This just sounds stupid. How hard would it have been to throw in one home game right before or after the Olympics?
Probably because Olympic hockey is played on Olympic sized ice and the ice will be prepared to fit that size ahead of time. So, I'm assuming that is why.
Laraque is horrible. The only thing he can do is fight and he hardly ever drops the gloves.
He doesnt drop the gloves because no one has the balls to drop them with him. (i.e. role players such as Datsyuk, Hank, Lids.... etc are safe from being screwed with) because no one wants to answer to Laraque
There may be better people out there, but are they going to come at a bargain like Laraque probably would?