Jordan Caron will hop in his car and point it south out of Quebec City today or tomorrow, returning to New England again to begin his third pro hockey season. Because of highly predictable circumstances — the fait accompli that became the NHL’s third lockout — he’ll stop in Boston for only a few days before wheeling the extra hour, and one significant drop in competition, to join the AHL Bruins in Providence.
“Well, I think I am pretty lucky to have a place to play,’’ said Caron, speaking by phone midweek from Quebec City, where he worked out all summer with a number of NHLers, including Boston teammate Patrice Bergeron. “It’s not the NHL, but it’s a pretty good league and I don’t have to worry about anything else other than playing.
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I wish you would encourage season's ticket holders to ask for refunds. It's the only way that someone in the team's management will understand that this lockout affects a constituency that has no voice in these negotiations: the fan. I've been trying to, with my Twitter account @OccupyTheNHL, but no one wants to lose their seats. Are you willing to lose the season, then? Management will not react unless they see money leaving their coffers. Then maybe they'll wake up and get a deal done. Bettman and his throng think hockey fans are sheep and will come back no matter what. Wake up, people.