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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Sept 25, 2015 16:10:02 GMT -5
... I think he played 14 seasons, at least that's what I'm reading everywhere else ... wasn't that long ago he beat Karl Dykhuis out of a job ... he actually did make a difference in Montreal ... congrats on a good career ...
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Post by seventeen on Sept 25, 2015 18:17:49 GMT -5
Loved the Cube. Seriously. So much heart and soul and a self made man. Wasn't drafted but worked his way up from the ECHL. Not used properly his last couple of seasons (Frankie on the PP?), but a great team mate and a tough little SOB. He can be on my team anytime.
(as a 6-7 d-man).
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Post by blny on Sept 25, 2015 18:44:58 GMT -5
I was a big fan too. I've always said, if he was 6'2 and built the same, he'd have been an all star at least once.
Most memorable moments are his hits and likely the time he floored Tucker.
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Post by CentreHice on Sept 25, 2015 20:27:59 GMT -5
Yessir.
Back in 2006. Bouillon levelled Wellwood with a great LEGAL hit....then Tucker sucker-hit him from behind.
Frankie got up and dropped the gloves..but Tucker didn't. Then Tucker decided to start throwing gloved punches a la Lucic.
Bang....right on the button....and down went Tucker. I don't condone fighting for fighting's sake....but Tucker could've ended Frankie's career with a play like that.
Self-defence fighting after a dirty play....I have no problem with that.
Almost as good as Kovalev repaying Tucker for his dirty play. Almost....ha!
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Post by blny on Sept 25, 2015 20:35:21 GMT -5
I don't think there's a former Hab I despised more than Tucker. He was simply a rat.
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Post by habsorbed on Sept 26, 2015 0:47:47 GMT -5
Yup.That was a good sequence! Boy, Carbo looks young. And it's always good to see Saku in les tricolour.
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Post by Polarice on Sept 26, 2015 9:42:23 GMT -5
Loved the Cube's heart!!
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Post by stoat on Sept 27, 2015 23:13:31 GMT -5
Yessir. Back in 2006. Bouillon levelled Wellwood with a great LEGAL hit....then Tucker sucker-hit him from behind. Frankie got up and dropped the gloves..but Tucker didn't. Then Tucker decided to start throwing gloved punches a la Lucic. Bang....right on the button....and down went Tucker. I don't condone fighting for fighting's sake....but Tucker could've ended Frankie's career with a play like that. Self-defence fighting after a dirty play....I have no problem with that. Almost as good as Kovalev repaying Tucker for his dirty play. Almost....ha! I always thought Tucker's name should be spelled d'arsey
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Post by habernac on Sept 28, 2015 8:05:41 GMT -5
5'8" and he played defense in a league of giants. He had a heart as big as he was. Great career, Frankie.
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Post by frozone on Sept 28, 2015 8:28:38 GMT -5
There's several things about that clip that exemplify the type of player Bouillon was.
First of all, that beautiful clean hit is just so typically Bouillon. Second of all, before Bouillon could even pick himself up off the ice, you saw that he had already decided to drop his gloves. At that point, I don't think he even knew who it was that hit him. He truly wasn't scared of anyone in the league at any point in his career.
But best of all, I find it telling that the refs only gave Bouillon a 2 minute penalty out of that sequence, the lightest penalty they could possibly hand out given the fact Bouillon dropped his gloves and practically TKO'd him.It goes to show that it wasn't just us Habs fans that loved Bouillon's approach to the game. He had everyone's respect. Even Tucker must have learned to respect him after taking that punch...
It probably broke MT's heart to tell him that he no longer had a spot on the team, but it was for the best as his time had clearly come. It feels way better to talk positively about his great career than it was to complain about him getting too much PP time. Happy retirement, Cube! And congrats on an excellent career.
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Post by BadCompany on Sept 28, 2015 8:37:22 GMT -5
There's several things about that clip that exemplify the type of player Bouillon was. First of all, that beautiful clean hit is just so typically Bouillon. Second of all, before Bouillon could even pick himself up off the ice, you saw that he had already decided to drop his gloves. At that point, I don't think he even knew who it was that hit him. He truly wasn't scared of anyone in the league at any point in his career. But best of all, I find it telling that the refs only gave Bouillon a 2 minute penalty out of that sequence, the lightest penalty they could possibly hand out given the fact Bouillon dropped his gloves and practically TKO'd him.It goes to show that it wasn't just us Habs fans that loved Bouillon's approach to the game. He had everyone's respect. Even Tucker must have learned to respect him after taking that punch... It probably broke MT's heart to tell him that he no longer had a spot on the team, but it was for the best as his time had clearly come. It feels way better to talk positively about his great career than it was to complain about him getting too much PP time. Happy retirement, Cube! And congrats on an excellent career. I think even more telling was the fact that once Bouillon went after Tucker he didn't start throwing punches right away. In fact, he waited for Tucker to drop his gloves, and I think he even kept saying "let's go... let's go." Only once Tucker started punching him did he throw his TKO punch. A lot of guys would have just gone for the sucker punches right off the bat, and never let their opponent get set. Bouillon waited and waited and waited for Tucker, for a proper, clean fight, and only after Tucker went the opposite way did he throw his punch. Bouillon, for all his faults, was a class act who survived in a league that he had no business surviving in. Thrived even. He was the hardest worker, by far, and really an inspiration. He should be proud of his career.
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Post by Disgruntled70sHab on Sept 28, 2015 9:41:29 GMT -5
There's several things about that clip that exemplify the type of player Bouillon was. First of all, that beautiful clean hit is just so typically Bouillon. Second of all, before Bouillon could even pick himself up off the ice, you saw that he had already decided to drop his gloves. At that point, I don't think he even knew who it was that hit him. He truly wasn't scared of anyone in the league at any point in his career. But best of all, I find it telling that the refs only gave Bouillon a 2 minute penalty out of that sequence, the lightest penalty they could possibly hand out given the fact Bouillon dropped his gloves and practically TKO'd him.It goes to show that it wasn't just us Habs fans that loved Bouillon's approach to the game. He had everyone's respect. Even Tucker must have learned to respect him after taking that punch... It probably broke MT's heart to tell him that he no longer had a spot on the team, but it was for the best as his time had clearly come. It feels way better to talk positively about his great career than it was to complain about him getting too much PP time. Happy retirement, Cube! And congrats on an excellent career. I think even more telling was the fact that once Bouillon went after Tucker he didn't start throwing punches right away. In fact, he waited for Tucker to drop his gloves, and I think he even kept saying "let's go... let's go." Only once Tucker started punching him did he throw his TKO punch. A lot of guys would have just gone for the sucker punches right off the bat, and never let their opponent get set. Bouillon waited and waited and waited for Tucker, for a proper, clean fight, and only after Tucker went the opposite way did he throw his punch. Bouillon, for all his faults, was a class act who survived in a league that he had no business surviving in. Thrived even. He was the hardest worker, by far, and really an inspiration. He should be proud of his career. Oddly enough I remember feeling "is this the best we can do" whenever Michel Therrien dressed him ... however, Therrien's timing was usually spot-on, as it seemed Francis Bouillion made a difference every time he was dressed ... he scored some big playoff goals for us in the past and he was always there for his teammates, literally 'at the drop of a glove' ... Bouillon was also hard to bring down, too ... he was built like a bull (I've squared off with guys built like him in judo, back in the day ... low centre of gravity and very hard to bring down) ... 776 NHL games played ... he must have been doing something right ... Cheers.
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