Maxime Talbot feels the barnstorming tour he organized with Philadelphia teammate Bruno Gervais achieved all of its goals. "With the lockout, we wanted to provide the players with a chance to stay in shape and play games with some structure," he said. "We also wanted to give something back to the fans who are frustrated by the lockout and we wanted to raise money for charity." La Tourn‚e des Joueurs ended up raising more than $400,000 for a variety of charities before it closed up shop.