredible story.<\/p>\n

He spoke about the time he almost got traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n

In fact, he actually had been traded to the Leafs.<\/p>\n

Let’s recall that shortly after being hired as general manager of the Montreal Canadiens, Kent Hughes immediately brought Vincent Lecavalier on board.<\/p>\n

He hired him just a few weeks after arriving as GM in Montreal.<\/p>\n

And in recent times, Lecavalier seems to be taking on an increasingly important role within the organization, notably playing a key part in bringing young Ivan Demidov<\/a> to town.<\/p>\n

Vincent Lecavalier reveals he had been traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs<\/p>\n

While appearing on the Leafs Morning Take podcast, Vincent Lecavalier shared the story of the time he had been traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs.<\/p>\n

It was in 2001.. He had been traded to the Toronto Maple Leafs in a deal that reportedly involved, among others, Tomas Kaberle as well as Jonas Hoglund and Nik Antropov. Wow.<\/p>\n

“The trade was done.<\/p>\n

I got a call from my agent Kent Hughes while I was taking my pre-game nap, and he told me I was heading to Toronto and even confirmed that I was supposed to play on the same line as Mats Sundin.”<\/p>\n

– Vincent Lecavalier<\/p>\n

Lecavalier then revealed that Kent Hughes called him back 30 minutes later to tell him that everything had been cancelled.<\/p>\n

“According to him, it was the Lightning president at the time who had everything called off.”<\/p>\n

Imagine how unfortunate it would have been for the Montreal Canadiens to have to deal with Vincent Lecavalier in the same division for so long.<\/p>\n

Previously on HabsFanatics<\/p>\n

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