For all the discussion about whether or not bloggers belong in the press box, where do Hall of Famers fit in?
Anaheim Ducks General Manager Brian Burke said he asked the Islanders for a credential for Pat LaFontaine, a former Islander and Hall of Famer, so he could sit with him on Tuesday night when the Ducks played at Nassau Coliseum. But the Islanders would not grant him one. Burke said he reiterated his request as a personal favor and was again refused.
I’m not sure what the rules of etiquette are about granting credential requests from the opposing team. What I do know is that LaFontaine probably would have had better luck if he had donned a jersey and sat in the Isles’ Blogger Box. (The Islanders claim that LaFontaine would have been welcome in the alumni suite, but he ended up sitting in a suite with the Ducks’ owners.)
Clearly there’s some bad feelings there- perhaps they stem from his slightly more than one-month stint as a senior adviser to the owner in 2006? The appeal to accommodate LaFontaine at the Ducks’ request had to be even more irritating to the home team. Still, the guy played well for the Islanders for several seasons (and scored the infamous overtime goal against the Caps in the “Easter Epic” in 1987). Doesn’t he deserve at least a little respect from the team?
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Dude! Patty rocked as a player.
Had he stayed healthy, he’d go down as one of the all-time greats. How can they snub this guy?
Could this be more about Burke?
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