Flyers' Lecavalier mentors linemate Schenn

These are the sorts of stories we love to hear as hockey fans. Veteran players showing the younger guys things they've picked up since they themselves came into the league.

Vincent Lecavalier, who has been moved to the left wing on a line with Brayden Schenn as the center, is doing just that for the younger pivot.

“He talks to me all the time,” Schenn said. “Anytime he has something to say, I listen. He’s been around a while. He can teach me and mentor me. I’ll take that for sure.”

Lecavalier: “Brayden is a natural center. We tell each other things as a line … Little plays if I feel, some experience I’ve gathered in 14-15 years. There’s a few things I can tell Schenner that will help him. Center is a position with a lot of responsibilities, and sometimes you do little things that are not necessarily just for yourself to get open, but helping everything else on the ice open. As a center, you’re supporting a lot on the ice. You have to be there. Not necessarily to get the puck but open the space for other players.

“Things like that, which I have learned over the years playing with Marty St. Louis who is a pretty smart player, and guys like Vinny Prospal. You learn from experience.”

Source: Tim Panaccio, CSNPhilly.com