Stevie Y moves into vice-presidency in Hockeytown


On the heels of Stevie Y becoming a vice-president of hockey operations for the Detroit Red Wings (no surprise here, really), I thought how cool it would be if the Kings offered a similar management position to their recently retired star Luc Robitaille. Let's say, for starters, a place where he could develop young players to the extent Doug Gilmour does so in the Toronto Maple Leafs organization.

Luc is certainly up to the challenge:

Robitaille expects to stay in the Kings organization in some capacity, although no deal has yet been reached with the club.

''I want to learn the business side of the game,'' he said, before adding with a laugh ''they always said they didn't make money, I want to see that now.''

What do we have to lose? Nothing. To gain - that's a different story. Just ask yourself what *you* remember Robitaille best for. Words like sportsmanship, dedication, drive, team spirit come to mind. A world of virtues to be passed on to the future Kings prospects.

So, give it a thought, will you? And then petition to Kings front office to help them make the right decision. The Red Wings already have made their move. We'd better not lag.