One of a kind: Lafleur was born to wear the CH
Jan 27, 2005 10:36:05 GMT -5
Post by M. Beaux-Eaux on Jan 27, 2005 10:36:05 GMT -5
RED F ISHER
The Gazette
January 27, 2005
In any determination of who ranks as the best of the NHL right-wingers, don't look beyond Rocket Richard and Gordie Howe - for all of the right reasons. Where, though, does Guy Lafleur rate insofar as the Canadiens are concerned?
I saw Richard only during his last five seasons. I saw only flashes of greatness of the man who had been the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in 50 games. So answer this: during the last half-century, was there a more exciting right-winger than Lafleur, golden mane flying, skipping and dancing beyond one man and then another? Does it get better than Lafleur, in one motion, releasing that wonderfully accurate shot which had stirred the souls of so many fans for so many seasons?
At his best - in 961 regular-season and 124 playoff games with the Canadiens - Lafleur was not merely hockey's finest and most exciting player. He was its artist and its sculptor
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The Gazette
January 27, 2005
In any determination of who ranks as the best of the NHL right-wingers, don't look beyond Rocket Richard and Gordie Howe - for all of the right reasons. Where, though, does Guy Lafleur rate insofar as the Canadiens are concerned?
I saw Richard only during his last five seasons. I saw only flashes of greatness of the man who had been the first player in NHL history to score 50 goals in 50 games. So answer this: during the last half-century, was there a more exciting right-winger than Lafleur, golden mane flying, skipping and dancing beyond one man and then another? Does it get better than Lafleur, in one motion, releasing that wonderfully accurate shot which had stirred the souls of so many fans for so many seasons?
At his best - in 961 regular-season and 124 playoff games with the Canadiens - Lafleur was not merely hockey's finest and most exciting player. He was its artist and its sculptor
- tinyurl.com/4oqfw
