Vincent Lecavalier takes up more and more space internally

Vincent Lecavalier’s role seems to have evolved since his appointment in February 2022. Although officially, Lecavalier is still “only” Special Advisor, Hockey Operations.

Initially, Vinny Vincent Lecavalier was happy to join the Montreal organization while staying with his family in Florida. He didn’t have a résumé, and advising his former agent – and working with his best friend Martin St-Louis – was just fine with him. He said he did a few special assignments, such as video scouting for Kent Hughes, and gave his opinion when asked…

Except that lately, we’ve been hearing a lot more about Vincent Lecavalier when it comes to Habs operations.

He was involved in the Pascal Vincent hiring process…

He was with Habs management at the Sphere in Vegas…

He was the one who recommended Tanner Pearson to Kent Hughes…

He carried weight at the last trade deadline…

He was spotted at several U18/U20 international competitions…

In short, he’s acting more and more like an assistant to the GM, without actually having that official title.

Let’s not forget that, before being named advisor, Vincent Lecavalier was rumoured to be about to be named assistant to the GM…

Stu Cowan mentioned just a few days ago that we’d have to keep an eye on Vincent Lecavalier’s future role with the Habs. Some people have suggested that he could be named assistant not to Kent Hughes, but to Martin St-Louis, a speculation that hasn’t gained much traction however, not least because Lecavalier would have to be away from his family for several months if he were to take on such a job.

I still think Alex Burrows should be replaced by someone with experience…

Lecavalier is more likely to be named assistant to Kent Hughes… and one day aspire to become GM himself under a hockey operations president he knows well. Or the other way around…